Entrepreneurship – Page 13

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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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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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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123: A Founder and A Farmer – Converting US Dairy Farms into Oat Farms with Hälsa Foods Co-Founder Helena Lumme & Farmer Eric Ziehm

June 16, 2020

Helena Lumme is the President and Co-Founder of Hälsa Foods, a CPG company that produces oat milk products, focusing on clean ingredients, clean processing, and clean labels. Helena joins to share more about her journey founding the company and optimizing their marketing and supply chain.

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121: A Farmer Starts an AgTech Company with Iftach Birger, COO and Co-Founder of Fieldin

June 9, 2020

Iftach Birger is the COO and Co-Founder of Fieldin, a smart farming platform that helps growers manage and optimize pesticide applications, harvest activities and other critical field operations. Fieldin seamlessly connects tractors, machinery and in-field sensors to provide managers with actionable data that improves production, transparency and efficiency in the field.

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120: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Starting a Podcast with Koen van Seijen

June 2, 2020

Koen van Seijen is the founder and host of the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture Podcast. He is also a senior manager at Toniic, an impact investment group based in Europe. Koen joins us to talk all things investing in regenerative ag, including how and why he started the podcast. He also gives his “state of the union” for regenerative ag that you won’t want to miss!

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119: Selling Bolthouse Farms to Campbell’s and Buying it Back with Jeff Dunn, CEO of Bolthouse Farms

May 26, 2020

Jeff Dunn is the Chairman and CEO of Bolthouse Farms, a farm and consumer brand focused on carrot production and healthy beverages. Jeff was the CEO of Bolthouse for 6 years before helping sell the business to Campbell’s Soup Company in 2012. In a twist of events, Campbell’s sold the company back to Jeff this year.

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116: Starting an AgTech Company with FarmTogether Founder and CEO, Artem Milinchuk

May 5, 2020

Artem Milinchuk is the Founder and CEO of FarmTogether, a crowdfunding platform that allows retail investors to directly invest in farmland.

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111: AgTech Meets Insect Production with Beta Hatch Founder & CEO, Virginia Emery

March 31, 2020

Virginia Emery is the founder and CEO of Beta Hatch, a startup focused on insect production. Using proprietary technology and breeding programs allow them to grow more with less space, feed, and time.

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