Tyler Nuss – Page 27 – The Modern Acre

133: A Founder and Farmer – Nav Athwal on Building a Startup, Trends in Ag, & Making Investing Accessible with FarmTogether

August 18, 2020

Nav Athwal is the principle of TriNut Farms and is the former CEO of RealtyShares. Nav has over a decade of experience in real estate and technology as an engineer, real estate broker, real estate and land use attorney and real estate investor. At RealtyShares, he helped to deploy close to $1B in the capital for real estate transactions valued over $3B. Nav advises FarmTogether on overall strategy.

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132: Tim and Tyler Talk All Things Nuss Farms Regenerative Transition on the Field Work Podcast

August 13, 2020

Tune in for this BONUS episode! We are re-airing an interview we did on the Field Work podcast talking about The Modern Acre, Nuss Farms, and our transition to regenerative agriculture. Hope you all enjoy!

131: Acre Insights – Startup Funding Frenzy, Are Indigo and FBN Doing Too Much & Nuss Farms Featured by Farmer’s Footprint

August 10, 2020

The latest installment of Acre Insights is here! We talk all things startup funding news, including both our companies, Rivian and Apeel. We also discuss the huge rounds of Indigo Ag and Farmers Business Network and debate if both companies are attempting to execute too many strategies and models at once. Lastly, we provide a Nuss Farms update including our transition to regenerative ag.

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130: Building an Innovative Venture Fund and Accelerator with the CEO and Founder of SVG Ventures, John Hartnett

August 4, 2020

John Hartnett is the founder and CEO of SVG Ventures and the THRIVE accelerator. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is a leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations, universities and investors. With a community of over 2,000 startups from 82 countries, the THRIVE platform invests, accelerates and creates unparalleled access for entrepreneurs to scale globally.

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129: Turning a Commodity Crop into a Consumer Brand with Meryl Kennedy, Founder & CEO of 4Sisters Rice

July 27, 2020

Meryl Kennedy is the Co-Founder and CEO of 4Sisters Rice, a rice farming operation and CPG brand based in Louisiana. After graduating from the University of Georgia, Meryl came back to the family farm to help continue the rice business. The Kennedy Family Agribusiness includes rice farming, drying, milling, and distribution, grain storage, grain marketing, land management, and real estate.

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128: Diving Deep on Farmland Investing in 2020 with Artem Milinchuk, Founder and CEO of FarmTogether

July 20, 2020

Artem joins us on the podcast once again for a discussion about the current state of farmland investing. We get into the current economic climate, why sustainability is critical to investing, and the outlook of the California almond market. Tune in!

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127: Solving the Food Waste Problem Through Technology with Jenny Du, VP of Operations at Apeel Sciences

July 14, 2020

Jenny Du is the Vice President of Operations at Apeel Sciences, an agtech startup that develops plant-derived solutions to help organic and conventional fresh food providers increase produce quality and reduce food waste. Jenny is one of the founding team members at Apeel and shares more about how and why the company started, how it has scaled, and how it has stayed true to its mission to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Tune in!

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126: International Ag Investing Strategies and Insights with Michael DeSa, Founder and Managing Director of AGD Consulting

July 7, 2020

Michael DeSa is the Founder and Managing Director of AGD Consulting, a veteran-owned, strategic advisory firm servicing the global food and agriculture investment and technology sectors.

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125: Acre Insights – Virtual Conferences, CrossFit News, Ag Media & Our New Sponsor!

June 30, 2020

The latest installment of Acre Insights is here! We talk through how COVID is shaping conferences and more, some big news in the world of CrossFit, and the future of ag media, including our new sponsor!

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124: Building a Climate Friendly Food Brand and Marketplace with Julia Collins and Elaine Hsu of Planet FWD

June 23, 2020

Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a food brand and marketplace focused on sourcing regeneratively sourced ingredients. Elaine Hsu, Planet FWD’s Head of Product, joins Julia to talk through how and why the company was started. We talk through the unique business models and challenges of scaling both a food brand and a marketplace. Tune in!

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