Episodes
Sept. 10, 2019
82: Regenerative Ag, Direct-to-Consumer, Social Media & Food Labeling with Primal Pastures Founder and Pasturebird CEO, Paul Greive
is founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm that delivers high-quality, fresh meat direct to consumer. Paul shares his amazing story of founding the company to feed his family healthy, real food and how it grew to become a successful...
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78: Leveraging Technology to Disrupt Outdated Processes with ImpactVision’s Founder & CEO, Abi Ramanan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...