Entrepreneurship

319: Realistic AgTech Valuations, Cold Plasma Tech & Going Broad and Narrow with Dan White, Co-Founder and CEO of Clean Crop

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Dan White is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clean Crop Technologies, an agtech startup that uses electricity to fight food waste and food safety risk. Clean Crop’s proprietary ‘Clean Current’ technology combines electricity and food-grade gasses to remove contaminants from seeds and foods to increase crop yields, reduce food waste,…

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318: Lessons from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates & Michael Dell and Building a New Autonomy Platform for Ag

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts 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 accessible to local farmers. Tim is a lifelong farmer who also spent the…

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316: Entrepreneur Bill Camarillo on Building a Compost Business Before It Was Cool

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Bill Camarillo is the President and CEO of Agromin. Agromin, with facilities throughout California, manufactures earth-friendly soil products for farmers, government entities, landscapers and gardeners. Agromin is the organics recycler for over 200 California communities, making it one of the largest organics recyclers in the state. Bill shares his story…

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314: Marketing in Ag and When a Farm Should Develop Its Own Brand with Ali Cox, Founder & CEO of Noble West

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Ali Cox is an agriculture and food ingredient marketing visionary and founder of Noble West, an award-winning marketing consultancy that believes that agriculture deserves better. The company specializes in the entire agriculture ecosystem and is at the forefront of regenerative water use, upcycling, zero waste greenhouses as well as hydroponic…

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311: A First-Principles Approach to Farmland Investing with Ben Gordon, CEO and Co-Founder of Fractal Ag

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Ben Gordon is the CEO of Fractal Ag, a farmland investment platform that brings investors alongside farmers to drive impact and returns. Ben previously co-created Corteva Agriscience’s carbon program while also leading Business Development. His background includes experience in agriculture technology, management consulting, and private equity due diligence. Ben previously…

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309: AgriTourism, Hunting & More – A Different Kind of Ag Marketplace with Nic De Castro, Founder & CEO of LandTrust

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Nic De Castro is the Founder and CEO of LandTrust. LandTrust exists to enable the enjoyment, profitability, and sustainability of America’s undeveloped private lands. For farmers and ranchers who are looking for a practical way to add income to their operations, LandTrust is a website that connects landowners with respectful…

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305: Force of Nature’s Regenerative Model and EPIC’s Acquisition with Robby Sansom

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Robby Sansom is Co-Founder & CEO at Force of Nature, a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, TX. Robby’s roots run deep in the natural food community. Previously, as CFO/COO at EPIC, Robby spent much of the last decade studying regenerative agriculture at ranches all over the…

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302: The Story of The Climate Corporation

We are excited to share the first edition of our new podcast series focused on telling the stories of ag companies. The story of The Climate Corporation spans decades, multiple name changes, acquisitions, controversy, product pivots and more. Hear about the company that David Friedberg founded and sold to Monsanto for $930 million, plus the history and future of digital agriculture.

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295: Acquired – Finding Product Market Fit in AgTech with Alain Goubau, CEO of Combyne Ag

Alain Goubau is the CEO of Combyne Ag, which builds farmer-centric grain marketing management software.

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293: Soil As A Service with Dane Hague, CEO and Co-Founder of MyLand

Dane Hague is the CEO and co-founder of MyLand, a soil health company. MyLand’s innovative and patented technology and unique Soil as a Service approach allows farmers to easily and rapidly implement regenerative agriculture practices and improve their soil health by harnessing the land’s own native ecosystem, because No Two Farms are Alike.

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