AgTech

350: Choosing to be OEM-Agnostic with Tim Bucher, Founder and CEO of Agtonomy

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Help us celebrate our 350th episode by doing one (or all!) of the following: — Tim Bucher is the CEO and Founder of Agtonomy, a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles. They partner with established equipment manufacturers to transform tractors and agriculture machines into autonomous and remote-controlled equipment that is…

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347: AgTech Diligence and How to Impress AgTech VC with Michael Lavin, Managing Partner at Germin8 Ventures

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Michael Lavin is the founder and managing partner of Germin8 Ventures, a purpose-driven venture capital firm that believes in the power of technology to fix the global food system. Founded in 2018 and backed by C-level executives, entrepreneurs and technologists across the food and agriculture industries, Germin8 is building a…

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345: Enabling Soil Carbon at Scale with Chris Tolles, CEO and Co-Founder of Yard Stick

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Chris Tolles is the CEO and Co-Founder of Yard Stick. Yard Stick measures soil carbon. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting…

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343: Acre Insights – Our World Agri-Tech Takeaways (Plus the Best Marketing Hack of the Show)

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Did you miss World Agri-Tech in SF last month? Do not fret, because Tim and Tyler break it all down for you with their takeaways from attending the show. — This episode is presented by Pinion. Learn more HERE. — Links World Agri-Tech Join the Co-op

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342: Produce Pay’s New CEO on Disrupting the Retail Pricing Model

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Pat McCullough is the CEO of ProducePay, the marketplace transforming the global produce industry into a more connected and sustainable supply chain. Prior to being appointed CEO in January, Pat served as a board member and advisor to ProducePay for two years. An esteemed global business leader, McCullough brings to…

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340: M&A, AI, Electrification & More with Marc Kermisch, the Global Chief Digital and Information Officer of CNH Industrial

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Marc Kermisch is the Global Chief Digital and Information Officer at CNH Industrial, a leading global manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and financial services vehicles and equipment. Tune in to hear how he and CNH are thinking about innovation in agriculture. — This episode is presented by Pinion. Learn more HERE. —…

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339: How Syngenta is Thinking About The Future of Agriculture with Feroz Sheik

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Feroz Sheikh is an accomplished CTO, thought leader and an entrepreneur. He has founded and led multiple technology-driven ventures, raised VC funding and took them to successful M&A. He has worked philanthropically, making education accessible to 200 million children in India using digital technologies. He is currently focusing on driving…

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337: Ag Economics 101 – The Census and California Ag with Matt Woolf of Terrain Ag

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Matt Woolf, Ph.D., is Terrain’s specialty crop analyst, focusing on tree nuts, fruits and vegetables. He is a native of California’s Central Valley, where his family grows almonds, pistachios and a variety of row crops. Matt has an extensive academic, teaching and research background in economics. He earned bachelor’s degrees in political…

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335: Acre Insights – Are Things Getting Weird in AgTech and Farming Right Now?

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler do a quick check in on their reading competition. Then, they discuss how there are “really interesting vibes” happening in agtech right now as well as break down the news that Trinitas Farming in California filed for bankruptcy. Links: Sponsor: This…

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334: Working on Chipotle’s Local Sourcing Program and What’s Next for Local Line with Cole Jones

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Cole Jones is the Founder and CEO of Local Line. Local Line is the all-in-one local food-sourcing platform for Restaurants, Grocers, and Distributors. Use Local Line to discover and buy from thousands of family farms that sell every kind of product category including produce, meat, dairy, and more. Whether you’re…

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