Regenerative Ag – Page 9 – The Modern Acre

167: Enabling Farms to Access Financing and Capital with FarmRaise Co-Founders Jayce Hafner and Sami Tellatin

April 13, 2021

Jayce Hafner (CEO) and Sami Tellatin (COO) are the co-founders of FarmRaise, a digital platform that equips producers with financial resources to build vital farming communities that are profitable, equitable, and ecologically resilient. Their simplified farm funding app applies farmers for major USDA cost-share programs in less than 20 minutes. They also track local and state funding programs as they open throughout the year and provide 1:1 support to help farms unlock more capital.

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166: Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture & Farming with Josiah Terrell-Perica, Director of Farmland Investing at FarmTogether

April 6, 2021

Josiah Terrell-Perica is the Director of Farmland Investing at FarmTogether, a technology-enabled farmland investment platform that provides accredited investors with direct access to farmland as an asset class. Josiah joins us for the second time on the podcast to dive deep on some of FarmTogether’s recent deals, what Josiah looks for in farmland, and sustainable water management and principles. He provides an overview of both climate and market related factors to consider in farmland investing. A ton of good stuff in this one!

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164: Funding Regenerative Ag Transitions with Dan Miller, Founder and CEO of Steward

March 23, 2021

Dan Miller is the founder and CEO of Steward, a private lender providing regenerative farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and producers the capital they need to expand and sustain their businesses. And through our innovative online platform, qualified lenders have the opportunity to join in our mission and help fund the growth of regenerative agriculture by purchasing loan participations.

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163: Lessons in Suburban, Community-Centric Farming with Cousin Brad of Heirloom Acres Farms

March 16, 2021

Cousin Brad (Brad Squires) joins us again on the podcast to give an update on his farm, Heirloom Acres Farms, and orchard, Orangevale Fruit Co. We talk through how the farm business has involved, the focus on community building, regenerative practices, and much more!

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161: Acre Insights – Tyler’s Regenerative Rant and Some Thoughts on Partnerships

March 2, 2021

Tyler reveals the details behind his mini Twitter fight about farmers being paid for carbon credits. Tune in to hear Tyler and Tim talk through their thoughts on the evolving carbon market and companies, certifications, and marketplaces focused on regenerative agriculture.

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158: Acre Insights – Tyler Interviews Tim on the Produce Industry, AgTech, and Nuss Farms

February 9, 2021

We are switching it up this week! Tyler interviews Tim for an in-depth conversation about Tim’s background, childhood misconduct, early career in the produce industry, transition to agtech, founding The Modern Acre, and his evolving involvement with Nuss Farms. If you like Tim, you should listen to this episode because it will make him feel good about himself.

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154: Standardizing Sustainable Farmland Management with Kenny Fahey, Executive Director of Leading Harvest

January 12, 2021

Kenny Fahey is the Executive Director of Leading Harvest, a newly formed nonprofit organization at the vanguard of advancing sustainable agriculture, providing assurance programs comprised of standards, audit procedures, training and education, and reporting and claim offerings that are optimized for flexibility, scalability, and impact.

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153: Navigating the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture with Nuss Farms

January 5, 2021

Tim and Tyler are on the other side of this episode! They share more about Nuss Farms’ transition to regenerative ag on the PMA Takes on Tech Podcast, hosted by Vonnie Estes. Tune in to hear their latest thoughts on their farm and where regenerative ag is going.

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152: Acre Insights – Our 2020 Takeaways and Lessons Learned

December 29, 2020

Tim and Tyler are back with the final episode of The Modern Acre podcast of 2020. We talk through our biggest takeaways and lessons learned from this year, including our thoughts on the ag industry, our farm, and personal takeaways. Tune in and have a great new year! Thanks for listening!

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151: Helping Consumers Make Better Food Decisions through Nutrient Density with Greg Shewmaker, Co-Founder of TeakOrigin

December 22, 2020

Greg Shewmaker is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Teak Origin, a food data company that collects actionable data to help consumers make better food decisions. Greg joins us to talk about his background in ecommerce, founding and developing the business at Teak Origin, and the role nutrient density will play in the food system. Tune in!

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