Tyler Nuss – Page 26 – The Modern Acre

143: Decades of Farming – Still Innovating and Passing to the Next-Generation with Mike Machado

October 27, 2020

Mike Machado is a California farmer, veteran, and former State Senator. He continues to own and operate his family’s walnut farm in Linden, California. Mike joins us to share more about his decades-long journey in agriculture, lessons along the way, passing it to the next-generation, and continuing to innovate along the way. Mike also shares his perspective on leveraging environmental easements through California Farmland Trust as a way to protect his farmland from development.

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142: Acre Insights – Nuss Farms Goes Direct-to-Consumer, Driscoll’s/Plenty Partnership, and Tyler’s Take on Halloween

October 20, 2020

Tim and Tyler are back and feeling fiery. Tune in to learn why we think there should be more action and less complaining about how much farmers make for every dollar spent and why we’re trying to do something about it with our new squash boxes. We also share our thoughts on the Driscoll’s and Plenty partnership and what that indicates moving forward. Lastly, Tyler explains a hot take on Halloween decorations.

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141: AgTech Venture Capital Roundup with Arama Kukutai, Co-Founder of Finistere Ventures

October 13, 2020

Arama Kukutai is a co-founder and partner at Finistere Ventures, one of the pioneering venture firms dedicated to agritech, founded in 2006. Arama has been an investor, company founder and entrepreneur in the Agribusiness sector for over 20 years.

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140: Farmland Sourcing with Josiah Terrell-Perica, Director of Farmland Investing at FarmTogether

October 6, 2020

Josiah Terrell-Perica is the Director of Farmland Investing at FarmTogether, a technology-enabled farmland investment platform that provides accredited investors with direct access to farmland as an asset class. Josiah joins us to dive deep into sourcing farmland for the platform and what he looks for, including land and financial criteria, operators, and crops. We also dig into farmland as an investment and the adoption of technology on the farm. Josiah also shares his thoughts on some really interesting crops that have high-demand potential. Don’t miss this episode!

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139: Building an Autonomous Food Supply Chain with Uri Rosenzweig, Head of Product at Trellis

September 29, 2020

Uri Rosenweig is the Head of Product at Trellis, a leading provider of Food System Intelligence, using AI to optimize the way millions of acres of land are transformed into consumable food. Uri brings over a decade’s experience as an agricultural innovator and expert in farm management systems and optimization. He earned his BA in economics, sociology, and political science at Bar Ilan University.

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138: Disrupting the Coffee Supply Chain through Distributed Processing with Nathan Gilliland, CEO of Bellwether Coffee

September 22, 2020

Nathan Gilliland is the CEO of Bellwether Coffee, a venture-backed, high-growth tech company working to positively transform the coffee industry through their flagship product, a coffee roaster. Nathan joins us to discuss how their roaster is shifting the traditional supply chain model by bringing the coffee roasting closer to the consumer, literally in the coffee shop! He also shares his background, more about the business, and what’s next for Bellwether!

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137: Understanding Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf

September 15, 2020

John Kempf is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host and teacher. He is passionate about the potential of well managed agriculture ecosystems to reverse ecological degradation. In addition to being a grower, John is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, Crop Health Labs, Ozadia, and the Regenerative Agriculture Academy. He hosts the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, where he interviews top growers and scientists about the principles and practice of implementing regenerative agriculture on a large scale.

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136: The Latest in Vertical Farming and Breaking into Retail with Plenty Co-Founder and CSO, Nate Storey

September 8, 2020

Nate Storey is the co-founder and CSO at Plenty, a vertical farming startup on a mission to bring the freshest, cleanest, most craveable produce to people everywhere. Nate joins us to talk all things vertical farming, including the latest developments in the industry, traditional vs. indoor ag, nutrient density, and more! He also shares the founding story of Plenty and the latest in the company’s high-profile journey, including their retail partnership with Albertsons.

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135: (Not) Getting High on CBD with Lazarus Naturals CEO Sequoia Price-Lazarus

September 1, 2020

Sequoia Price-Lazarus is the founder and CEO of Lazarus Naturals, a leading CBD manufacturer. Sequoia joins the podcast to talk all things CBD. We cover how the company started, regulatory hurdles, a saturated market, farming operations, branding, and more!

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134: From Founding Team at Granular to CEO of Sound Agriculture with Adam Litle

August 25, 2020

Adam Litle is the CEO of Sound Agriculture, a plant development company that helps producers grow more efficiently and enhance food taste, nutrition and sustainability. Adam was formerly part of the founding management team at Granular, a farm management software platform startup that was acquired by Dupont for $300M in 2017.

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