Episodes
19: 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...
18: 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...
17: Inside CA Olive Ranch's Operations with Logan Jennings
Join our Closed Facebook Group California Olive Ranch is the premier olive oil producer in America. We had the great opportunity to talk with Logan Jennings, the production operations manager at CA Olive Ranch, to discuss his journey with the company...
16: Developing Seeds to Maximize Flavor with Row 7 Seeds Co-Founder, …
Join our Closed Facebook Group In this episode, we talk with Michael Mazourek, who is one of the founders and head breeder at Row 7 Seeds. Row 7 is completely rethinking seed development. Where most seed companies are focused on maximizing...
15: Turning 10 Acres Into an Ag Experience with Brad Squires
Building a Farm Focused on Agritourism and the Community
14: Expanding Into Hydroponics with AmHydro VP, Joe Swartz
Join our Closed Facebook Group If you’ve wanted to learn more about hydroponics and how the technology can fit into your business, this is the episode for you. We talk with Joe Swartz, Vice President of Sales with American Hydroponics, or AmHydro....
13: Using Social Media to Build Your Business with Jay Hill
Join our Closed Facebook Group In this episode, we talk to Jay Hill, who grew his family's 10 acre hobby farm into a 17,000 acre farming operation today. Jay talks about his journey from a 16-year-old who knew he wanted to build the farm to how he...
12: Autonomous Tractor Driving with DOT Technology EVP, Trent Meyer
Reimagining the Future of Agriculture through Autonomous Technology
11: Water Conservation, Peanut Farming, and Netflix With Casey Cox
In this episode, we talk with Casey Cox, a 6th-generation farmer from Georgia (yes, 6th!). Casey decided to come back to the family peanut, sweet corn, and timber farm after going away to college and discusses the challenges she’s faced as...
10: Bringing Price Transparency to Agriculture with Farmers Business …
Charles Baron, VP of Product and Co-founder of , talks with us about the values of the company that has disrupted the ag industry with price transparency. FBN is a company based around a network of farmers that leverages data to provide valuable...
9: Coming Back to the Family Farm with Jack Zech
Jack Zech, a fourth-generation farmer, talks about coming back to his family farm after several years moving up the ladder of a large clothing company. We discuss what he learned through managing retail stores and overall strategy for and what...
8: Building an Ag Business Around Your Passion with CrossFit Games At…
Margaux Alvarez, a 5x CrossFit Games athlete, shares how she has built a successful wine business around her personal brand. We cover everything from how she grows her own grapes to the winemaking process to all of the regulatory challenges of the...
7: Tapping Into the Maple Market & Surviving Shark Tank with SAP! Co-…
In this episode, we dive into 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 discuss their...
6: Organic Farmer Training & Community Building with Alli Cecchini
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details In episode 6, we talk with Alli Cecchini, Executive Director of First Generation Farmers, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and training of the next-generation of organic farmers. Alli grew up on...
5: Agricultural Education with CA FFA President, Luke O'Leary
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details In this episode, we talk about the importance of education in inspiring the next-generation of farmers and ag entrepreneurs with the president of the California FFA, Luke O’Leary. Luke talks about his...
4: Helping Farmers Maximize Profits with FarmLogs CEO, Jesse Vollmar
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details On episode 4, we have a hugely valuable conversation with Jesse Vollmar, Co-founder and CEO of the farm management technology company, FarmLogs. Jesse discusses his passion for technology and software development,...
3: Ag Financing & Investing through Crowdfunding with Austin Maness
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details On this episode, we talk with Austin Maness, COO of , a crowdfunding platform for ag investing. Austin talks about learning about agriculture and farming from his grandparents, his extensive military service, and...
2: Climbing Everest and Managing Ag Supply Chains with John Stenderup
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details “A flamethrower is at stake here people.” On this episode, we interview John Stenderup, Strategic Sales Executive for C.H. Robinson. We discuss what growing up on a farm was like, studying international ag...
1: Introduction to The Modern Acre | Agriculture for the Next-Generat…
Launch Giveaway: Scope the details We made it! Episode 1 of The Modern Acre. On the first episode of the podcast, we share more of the vision of The Modern Acre and who we are. We’ll let our voiceover guy take it from here… “The Modern Acre -...