The day is here! We are announcing the next iteration of The Modern Acre and the web3 project we have been teasing. Introducing The Modern Acre Co-op!
On this edition of Acre Insights, we are providing all the details of the project including the TOP 10 reasons to join the co-op. Tune in and sign up for the presale list!
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Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner are the co-founders of Verdant Robotics. Verdant has raised $21.5 million to develop the industry’s first multi-action, autonomous farm-robot capable of millimeter-accurate spraying, laser weeding, and AI-based digital crop modeling. Together with farming partners, Verdant uses these tools to deliver better outcomes: larger produce, greater yields and significant savings.
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Jamie Ager is a fourth-generation farmer at Hickory Nut Gap Farm. In partnership with his wife,
Amy, they built Hickory Nut Gap into a well-established regional brand and created a
destination that welcomes visitors to learn about regenerative agriculture. The farm currently
raises organic cattle, pasture raised hogs and poultry, as well as a variety of fruits and
vegetables. In addition to the farming production, the Agers built and oversee the on-farm
store and butcher shop.
Dr. Michael Miille is the CEO of Joyn Bio, a biotech company engineering microbes to provide growers with a new class of sustainable agricultural solutions. A joint venture by Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks, Joyn is working to reduce farmers’ needs for synthetic chemicals while boosting yield and improving crop performance.
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Over the past 11 years, Paul Lightfoot has been known as the founder and CEO of BrightFarms, a company selling branded produce at retail with a disruptive supply chain model that is better for the environment. His mission is to reverse climate change by changing the food system, which he’s doing by mentoring food entrepreneurs and by writing and speaking about Negative Foods (food brands with supply chains that are carbon neutral or negative).
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Barney Debnam is the Director, Agribusiness Industry Solutions, at Microsoft. Barney joins the podcast to provide insight into Microsoft’s focus and involvement in agriculture, his background and current role with Microsoft, and the state of ag technology adoption. This episode has great insight into how the tech industry is approaching ag. Tune in!
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Tom Shapland, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of Tule Technologies, an agtech company that combines agronomic expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to provide growers with irrigation decision support. Tule’s UC Davis research-based sensor technology measures the Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of a field. Tule’s latest offering, Tule Vision, enables grape growers to take midday Leaf Water Potential readings using a smartphone camera.
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Jordan Rubin is the co-founder and CEO of Ancient Nutrition, a supplement company with its mission to restore our health, strength and vitality by providing history’s healthiest whole food nutrients to the modern world. One of America’s most-recognized and respected natural health experts, Jordan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Maker’s Diet, and 26 additional titles, including his latest work Essential Fasting.
Read MoreVishnu Jayaprakash is the co-founder and CEO of AgZen, a startup based in Boston, Massachusetts on a mission to help farmers save money and prevent the over-spraying of agrochemicals.
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Dax Hanson is the owner of Oatman Flats Ranch and founder of Oatman Farms is a world-renowned FinTech lawyer, and a visionary farmer who is leveraging his blockchain expertise to bring transparency to the food supply chain. Dax’s focus in on creating sustainable and profitable business family-farm models that other farmers can replicate.
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