Farmers – Page 7 – The Modern Acre

132: Tim and Tyler Talk All Things Nuss Farms Regenerative Transition on the Field Work Podcast

August 13, 2020

Tune in for this BONUS episode! We are re-airing an interview we did on the Field Work podcast talking about The Modern Acre, Nuss Farms, and our transition to regenerative agriculture. Hope you all enjoy!

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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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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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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117: Talking Podcasting, Sustainable Ag, and World Domination with the Hosts of the Field Work Podcast

May 12, 2020

Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora are the hosts of the Field Work podcast, a show for farmers, by farmers. Zach and Mitchell are both commercial row-crop farmers who are navigating all things “sustainable agriculture.” They join us to talk more about their backgrounds, journey to the show, and much more. Tune in!

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112: 7th-Generation Farmer Daniel Sell on Sharing Your Story on Social

April 7, 2020

Daniel Sell (AKA Farmer Dan) is a 7th-generation farmer from Texas and partner of Sell Family Farms. Dan joins us on the podcast to share more about his journey as a farmer and how has shared that story on social media.

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109: Bringing Context to Regenerative Agriculture with Gabe Brown

March 17, 2020

Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of our resources. Gabe, along with his wife Shelly, and son Paul, own and operate Brown’s Ranch, a diversified 5,000 acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota.

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106: How to Connect on Social Media with Ryan Valk AKA @CaliforniaFarmer

February 25, 2020

Ryan Valk is a 5th-generation farmer and operator at the Valk Ranch in Oakdale, California. His operation is focused on almond production and also includes a poultry farm.

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96: Transitioning to Regenerative on the Farm with Derek Axten

December 17, 2019

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Everywhere Else Derek Axten is the owner of Axten Farms based in Saskatchewean, Canada. He joins us to discuss how his farm transitioned to regenerative practices, including what’s worked and challenges they’ve faced along the way. This is the perfect conclusion to our mini-series on regenerative agriculture. Tune in! Connect…

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