Women in Ag – Page 4 – The Modern Acre

165: Bringing Farming In-House with Loren Booth, President of Booth Ranches

March 30, 2021

Loren Booth is the President of Booth Ranches, a premium citrus grower located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Their Navel oranges, Valencia oranges, Cara-Caras, Minneolas and W. Murcotts are distributed worldwide.

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159: The Digital Distributed Agriculture of the Future with Sonia Lo, CEO of Sensei Ag

February 16, 2021

Sonia Lo is the CEO of Sensei Ag, a market-changing agtech company transforming health by using data to redesign how food is grown. Sensei Ag was founded by Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus. Sensei Ag helps growers make informed decisions that set new standards for food safety, quality and taste. Through the use of data and technology, they create innovative, agile growing systems that dramatically improve farm production.

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150: Enabling Direct-to-Consumer for Farmers with Alison DiFiore, Director of Small Farm Initiatives at FruitStand

December 15, 2020

Alison Woitunski DiFiore is the Director of Small Farm Initiatives at FruitStand, which is a division of Apeel Sciences. FruitStand is an online platform that enables farmers to sell directly to customers with an emphasis on exotic fruit and unique crop varieties. Alison joins us to share about how her journey in farming ultimately led her to lead the team at FruitStand. She shares lessons learned along the way and how they are scaling the business.

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148: Founding and Branding a CPG Company with WTRMLN WTR Co-Founder Jody Levy

December 1, 2020

Jody Levy is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of WTRMLN WTR, the pioneer in deliciously hydrating, super healthy watermelon water. Jody joins us to share the story of founding and scaling the business, covering areas of branding, supply chain, and sales.

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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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127: Solving the Food Waste Problem Through Technology with Jenny Du, VP of Operations at Apeel Sciences

July 14, 2020

Jenny Du is the Vice President of Operations at Apeel Sciences, an agtech startup that develops plant-derived solutions to help organic and conventional fresh food providers increase produce quality and reduce food waste. Jenny is one of the founding team members at Apeel and shares more about how and why the company started, how it has scaled, and how it has stayed true to its mission to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Tune in!

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124: Building a Climate Friendly Food Brand and Marketplace with Julia Collins and Elaine Hsu of Planet FWD

June 23, 2020

Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a food brand and marketplace focused on sourcing regeneratively sourced ingredients. Elaine Hsu, Planet FWD’s Head of Product, joins Julia to talk through how and why the company was started. We talk through the unique business models and challenges of scaling both a food brand and a marketplace. Tune in!

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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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111: AgTech Meets Insect Production with Beta Hatch Founder & CEO, Virginia Emery

March 31, 2020

Virginia Emery is the founder and CEO of Beta Hatch, a startup focused on insect production. Using proprietary technology and breeding programs allow them to grow more with less space, feed, and time.

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108: Developing Organizational Courage through Sustainability with Devry Boughner Vorwerk

March 10, 2020

Devry Boughner Vorwerk is the Founder and CEO of DevryBV, a consulting firm focused on advancing sustainable trade and investment strategies and securing license to operate and reputation in the global marketplace.

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