Entrepreneurship – Page 9 – The Modern Acre

197: Acre Insights – Tim Interviews Tyler on NFT’s and Web3, Entrepreneurship, and Lessons from Tech and EV Startups

November 9, 2021

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else On this installment of Acre Insights, Tim interviews Tyler on a variety of topics, including his thoughts on Web3 and NFT’s, college entrepreneurial pursuits, his career from Apple to Rivian, and finally more on Nuss Farms. Tune in! Links Tim Ferriss Podcast | Unstable Horses Yard Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter …

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196: Rethinking Controlled Environment Agriculture with Craig Hurlbert, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Local Bounti

November 2, 2021

Craig Hurlert is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Local Bounty, a premier controlled environment agriculture company redefining conversion efficiency and ESG standards for indoor ag. Craig joins the podcast to share more about his background in the energy sector and private equity and what ultimately led him to found Local Bounti. We discuss the challenges of CEA and how he and the team are taking a unique approach to a difficult business to scale profitably.

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195: Direct-to-Consumer Strategy with the Farmer’s Dog Co-Founder, Brett Podolsky

October 26, 2021

Brett Podolsky joins The Modern Acre podcast to talk about how he helped create The Farmer’s Dog, a dog food company focused on using real, fresh food and delivering customized servings to their customers. Brett shares the vision behind the company and why using real food is so important to the brand.

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194: Building a Successful Biologicals Company with Co-CEO’s, Scott Uknes and Eric Ward

October 19, 2021

Scott Uknes and Eric Ward are the co-founders and co-CEO’s of AgBiome, a biotechnology company that is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative biological and trait products for crop protection. Scott and Eric join the podcast to talk about their journey starting the company together and how they have successfully scaled and launched their first product, Howler. They also share how they make being “co-CEO’s” work leading their team. Don’t miss this one!

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192: Successful CPG Exit and Bridging the Gap Between Ag and CPG with Jennifer Barney

October 5, 2021

Jennifer Barney is the founder of Barney Butter Almond Butter and previously led Innovation for a $700mm CPG category leader. She is an advisor and mentor to startup CPG brands and ag leaders entering the value added space. Jennifer joins us to share more about her journey founding, scaling, and exiting a CPG brand. She also dives into the current landscape of ag and CPG and her current work at 3rd & Broadway. Tune in!

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191: Healthy Snacks and a Transparent, Regenerative Supply Chain with Kristy Lewis, Founder of Quinn Snacks

September 28, 2021

Kristy Lewis is the founder and CEO of Quinn Snacks, a CPG company reimagining classic snacks by bringing real ingredients and transparency back to the snacks you love. Kristy joins the podcast to tell us about the founding story, Quinn’s focus on their farmer-partners, their approach to regenerative ag, how they have scaled, and much, much more. Tune in!

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190: The Acceleration of Electric Tractor Adoption with Praveen Penmetsa, Co-Founder and CEO of Monarch Tractor

September 21, 2021

Praveen Penmetsa is the co-founder and CEO of Monarch Tractor, an agtech company developing an electric, driver-optional compact tractor. Praveen has nearly two decades of hands-on experience in translating creative visions into products for startups to Fortune 50 companies alike. He co-currently serves as founder and CEO of Motivo Engineering, a product-engineering firm with clients in the Mobility, Energy, AgTech, and Aerospace sectors.

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185: Plant-Based Meat Ingredient Breeding with Matt Crisp, CEO and Co-Founder of Benson Hill

August 17, 2021

Matt Crisp is the CEO and Co-Founder of Benson Hill, a food technology company founded in 2012 with a mission to deliver food made better from the beginning. Through our CropOS® technology platform, which combines data science, plant science and food science, we are leveraging the natural genetic diversity of plants to deliver seed innovation that enables healthier, better tasting, more sustainable and more affordable food and ingredient options.

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184: AgTech M&A with Bushel and Farmlogs Founders, Jake Joraanstad and Jesse Vollmar

August 10, 2021

This week we talk to two agtech founders – Jake Joraanstad, the CEO and co-founder of Bushel, and Jesse Vollmar, the CEO and co-founder of FarmLogs – about the recent news of Bushel acquiring Farmlogs. Bushel is an independently owned software company and leading provider of software technology solutions for growers, grain buyers, ag retailers, protein producers and food companies. Farmlogs is an agtech startup that provides farm management software designed to help run a more efficient, more profitable farm.

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183: Understanding Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf

August 3, 2021

John Kempf is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host and teacher. He is passionate about the potential of well managed agriculture ecosystems to reverse ecological degradation. In addition to being a grower, John is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, Crop Health Labs, Ozadia, and the Regenerative Agriculture Academy. He hosts the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, where he interviews top growers and scientists about the principles and practice of implementing regenerative agriculture on a large scale.

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