AgTech – Page 13 – The Modern Acre

159: The Digital Distributed Agriculture of the Future with Sonia Lo, CEO of Sensei Ag

February 16, 2021

Sonia Lo is the CEO of Sensei Ag, a market-changing agtech company transforming health by using data to redesign how food is grown. Sensei Ag was founded by Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus. Sensei Ag helps growers make informed decisions that set new standards for food safety, quality and taste. Through the use of data and technology, they create innovative, agile growing systems that dramatically improve farm production.

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158: Acre Insights – Tyler Interviews Tim on the Produce Industry, AgTech, and Nuss Farms

February 9, 2021

We are switching it up this week! Tyler interviews Tim for an in-depth conversation about Tim’s background, childhood misconduct, early career in the produce industry, transition to agtech, founding The Modern Acre, and his evolving involvement with Nuss Farms. If you like Tim, you should listen to this episode because it will make him feel good about himself.

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157: Bootstrapping an AgTech Company with Steven Dodge, CEO and Co-Founder of Acuity Agriculture

February 2, 2021

Steven Dodge is the CEO and Co-Founder of Acuity Agriculture, a technology company that builds smart, wireless sensor networks for farms. Equipped with our real-time soil data, farms can optimize irrigation schedules, lower supply costs, and save hundreds of dollars per acre.

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156: Next-Gen Grain Marketing with Mark Johnson, CEO of GrainBridge

January 26, 2021

Mark Johnson is the CEO of GrainBridge, a joint venture between ADM and Cargill with the goal of helping farmers make better grain marketing decisions. Mark joins the podcast to talk about his background in tech, the history and story of GrainBridge, and how they are innovating and scaling the business today. Tune in!

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155: Sustainable, Plant-Based Crop Protection with Damian Hajduk, CTO of Crop Enhancement

January 19, 2021

Damien Hajduk, Ph.D., is the CTO and COO of Crop Enhancement, a San Jose-based startup that works at the intersection of materials science and biology to bring new and effective solutions to agriculture that help growers protect their crops and the environment, while meeting the global need for sustainably produced foods.

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152: Acre Insights – Our 2020 Takeaways and Lessons Learned

December 29, 2020

Tim and Tyler are back with the final episode of The Modern Acre podcast of 2020. We talk through our biggest takeaways and lessons learned from this year, including our thoughts on the ag industry, our farm, and personal takeaways. Tune in and have a great new year! Thanks for listening!

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151: Helping Consumers Make Better Food Decisions through Nutrient Density with Greg Shewmaker, Co-Founder of TeakOrigin

December 22, 2020

Greg Shewmaker is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Teak Origin, a food data company that collects actionable data to help consumers make better food decisions. Greg joins us to talk about his background in ecommerce, founding and developing the business at Teak Origin, and the role nutrient density will play in the food system. Tune in!

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147: Smart Farming – Automated and Connected Agriculture with Kit Barron, Head of Automation and Artificial Intelligence at FarmTogether

November 24, 2020

Kit Barron is the Head of Automation and Artificial Intelligence at FarmTogether, a technology-enabled farmland investment platform that provides accredited investors with direct access to farmland as an asset class. Kit has over 10 years of experience leveraging technology to shape the future of food and agriculture. Kit joins FarmTogether after six years at the Climate Corporation, where he helped build the world’s leading AgTech platform, most recently as Director of Product, New Features.

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145: Founding the World’s First Autonomous and Electric Tractor Company with Bakur Kvezereli, CEO of Ztractor

November 10, 2020

Bakur Kvezereli is the founder and CEO of Ztractor, a startup that develops Autonomous Electric Tractors (AETs) to increase farming efficiency, productivity, safety on the field while reducing production cost and environmental footprint. Ztractor has 3 models under development BearCub 24, Mars 45, and Superpolit 125. The first model BeraCub 24 is available for online pre-orders.

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144: How to Commercialize Ag Business with David Nothmann, Chief Revenue Officer of Teramerra

November 3, 2020

David Nothmann is the Chief Revenue Officer of Terramera, a cleantech leader focused on fusing AI, science and nature to create revolutionary technologies that transform how we grow food and solve other world-scale challenges. David joins the podcast to share more about his journey in the ag industry, including starting at Monsanto, investing in agtech, and his current role with Terramera. This episode was full of ag insights!

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