Entrepreneurship – Page 8 – The Modern Acre

215: Robotics as a Service with Verdant Robotics Co-Founders, Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner

March 15, 2022

Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner are the co-founders of Verdant Robotics. Verdant has raised $21.5 million to develop the industry’s first multi-action, autonomous farm-robot capable of millimeter-accurate spraying, laser weeding, and AI-based digital crop modeling. Together with farming partners, Verdant uses these tools to deliver better outcomes: larger produce, greater yields and significant savings.

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214: Regeneratively Raised Meat and Building a Brand with Jamie Ager, Founder, Farmer, and CEO at Hickory Nut Gap

March 8, 2022

Jamie Ager is a fourth-generation farmer at Hickory Nut Gap Farm. In partnership with his wife,
Amy, they built Hickory Nut Gap into a well-established regional brand and created a
destination that welcomes visitors to learn about regenerative agriculture. The farm currently
raises organic cattle, pasture raised hogs and poultry, as well as a variety of fruits and
vegetables. In addition to the farming production, the Agers built and oversee the on-farm
store and butcher shop.

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212: Regenerative Ag Supply Chains and Carbon Negative Food with Paul Lightfoot

February 22, 2022

Over the past 11 years, Paul Lightfoot has been known as the founder and CEO of BrightFarms, a company selling branded produce at retail with a disruptive supply chain model that is better for the environment. His mission is to reverse climate change by changing the food system, which he’s doing by mentoring food entrepreneurs and by writing and speaking about Negative Foods (food brands with supply chains that are carbon neutral or negative).

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210: The Power of Computer Vision in AgTech with Tom Shapland, Co-Founder and CEO of Tule Technologies

February 9, 2022

Tom Shapland, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of Tule Technologies, an agtech company that combines agronomic expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to provide growers with irrigation decision support. Tule’s UC Davis research-based sensor technology measures the Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of a field. Tule’s latest offering, Tule Vision, enables grape growers to take midday Leaf Water Potential readings using a smartphone camera.

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209: A Supplement Company Focused on Regenerative Agriculture with Jordan Rubin, Co-Founder of Ancient Nutrition

February 1, 2022

Jordan Rubin is the co-founder and CEO of Ancient Nutrition, a supplement company with its mission to restore our health, strength and vitality by providing history’s healthiest whole food nutrients to the modern world. One of America’s most-recognized and respected natural health experts, Jordan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Maker’s Diet, and 26 additional titles, including his latest work Essential Fasting.

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208: Reducing Pesticide Pollution with Technology with Vishnu Jayaprakash, Co-Founder and CEO of AgZen

January 25, 2022

Vishnu Jayaprakash is the co-founder and CEO of AgZen, a startup based in Boston, Massachusetts on a mission to help farmers save money and prevent the over-spraying of agrochemicals.

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207: Saving the Family Farm with Bitcoin and Building a Regenerative Food Brand with Dax Hansen, Founder of Oatman Farms

January 18, 2022

Dax Hanson is the owner of Oatman Flats Ranch and founder of Oatman Farms is a world-renowned FinTech lawyer, and a visionary farmer who is leveraging his blockchain expertise to bring transparency to the food supply chain. Dax’s focus in on creating sustainable and profitable business family-farm models that other farmers can replicate.

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206: Converting US Dairy Farms into Oat Farms with Hälsa Foods Co-Founder Helena Lumme & Farmer Eric Ziehm

January 11, 2022

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else 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. Helena is joined by Eric Ziehm,…

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204: Investing In and Operating Regenerative Companies with Lew Moorman, Co-Founder of Soilworks Natural Capital

December 28, 2021

Lew Moorman is the Co-Founder of Soilworks, a Public Benefit Company on a mission to accelerate the Regenerative Food Movement by helping launch scalable, repeatable businesses that fuel the Regenerative economy. Lew’s background is in the tech industry and he shares his story about why he decided to jump into the ag industry and start investing there. Tune in to learn what’s he’s up to with Soilworks, PastureMap, and Wholesome Meats!

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203: Regenerating Soils and Profits Using Farm Waste with Mike Woelk, CEO and Founder of Corigin

December 21, 2021

Mike Woelk is the CEO and founder of Corigin, a startup that aims to help farmers improve yields and margins with organic solutions produced from farm waste. Mike joins the podcast to tell us more about the company and technology, along with his perspective on scaling regenerative agriculture.

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