Episodes
61: Helping Farmers Solve the “Food Waste” Problem with Christine Mos…
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...
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...
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...
58: Urban Agriculture: Industry Insight and Building a Business with …
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...
57: Scaling Up a Farm and Ag Business with Doug Brunner
Join our Closed Facebook Group You won't want to miss this episode talking with Doug Brunner, a California farmer and businessman who left his family's dairy operation to start and scale his own farm. Doug has a passion for agriculture and shares his...
56: Connecting with the Dairy Industry Through Social Media with Tara…
Join our Closed Facebook Group This week on the podcast we welcome Tara Vander Dussen, better known online as the New Mexico Milkmaid. Tara started her blog to share her story about being in the dairy industry and what she has learned along the way....
55: Farm Equipment Auctions in the Palm of Your Hand with TractorZoom…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Tune in to hear the story of how Kyle McMahon built his company, TractorZoom, which is revolutionizing how farmers are finding farm equipment auctions. Connect with TractorZoom | | Connect with The Modern Acre | |
54: Decentralizing the Poultry Industry with Porter Road's Founder Ja…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Porter Road is revolutionizing the way poultry is processed and how it's sent to you. Founder James Peisker shares the story of how he and co-founder, Chris Carter, started a meat catering service which evolved over...
53: Tapping Into the Maple Market & Surviving Shark Tank with SAP! Co…
In this popular episode, we re-air the story of the beverage business, SAP!, with co-founders Chas Smith and Nikita Salmon. SAP! offers sparkling water that's flavored with maple and birch sap, straight from Chas and Nikita's home state of Vermont. We...
52: Reinventing Grain Marketing with FarmLead's CEO, Brennan Turner
Join our Closed Facebook Group Brennan Turner is the CEO and co-founder of FarmLead, North America's largest grain marketplace. He joins us for a wide-ranging conversation that you won't want to miss. Learn how he left Wall Street to come back home...
51: Transforming Planting through Microbial Genetics for Agriculture …
Join our Closed Facebook Group Pivot Bio is one of the hottest new startups out there today, but they are no flash in the pan. Pivot Bio has developed a first-of-its-kind, nitrogen-producing microbe that is changing the way nitrogen is applied to...
50: Top 6 Takeaways from the Podcast + Epic Giveaway!
We made it! We could not be more thrilled to reach this milestone and can't thank YOU enough for tuning in. For this episode, Tim and Tyler talk through the top takeaways from a year of the podcast. 1) Ag businesses that are successful focus on the...
49: Building The Largest Ag Exposition with Jennifer Fawkes of the Wo…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We're so excited to partner with the International Agri-Center, which is set to hold the 52nd World Ag Expo February 12-14, 2019. The largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo boasts more than...
48: The New Way to Analyze Soil DNA with Trace Genomics Co-Founder, P…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Whether you're interested in building an ag business or want to know more about advancements made in agronomic testing, this episode is FIRE. This interview was the perfect way to kick off 2019. We interview the...
47: How to Disrupt a Niche in Agriculture Using Deep Learning with Aq…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We loved this episode. You won’t want to miss how Bryton Shang and Aquabyte are disrupting a very specific niche of agriculture, aquaculture. Tune in to learn about what Aquabyte is up to, how they are building and...
46: Software for the Farm of the Future with Eamon Flood of Granular
Join our Closed Facebook Group We had a little break and are so excited to release a brand new episode! This week we sit down with Eamon Flood of Granular, a popular suite of farm management software. We discuss Eamon's background and what makes...
45: AgTech Startups with HarvestPort CEO, Brian Dawson
Join our Closed Facebook Group This is a must-listen episode with HarvestPort CEO, Brian Dawson. Not only do we dive deep on Brian's latest venture with HarvestPort, but we also talk about the agtech industry landscape as a whole. Brian shares how...
44: Helping Farmers Maximize Profits with FarmLogs CEO, Jesse Vollmar
Re-airing one of our most popular episodes, Episode 4 with Jesse Vollmar. Tim and Tyler also share some details of a recent wine project from Gary Vee. Tune in! On this episode we have a hugely valuable conversation with Jesse Vollmar, Founder and CEO...
43: Using Social Media to Build Your Business with Jay Hill
Join our Closed Facebook Group We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes ever! Well worth a second listen as there's so much good stuff packed in this one. In this episode, we talk to Jay Hill, who grew his family's 10 acre hobby farm into a...
42: Blockchain for Food and Agriculture with Ripe.io CEO and Co-Found…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We've all been waiting for it... (right?!) It only took 42 episodes for us to finally discuss blockchain! We couldn't have had a better guest on to discuss the application of blockchain technology in food and ag. Raja...
41: Next-Generation Farming with Owyhee Produce General Manager and O…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Shay Myers is the owner and general manager of Owyhee Produce, a Oregon-based, multi-generational, vertically-integrated farm. Shay exemplifies what The Modern Acre is all about. We talk about how he and the team at...
40: The Farm Operating System of the Future with Bowery Farming's Hea…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Bowery Farming is rethinking farming and we had the great pleasure to talk with the person who is helping bring the future to life there. Henry Sztul is the Head of R&D and BoweryOS. We discuss Bowery's vision and...
39: Helping Innovators Build the Future of Food with AgThentic's Foun…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Sarah Nolet knows the AgTech space and works with both startups, corporates, and farmers in the industry to help create and build the future of food and agriculture. We dive into her company, AgThentic, which provides...
38: Addressing the (Bee) Labor Shortage with Drones with Plan Bee Fou…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Anna Haldewang's class project in college has turned into her full time job with the help of some viral media coverage highlighting her unique idea. Tune in to learn more about Plan Bee, Anna's company that is...