Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the fourth and final episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! David Farquhar is the CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, a technology company that provides vertical farming systems for 3rd party indoor farms. IGS has been a leading innovator in the vertical farming space. David…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Abi Ramanan is the founder and CEO of ImpactVision, which uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible before. This will…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Sofia Elizondo is the co-founder and COO at Brightseed. She has an impressive background in CPG, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. Sofia co-founded Brightseed focusing on improving the nutrition in our food. The team has developed a…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Michael Dean is the founding partner of AgFunder, which is a venture capital firm whose mission is to invest in technology that will rapidly transform our food and agriculture system. AgFunder has built its investing platform…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Nick Halla is the Senior Vice President, International at Impossible Foods and was also the company’s first employee. Nick has grown within the company as it has scaled into restaurants, food service, and now retail. Impossible Foods is a plant-based meat company that is committed to products that…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Nike Neal is the founder and CEO of DecisionNext. DecisionNext helps companies improve their market performance through machine learning and prescriptive analytics. Mike talks with us about founding the company and how it has scaled over time, including the focus on agricultural commodities. Tune in and learn more!…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Finally The Modern Acre podcast discusses hemp and CBD! The introduction of the new Farm Bill opened the floodgates to a new business opportunity. This week we talk with the founder of Nikkal Farms, Paul Clift, who talks all things hemp and CBD. He farms 7 acres of…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Sign up for Acre Insights HERE 2018 Forbes Ag Tech Episode We had the pleasure of participating in the 5th annual Forbes AgTech Summit this year in Salinas, California. To learn more about what we learned at the show, sign up for Acre Insights. Aerobotics focuses on early…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Molly Toot is the Director of Sustainability at Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN. Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN is a leading conservation solutions provider, advancing and connecting stewardship efforts throughout the food system with scale – from farmers to ag retailers to partners like food companies. Molly talks about her background in…
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Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Interested in direct-to-consumer business? We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes to-date featuring the Farmer’s Dog. Brett Podolsky joins The Modern Acre podcast to talk about how he helped create The Farmer’s Dog, a dog food company focused on using real, fresh food and delivering customized…
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