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Episodes

Dec. 22, 2023

The 2023 Acre Awards - Part 1

Tune in for our end of year award, recap, and predictions show! Part 1: Favorite Episode of the Year Business We'd Invest $10,000 In Ag Person of the Year Favorite Business Person Craziest Person We're Following Favorite Content Links: ...
Dec. 19, 2023

320: Lundberg Family Farm's Brita and Bryce Lundberg on Regen Ag, Marketing, and Growing a Family Business

Lundberg Family Farms is a leading grower of organic rice and maker of best-selling packaged rice and rice snacks. We talk with Brita Lundberg, Communications Manager and Bryce Lundberg, VP of Agriculture regarding the company’s origin story,...
Dec. 12, 2023

319: Realistic AgTech Valuations, Cold Plasma Tech & Going Broad and Narrow with Dan White, Co-Founder and CEO of Clean Crop

Dan White is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clean Crop Technologies, an agtech startup that uses electricity to fight food waste and food safety risk. Clean Crop's proprietary 'Clean Current' technology combines electricity and food-grade gasses to remove...
Dec. 5, 2023

318: Lessons from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates & Michael Dell and Building a New Autonomy Platform for Ag

is the CEO and Founder of , a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles. They partner with established equipment manufacturers to transform tractors and agriculture machines into autonomous and remote-controlled equipment that...
Dec. 1, 2023

317: Understanding the Farm Team - Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Farming is a team sport - A framework for roles on the farm." is the creator of , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just...
Nov. 28, 2023

316: Entrepreneur Bill Camarillo on Building a Compost Business Before It Was Cool

Bill Camarillo is the President and CEO of Agromin. Agromin, with facilities throughout California, manufactures earth-friendly soil products for farmers, government entities, landscapers and gardeners. Agromin is the organics recycler for over 200...
Nov. 21, 2023

315: Implementing Regenerative Ag FOR Farmers and Landowners with Kevin Wolz, CEO of Canopy Farm Management

Kevin Wolz formerly led the Savanna Institute as its Co-Executive Director. In 2022, he joined  as its Chief Executive Officer. Canopy is a business launched by the Savanna Institute and Grantham Environmental Trust to expand agroforestry...
Nov. 14, 2023

314: Marketing in Ag and When a Farm Should Develop Its Own Brand with Ali Cox, Founder & CEO of Noble West

is an agriculture and food ingredient marketing visionary and founder of , an award-winning marketing consultancy that believes that agriculture deserves better. The company specializes in the entire agriculture ecosystem and is at the forefront of...
Nov. 10, 2023

312: Acre Insights - The Idea of Compounding and 2023 Farm Season In Review

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler discuss some of their latest learnings in business and investing. Tim shares a recap of being full time at the farm this year and looks ahead to next year. Links: Sponsor: This episode is presented...
Nov. 7, 2023

312: Pivot Bio's New CEO Chris Abbott on Scaling and Partnerships in AgTech

As Pivot Bio’s Chief Executive Officer, is focused on increasing farmer profitability and resiliency, as well as driving a dramatic improvement of the agriculture supply chain’s environmental sustainability by replacing synthetic fertilizers with...
Oct. 31, 2023

311: A First-Principles Approach to Farmland Investing with Ben Gordon, CEO and Co-Founder of Fractal Ag

is the CEO of , a farmland investment platform that brings investors alongside farmers to drive impact and returns. Ben previously co-created Corteva Agriscience's carbon program while also leading Business Development. His background includes...
Oct. 27, 2023

310: Seana Day & Mark Brooks on Investing in AgTech - Co-op Members Call Preview

Join for full episode!  of  and  of  led a Zoom call with our Co-op members discussing the latest in investing in agtech. We cover: Impact of flat and reduced valuations Need for lower middle market in ag Are OEM...
Oct. 24, 2023

309: AgriTourism, Hunting & More - A Different Kind of Ag Marketplace with Nic De Castro, Founder & CEO of LandTrust

Nic De Castro is the Founder and CEO of LandTrust. LandTrust exists to enable the enjoyment, profitability, and sustainability of America’s undeveloped private lands. For farmers and ranchers who are looking for a practical way to add income to...
Oct. 17, 2023

308: Private Equity Investing in Agriculture with Kevin Schwartz, CEO & Managing Partner of Paine Schwartz Partners

has been an investor in the food and agribusiness industry for more than two decades. Today he leads as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. He is further the Chairman of Paine Schwartz Partners’ ESG Committee driving a truly...
Oct. 13, 2023

307: Understanding Weeds and Their Opportunity - Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Weeds will decide the winners - A framework for weed control in agriculture." is the creator of , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of...
Oct. 10, 2023

306: Acre Insights - Investing into Regenerative Agriculture, VC's Role, the Messy Middle & Other Takeaways from the RFSI Forum

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler break down their takeaways from attending the RFSI Forum last month in Denver focused on the investing landscape in regenerative agriculture. They also share some sound bites from , , and on their...
Oct. 3, 2023

305: Force of Nature's Regenerative Model and EPIC's Acquisition with Robby Sansom

is Co-Founder & CEO at , a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, TX. Robby’s roots run deep in the natural food community. Previously, as CFO/COO at EPIC, Robby spent much of the last decade studying regenerative agriculture...
Sept. 29, 2023

304: Building Carbon Neutral Dairy Products with Marcus Lovell Smith, CEO of Neutral Foods

is the CEO of , the first carbon neutral food company in the United States that debuted nationally in 2021 with organic whole and 2% milk products available in more than 2,000 grocery stores from coast to coast. An accomplished leader in sustainable...
Sept. 26, 2023

303: Closing Series B and AgTech Growth Lessons from MyLand's President Peter Williams

is the President of and has been with the company for three years, where he focuses on strategy, corporate finance, sales and marketing. Peter has over twenty-five years of experience with a career that spans engineering, sales and investment...
Sept. 19, 2023

302: The Story of The Climate Corporation

We are excited to share the first edition of our new podcast series focused on telling the stories of ag companies. The story of The Climate Corporation spans decades, multiple name changes, acquisitions, controversy, product pivots and more. Hear...
Sept. 15, 2023

301: Understanding Carbon and Sustainability Commitments - Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Beyond the carbon buzz - A framework for environmental sustainability in agriculture." is the creator of , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense...
Sept. 12, 2023

300: Acre Insights - Why We’re Quitting Organic at Nuss Farms and What’s Next for the Modern Acre

Episode 300 is here. Check out the and . Plus, we talk about why we recently made the decision to quit organic at Nuss Farms. Links: Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at . Check out our .
Sept. 5, 2023

299: From Offsets to Insets – Enabling a New Value Stream for Farmers with Tom Ryan, President of Truterra

is a 23-year veteran of the Land O’Lakes, Inc. federated system. Tom has held multiple leadership roles in sales, agronomy, marketing and operations across Land O’Lakes. Prior to joining Truterra, Tom headed WinField United’s business...
Aug. 29, 2023

298: Investing in Regenerative Ag in 2023 with Sarah Day Levesque, Managing Director of RFSI

is the Founder and Managing Director of – Regenerative Food Systems Investment – and has spent more than 15 years working to connect agriculture and food systems stakeholders to the information and networks they need to be successful. For...