Episodes
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...
March 19, 2019
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...
March 12, 2019
56: Connecting with the Dairy Industry Through Social Media with Tara Vander Dussen (AKA New Mexico Milkmaid)
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....
March 5, 2019
55: Farm Equipment Auctions in the Palm of Your Hand with TractorZoom CEO, Kyle McMahon
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 | |
Feb. 26, 2019
54: Decentralizing the Poultry Industry with Porter Road's Founder James Peisker
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...
Feb. 19, 2019
53: Tapping Into the Maple Market & Surviving Shark Tank with SAP! Co-founders
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...
Feb. 5, 2019
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...
Jan. 29, 2019
51: Transforming Planting through Microbial Genetics for Agriculture with Pivot Bio's Sarah Bloch
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...
Jan. 22, 2019
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...
Jan. 15, 2019
49: Building The Largest Ag Exposition with Jennifer Fawkes of the World Ag Expo
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...
Jan. 2, 2019
48: The New Way to Analyze Soil DNA with Trace Genomics Co-Founder, Poornima Parameswaran
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...
Dec. 18, 2018
47: How to Disrupt a Niche in Agriculture Using Deep Learning with Aquabyte’s CEO, Bryton Shang
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...
Dec. 11, 2018
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...
Dec. 4, 2018
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...
Nov. 27, 2018
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...
Nov. 20, 2018
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...
Nov. 13, 2018
42: Blockchain for Food and Agriculture with Ripe.io CEO and Co-Founder, Raja Ramachandran
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...
Oct. 30, 2018
41: Next-Generation Farming with Owyhee Produce General Manager and Owner, Shay Myers
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...
Oct. 23, 2018
40: The Farm Operating System of the Future with Bowery Farming's Head of R&D, Henry Sztul
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...
Oct. 16, 2018
39: Helping Innovators Build the Future of Food with AgThentic's Founder, Sarah Nolet
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...
Oct. 9, 2018
38: Addressing the (Bee) Labor Shortage with Drones with Plan Bee Founder & CEO, Anna Haldewang
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...
Oct. 2, 2018
37: Empowering Next-Gen Leaders in Urban Farming with Square Roots Founder and CEO, Tobias Peggs
We had the great honor to interview the co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, Tobias Peggs. Tobias has an incredibly successful career as the CEO of multiple companies, acquired by Adobe and Walmart, not to mention a background in Artificial...
Sept. 25, 2018
36: From Brewing to Malting Beer with Admiral Maltings Founder, Ron Silberstein
Join our Closed Facebook Group We have finally made it around to one of our favorite topics -- beer! We had the great pleasure to talk to an industry veteran, Ron Silberstein, who has founded one of the first organic breweries and, most recently, the...
Sept. 18, 2018
35: Engineering Solutions for the Future with Chris Laudando of Motivo Engineering
Join our Closed Facebook Group Our first repeat guest on the show is Chris Laudando. Chris was a part of the Forbes AgTech Summit episode () and after talking to him, we knew we had to get him back on the show for a full episode. Chris has so much...