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Episodes

Sept. 3, 2019

81: Founding a Successful Food Company in an Exploding Category with Caulipower CEO, Gail Becker

is the founder and CEO of Caulipower. Gail left an incredibly successful career in PR and marketing to launch a food company focused on making comfort foods with healthier ingredients. Caulipower came on the food scene with their incredibly popular...
Aug. 27, 2019

80: Finding Your Voice in Agriculture and Fighting for Farmers with Ryan Jacobsen, CEO of the Fresno County Farm Bureau

is the CEO and Executive Director of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. He is also the host of the television show, , which provides a behind-the-scenes look of the California agricultural industry. We talk with Ryan about the current state of the ag...
Aug. 20, 2019

79: Powering the Vertical Farming Industry with Intelligent Growth Solutions' CEO, David Farquhar

This is the fourth and final episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, a technology company that provides vertical farming systems for 3rd party indoor farms. IGS has been a leading innovator in the...
Aug. 13, 2019

78: Leveraging Technology to Disrupt Outdated Processes with ImpactVision’s Founder & CEO, Abi Ramanan

This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founder and CEO of ImpactVision, which uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible...
Aug. 6, 2019

77: Restoring Food as Medicine with Brightseed Co-Founder, Sofia Elizondo

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the co-founder and COO at Brightseed. She has an impressive background in CPG, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. Sofia co-founded Brightseed focusing on improving the nutrition...
July 30, 2019

76: Founding AgFunder and the State of Food and Ag Tech with Michael Dean

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founding partner of AgFunder, which is a venture capital firm whose mission is to invest in technology that will rapidly transform our food and agriculture system....
July 23, 2019

75: Employee #1 of Impossible Foods, Nick Halla, on Scaling into Retail and International

is the Senior Vice President, International at Impossible Foods and was also the company's first employee. Nick has grown within the company as it has scaled into restaurants, food service, and now retail. Impossible Foods is a plant-based meat...
July 16, 2019

74: Machine Learning for Commodity Markets with the Founder and CEO of DecisionNext, Mike Neal

is the founder and CEO of DecisionNext. DecisionNext helps companies improve their market performance through machine learning and prescriptive analytics. Mike talks with us about founding the company and how it has scaled over time, including the...
July 9, 2019

73: Industrial Hemp Farming and CBD Products with Paul Clift of Nikkal Farms

Finally The Modern Acre podcast discusses hemp and CBD! The introduction of the new Farm Bill opened the floodgates to a new business opportunity. This week we talk with the founder of Nikkal Farms, Paul Clift, who talks all things hemp and CBD. He...
July 2, 2019

72: Forbes AgTech Summit Spotlight! Using Drones for Orchard Monitoring with Aerobotics CCO, Andrew Burdock

Sign up for Acre Insights 2018 Forbes Ag Tech We had the pleasure of participating in the 5th annual this year in Salinas, California. To learn more about what we learned at the show, sign up for . Aerobotics focuses on early pest and disease...
June 25, 2019

71: Driving Sustainability Across Millions of Acres with Molly Toot of Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN

is the Director of Sustainability at Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN. Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN is a leading conservation solutions provider, advancing and connecting stewardship efforts throughout the food system with scale – from farmers to ag retailers to...
June 18, 2019

70: Direct-to-Consumer Strategy with the Farmer's Dog Co-Founder, Brett Podolsky

Interested in direct-to-consumer business? We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes to-date featuring the Farmer's Dog. joins The Modern Acre podcast to talk about how he helped create The Farmer's Dog, a dog food company focused on using...
June 11, 2019

69: Behind the Scenes with The Modern Acre

Sign up for Acre Insights Want to learn more about our plans for The Modern Acre? For the first time, we sit on the other side of the mic and join The Farm Traveler Podcast for an interview! The host, Trevor Williams, asks us about how The Modern...
June 4, 2019

68: Creating Regenerative Agriculture Partnerships with Grounded Growth's Founder, Sara Harper

Sign up for Acre Insights This week we are talking regenerative agriculture with , founder and CEO of Grounded Growth. Sara discusses her career on Capitol Hill working to implement policy change within agriculture and how that led her to the private...
May 28, 2019

67: Managing the Farm Using Technology with Agworld's President, Zach Sheely

Sign up for Acre Insights joins us to talk about how his interest in technology started on his family farm and evolved to his current position as President of Agworld. Agworld is one of the leading farm management companies, helping farmers take...
May 21, 2019

66: World Ag Expo Spotlight! Improving Farmers Yields with Fieldin

We're happy to continue to partner with the International Agri-Center, which is set to hold the 53rd February 11-13, 2020. Listen to Jennifer's episode Fieldin was recently awarded the for Farm Tech category for its smart harvesting and spraying...
May 14, 2019

65: Tracing and Tracking Produce with Blockchain Technology with Gary Loh, Founder of DiMuto

is the Executive Chairman of , a private equity group focusing primarily in Asian oriented opportunities. He also serves as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of . Gary led the turnaround of SunMoon Food after taking control of...
May 7, 2019

64: Adopting Robotic Technology on the Farm with David Jones

David Jones came back to the family dairy and led the adoption and integration of robotic technology to help address the increasing labor challenges in the US. Learn more about his thoughts on robotics and the farm's transition. David is an advocate...
May 1, 2019

63: Ag Entrepreneurship with Danny Royer, Founder of Great Valley Oak

Tune in to hear about ag entrepreneurship! Danny Royer started his career working for several successful farms, focusing on improving operation's efficiencies using technology. He recently ventured out on his own to start his own consulting firm that...
April 23, 2019

62: How to Scale an Ag Marketplace with Tillable's Founder and CEO Corbett Kull

Tillable is an online ag marketplace focused on changing the way farmland is rented, making it easier than ever for landowners and farmers to grow. We talk this week with the Founder and CEO of Tillable, who has an impressive background in technology...
April 16, 2019

61: Helping Farmers Solve the “Food Waste” Problem with Christine Moseley, Founder and CEO of Full Harvest

Join our Closed Facebook Group Tune in this week to hear how Christine Moseley has grown her startup, Full Harvest, to fix one of the biggest problems in agriculture: food waste. Full Harvest is the first B2B marketplace for imperfect and surplus...
April 9, 2019

60: How to Market Your Business with Tim Young of Small Farm Nation

Join our Closed Facebook Group We had the great pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster and standout farm-marketer, Tim Young. Tim has an incredible story, from having a successful career in corporate America to leaving it all to start a farm...
April 2, 2019

59: Agri-Tech Innovation with Vonnie Estes, PMA's VP of Technology

Watch our Cheddar TV Segment Tune in this week to hear from one of the premier thought leaders in the agriculture industry, Vonnie Estes. Vonnie holds the position of Vice President of Technology at the Produce Marketing Association and has an...
March 26, 2019

58: Urban Agriculture: Industry Insight and Building a Business with Henry Gordon-Smith

Join our Closed Facebook Group is the Founder and Managing Director of Agritecture, an urban agriculture consulting company. Agritecture was started by Henry as a blog resource for all things urban agriculture news, business, and design. He shares...