AgTech

76: Founding AgFunder and the State of Food and Ag Tech with Michael Dean

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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74: Machine Learning for Commodity Markets with the Founder and CEO of DecisionNext, Mike Neal

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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72: Forbes AgTech Summit Spotlight! Using Drones for Orchard Monitoring with Aerobotics CCO, Andrew Burdock

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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71: Driving Sustainability Across Millions of Acres with Molly Toot of Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN

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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67: Managing the Farm Using Technology with Agworld’s President, Zach Sheely

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Sign up for Acre Insights HERE Zach Sheely joins us to talk about how his interest in technology started on his family farm and evolved to his current position as President of Agworld. Agworld is one of the leading farm management companies, helping farmers take control of their…

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66: World Ag Expo Spotlight! Improving Farmers Yields with Fieldin

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else We’re happy to continue to partner with the International Agri-Center, which is set to hold the 53rd World Ag Expo February 11-13, 2020. Listen to Jennifer’s episode HERE Fieldin was recently awarded the AgFunder Innovation Award for Farm Tech category for its smart harvesting and spraying technology! We…

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65: Tracing and Tracking Produce with Blockchain Technology with Gary Loh, Founder of DiMuto

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Gary Loh is the Executive Chairman of First Alverstone Capital, a private equity group focusing primarily in Asian oriented opportunities. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of SunMoon Food Company. Gary led the turnaround of SunMoon Food after taking control of the business in 2007 and implementing…

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64: Adopting Robotic Technology on the Farm with David Jones

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else David Jones came back to the family dairy and led the adoption and integration of robotic technology to help address the increasing labor challenges in the US. Learn more about his thoughts on robotics and the farm’s transition. David is an advocate for technology and the dairy industry…

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63: Ag Entrepreneurship with Danny Royer, Founder of Great Valley Oak

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Tune in to hear about ag entrepreneurship! Danny Royer started his career working for several successful farms, focusing on improving operation’s efficiencies using technology. He recently ventured out on his own to start his own consulting firm that works with both farmers and ag tech companies. We discuss…

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62: How to Scale an Ag Marketplace with Tillable’s Founder and CEO Corbett Kull

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Tillable is an online ag marketplace focused on changing the way farmland is rented, making it easier than ever for landowners and farmers to grow. We talk this week with the Founder and CEO of Tillable, Corbett Kull who has an impressive background in technology and ag startups….

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