Regenerative Ag

323: Growth Mindset in Legacy Agribusiness with Matt Nicoletti, Director of Business Development at Penny Newman Grain Company

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Matt Nicoletti is the Director of Business Development at Penny Newman Grain Company. From its beginning in 1878 as a mercantile store in Fresno, CA, Penny Newman Grain has grown to become a leading merchant in the international market for grain and feed by-products. They are supply chain experts and…

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320: Lundberg Family Farm’s Brita and Bryce Lundberg on Regen Ag, Marketing, and Growing a Family Business

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Lundberg Family Farms is a leading grower of organic rice and maker of best-selling packaged rice and rice snacks. We talk with Brita Lundberg, Communications Manager and Bryce Lundberg, VP of Agriculture regarding the company’s origin story, regenerative ag efforts, approach to marketing, and how they continue to innovate and…

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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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315: Implementing Regenerative Ag FOR Farmers and Landowners with Kevin Wolz, CEO of Canopy Farm Management

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Kevin Wolz formerly led the Savanna Institute as its Co-Executive Director. In 2022, he joined Canopy Farm Management as its Chief Executive Officer. Canopy is a business launched by the Savanna Institute and Grantham Environmental Trust to expand agroforestry services in the Midwest. While CEO of Canopy, Kevin continues his contributions to…

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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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306: Acre Insights – Investing into Regenerative Agriculture, VC’s Role, the Messy Middle & Other Takeaways from the RFSI Forum

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler break down their takeaways from attending the RFSI Forum last month in Denver focused on the investing landscape in regenerative agriculture. They also share some sound bites from Brian Dawson, Rosario Bennett, and Jack Richardson on their biggest takeaways as well….

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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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304: Building Carbon Neutral Dairy Products with Marcus Lovell Smith, CEO of Neutral Foods

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Marcus Lovell Smith is the CEO of Neutral Foods, the first carbon neutral food company in the United States that debuted nationally in 2021 with organic whole and 2% milk products available in more than 2,000 grocery stores from coast to coast. An accomplished leader in sustainable…

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303: Closing Series B and AgTech Growth Lessons from MyLand’s President Peter Williams

Peter Williams is the President of MyLand and has been with the company for three years, where he focuses on strategy, corporate finance, sales and marketing.

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301: Understanding Carbon and Sustainability Commitments – Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition – “Beyond the carbon buzz – A framework for environmental sustainability in agriculture.”

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