Episodes

is an award-winning journalist who has covered the agriculture market since 1998. He is Group Editor of the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide, with full editorial responsibility for , CropLife IRON, and . Paul shares his story of...

This is the last episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founder and CEO of and the accelerator. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is a leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations,...

This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Tommie Van Zyl is the CEO of , a South African produce grower, packer, and shipper. Tommie has helped develop and scale the business, which supports both the South African and global markets....

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Alicia Calhoun is the Vice President of Talent Portfolio at the Center for Growing Talent by PMA. She joins the podcast to give us her perspective on building and sustaining talent within...

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Bob Whitaker is the Chief Science & Technology Officer of the Produce Marketing Association. Bob has has a incredibly successful career, starting in the biotechnology plant space. He then...

is the North America Lead for Xarvio, the digital farming arm of BASF. Chris has been involved with agronomy and agribusiness across North America for 25 years, and for the past ten years has been directly involved with the development of new business...

is founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm that delivers high-quality, fresh meat direct to consumer. Paul shares his amazing story of founding the company to feed his family healthy, real food and how it grew to become a successful...

is the founder and CEO of Caulipower. Gail left an incredibly successful career in PR and marketing to launch a food company focused on making comfort foods with healthier ingredients. Caulipower came on the food scene with their incredibly popular...

is the CEO and Executive Director of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. He is also the host of the television show, , which provides a behind-the-scenes look of the California agricultural industry. We talk with Ryan about the current state of the ag...

This is the fourth and final episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, a technology company that provides vertical farming systems for 3rd party indoor farms. IGS has been a leading innovator in the...

This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founder and CEO of ImpactVision, which uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible...

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the co-founder and COO at Brightseed. She has an impressive background in CPG, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. Sofia co-founded Brightseed focusing on improving the nutrition...

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founding partner of AgFunder, which is a venture capital firm whose mission is to invest in technology that will rapidly transform our food and agriculture system....

is the Senior Vice President, International at Impossible Foods and was also the company's first employee. Nick has grown within the company as it has scaled into restaurants, food service, and now retail. Impossible Foods is a plant-based meat...

is the founder and CEO of DecisionNext. DecisionNext helps companies improve their market performance through machine learning and prescriptive analytics. Mike talks with us about founding the company and how it has scaled over time, including the...

Finally The Modern Acre podcast discusses hemp and CBD! The introduction of the new Farm Bill opened the floodgates to a new business opportunity. This week we talk with the founder of Nikkal Farms, Paul Clift, who talks all things hemp and CBD. He...

Sign up for Acre Insights 2018 Forbes Ag Tech We had the pleasure of participating in the 5th annual this year in Salinas, California. To learn more about what we learned at the show, sign up for . Aerobotics focuses on early pest and disease...

is the Director of Sustainability at Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN. Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN is a leading conservation solutions provider, advancing and connecting stewardship efforts throughout the food system with scale – from farmers to ag retailers to...

Interested in direct-to-consumer business? We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes to-date featuring the Farmer's Dog. joins The Modern Acre podcast to talk about how he helped create The Farmer's Dog, a dog food company focused on using...

Sign up for Acre Insights Want to learn more about our plans for The Modern Acre? For the first time, we sit on the other side of the mic and join The Farm Traveler Podcast for an interview! The host, Trevor Williams, asks us about how The Modern...

Sign up for Acre Insights This week we are talking regenerative agriculture with , founder and CEO of Grounded Growth. Sara discusses her career on Capitol Hill working to implement policy change within agriculture and how that led her to the private...

Sign up for Acre Insights joins us to talk about how his interest in technology started on his family farm and evolved to his current position as President of Agworld. Agworld is one of the leading farm management companies, helping farmers take...

We're happy to continue to partner with the International Agri-Center, which is set to hold the 53rd February 11-13, 2020. Listen to Jennifer's episode Fieldin was recently awarded the for Farm Tech category for its smart harvesting and spraying...

is the Executive Chairman of , a private equity group focusing primarily in Asian oriented opportunities. He also serves as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of . Gary led the turnaround of SunMoon Food after taking control of...