Future of Agriculture

FOA 192: Farmers Becoming Food Companies

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Michael Bosworth is the President & CEO of Next Generation Foods, a food business that markets and distributes locally produced foods in the Nor...

FOA 191: Investing in AgTech Startups

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Micki Seibel is an investor, advisor, and tech builder who was part of the team behind internet products such as Netscape and eBay. She is curre...

FOA 190: The World's First Open Source Winery

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Mike Barrow is the Project Lead at OpenVino, a company that aims to create the first-ever open-source, transparent winery, and wine-based crypto...

FOA 189: Farmers Solve Their Own Problems Through Open Source Technology

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Reinier van der Lee is the CEO & Founder of Vinduino, an AgTech company that supports farmers and other producers in the ag industry with produc...

FOA 188: FinTech Meets AgTech to Invest in Farmland

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    David Chan is the COO and Founding Team Member at Farm Together, a company that offers a simplified approach to US farmland investment. The comp...

FOA 187: Peace Through Agriculture

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Kenneth Quinn is the former President of the World Food Prize Foundation, an organization that seeks to give individuals recognition for achieve...

FOA 186: 5 Trends for the Future of Agriculture

01 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

    Happy New Year, and welcome to everyone listening to the very first episode of the year for the Future of Agriculture podcast. 2019 was such a g...

FOA 185: Commercial Greenhouses on Conventional Farms with Joe Swartz

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

    Joe Swartz is the Vice President and Lead Horticulturist at AmHydro, a company recognized as a top innovator in the ag industry and focused on d...

FOA 184: Finding a Niche in Endive Farming with Rich Collins

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

    Richard Collins is the owner of California Endive Farms, a farming operation that specializes in growing endive, a vegetable of the chicory fami...

FOA 183: Plant-Based and Cellular Agriculture Alternatives with Bruce Friedrich of GFI

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

    Bruce Friedrich is Co-Founder and Executive Director at The Good Food Institute (GFI), a company that promotes plant-based and cultivated meat f...

FOA 182: The Treasure and the Measure of Regenerative Agriculture with Russ Conser of Blue Nest Beef

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

    Russ Conser is the CEO of Blue Nest Beef, a regenerative agriculture and food startup. What makes Blue Nest Beef special is how they raise cattl...

FOA 181: Dr. Ray Goldberg, the Father of Agribusiness

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

    Dr. Ray Goldberg holds the title of George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He’s among t...

FOA 180: The Journey of an AgTech Entrepreneur with Colin Hurd of Smart Ag

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Hurd is an entrepreneur and the Business Development Manager at Raven Industries, a highly diversified technology company that provides innovati...

FOA 179: Data Insights for Farms of All Sizes with Mariana Vasconcelos of AgroSmart

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mariana Vasconcelos is the Founder of Agrosmart, a platform that brings digital agriculture to countries with low internet infrastructures under tropi...

FOA 178: Farm Tour with Shay Myers of Owyhee Produce

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Shay Myers is an onion expert and the owner of Owyhee Produce. Owyhee Produce is a 3rd generation family farm and one of the biggest vertically-integr...

FOA 177: Nematodes in Space with Dr Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller of AstroNematode

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller founded Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to sol...

FOA 176: A New Ag Lending Model with Bill York of FarmOp Capital

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bill York is the Founding Partner, CEO, and Chief Credit Officer at FarmOp Capital, a lending company that provides funding primarily to farm operator...

FOA 175: Precision Ag Decision Support with Anastasia Volkova of FluroSat

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anastasia Volkova is the CEO and Founder of FluroSat, a company that provides scientifically-proven solutions to common agricultural problems through ...

FOA 174: Bringing People to the Table to Innovate in Animal Agriculture with Kerryann Kocher

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

FOA174 Bringing People to the Table to Innovate in Animal Agriculture with Kerryann Kocher   Kerryann Cocher is a Principal at Rock Road Consulting, ...

FOA 173: Real Meat Without the Animal with Mike Selden of Finless Foods

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Selden is the Co-Founder and CEO of Finless Foods, a startup that aims for a more sustainable future through advanced cellular agriculture techno...

FOA 172: Profitable and Sustainable Agriculture at Scale with Shonda Warner of Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Shonda Warner is the Owner of Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners, an asset management business that specializes in investing in the agricultural indust...

FOA 171: Synthetic Biology with Dr. John Cumbers of SynBioBeta

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. John Cumbers is the founder of SynBioBeta. SynBioBeta prides itself as the premier innovation network for innovators, investors, entrepreneurs,...

FOA 170: Genetic Testing for Soil with Dr. Poornima Parameswaran of Trace Genomics

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Poornima Parameswaran is the President and Co-Founder of Trace Genomics. Trace Genomics is a company that based its business around mapping liv...

FOA 169: Investing in Farmland with Carter Malloy of AcreTrader

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Carter Malloy is the Founder and CEO of AcreTrader, an online platform that seeks to provide a bridge that connects investors and farm sellers. Bef...

FOA 168: Special Episode: Introducing the Soil Sense Podcast

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A brief summary of this episode

FOA 167: Farming in Space with Dr Ray Wheeler of NASA

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Ray Wheeler is NASA’s Plant Physiologist and the lead for Advanced Life Support Research activities in the Exploration Research and Technolog...

FOA 166: Food 5.0 with Serial Ag Entrepreneur Robert Saik

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Robert Saik is a professional agriculture consultant, author, distinguished agrologist, and thought leader. He is a serial entrepreneur who has fou...

Future of Agriculture 165: Irrigating Confidently with Lee Addams of CropMetrics

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Lee Addams is the CEO of CropMetrics, a company that pursues innovation in US irrigation services and provide smart irrigation solutions to growers...

Future of Agriculture 164: Helping Farmers Sell Direct to Food Service with Chris Damico of Farm'd

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Chris Damico is the CEO and Founder at Farm’d. Farm’d is described as an online platform that enables farmers to connect to local buyers direct...

Future of Agriculture 163: Irrigation Technology with Leif Chastaine of Waterbit

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Leif Chastaine is the Co-founder and COO of WaterBit. WaterBit is a precision ag irrigation company that wants to solve farming problems through it...

Future of Agriculture 162: Cannabis Inputs with Dr Colin Bell of Mammoth Microbes

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Colin Bell is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Growcentia, a company that specializes in microbial plant bio-stimulants and the devel...

Future of Agriculture 161: California Water Law with Adam Borchard of ACWA

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Adam Borchard is a Regulatory Advocate for the Association of California Water Agencies or ACWA. ACWA is an organization that seeks to inform Calif...

Future of Agriculture 160: Moonshot Ag Innovations via Corporate Joint Venture with Mike Miille of Joyn Bio

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Michael Miille is the CEO of Joyn Bio. Joyn Bio is a startup joint venture of Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks. The goal of Joyn Bio is to answer the ...

Future of Agriculture 159: Water Economics with Dr David Zetland

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. David Zetland is a university lecturer, blogger, and economy researcher. He currently teaches at Leiden University College - The Hague as a lectur...

Future of Agriculture 158: New Zealand Ag Innovation with Stu Bradbury of Sprout Agritech Accelerator

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Stu Bradbury is a Strategy Adviser at Sprout Agritech Accelerator, New Zealand’s top-rated ag startup accelerator. They back startups that offer ...

Future of Agriculture 157: Tackling Tough Questions about AgTech with Renee Vassilos

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Renee Vassilos is an Agricultural Economist and Regenerative Catalyst. She is the Founder of Banyan Innovation Group, an agribusiness consulting co...

Future of Agriculture 156: From Law to Corporate to Investor to Startup Strategist with Dan Cosgrove

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dan Cosgrove is the Chief Strategy Officer at Growers Edge. Growers Edge is a FinTech company that provides financial programs and solutions for th...

Future of Agriculture 155: Behind Wine: An Inside Look Into the Modern Vineyard with Richard Hoff of Mercer Ranches

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Richard Hoff is the Director of Viticulture of Mercer Ranches. Mercer Ranches is a grape farm that produces high-quality wine through strict qualit...

Future of Agriculture 154: Saving Bees Via IoT with Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy of ApisProtect

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy is the CEO and Co-Founder of ApisProtect. ApisProtect is a company that innovates the agricultural industry with its advan...

Future of Agriculture 153: Today's Farm Economy vs the 1980s with Glen & Jason Newcomer

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Glen and Jason Newcomer are the fifth- and sixth-generation owners and operators of Newcomer Farms.  Glen has extensive experience in farm managem...

Future of Agriculture 152: Online Engagement and Bringing Ag to SXSW with Janice Person

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Janice Person is the Online Engagement Director at Bayer Crop Science. In this role, she is responsible for social media and internet outreach towa...

Future of Agriculture 151: Computer Vision for Herd Management at the 2-1-4-3 Approach with Aidan Connolly

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aidan Connolly is the Chief Executive Officer at Cainthus, a software company dedicated to helping farmers collect the necessary and critical informat...

Future of Agriculture 150: Upcycling and the Value of Ruminant Agriculture with Dr Sara Place

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Sara Place is the Senior Director of Sustainable Beef Production Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, an organization that ...

Future of Agriculture 149: Project Level Equity for Ag Infrastructure with Aaron Ratner of Ultra Capital

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Aaron Ratner is the Managing Director at Ultra Capital, a company that finances small and mid-size startups in the sustainable technology industry....

Future of Agriculture 148: International Ag Development through Venture Capital with Euler Bropleh of Vested World

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Euler Bropleh is the Founder & Managing Director of Vested World, an investment platform that seeks to bridge the gap between private investors and...

Future of Agriculture 147: U.S. Policy on Lab-Grown Meat with Scott Bennett of the American Farm Bureau Federation

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Scott Bennett is the Director of Congressional Relations at the American Farm Bureau Federation, an independent, voluntary, non-government group th...

Future of Agriculture 146: The Case for Urban Agriculture with Henry Gordon-Smith of Agritecture

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Henry Gordon-Smith is considered one of the leading experts in urban agriculture. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Agritecture, a global ...

Future of Agriculture 145: Building Local Fermentation Hubs for Microbial Ag Solutions with Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul Zorner is the CEO of Locus Agricultural Solutions, an agricultural company that develops microbial “probiotics.” These microbial probioti...

Future of Agriculture 144: Maybe Disruption Isn't the Answer for Ag with Matt Zieger of Village Capital

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Matt Zieger is the Vice President of Village Capital, a company that seeks startups offering innovative solutions and disruptive ideas that promote...

Future of Agriculture 143: Dairies becoming Fertilizer Factories with Ross Thurston of LWR and Jay Binversie of Bucky Organics

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Ross Thruston is the President and Founder of Livestock Water Recycling, a company that is implementing technology in animal agriculture units that...

Future of Agriculture 142: Understanding the AgTech Investor with Steve Sarracino of Activant Capital

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Steve Sarracino is the Founder of Activant Capital, a business that invests in growth-stage tech companies worldwide. They provide funding for busi...

Future of Agriculture 141: Hemp Opportunities and Realities Part 2 with Dr. David Williams of the University of Kentucky

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. David Williams is a professor of agronomy and member of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences with the University of Kentucky Department of...

Future of Agriculture 140: Hemp Opportunities and Realities Part 1 with Zev Paiss

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Zev Paiss is a Managing Partner at Farmers Support Group, a company dedicated to helping hemp farmers as well as laying down the foundations for a ...

Future of Agriculture 139: Building a Family Dairy Business Through a Commitment to Sustainability and Rural Communities with Ken McCarty of McCarty Family Farms

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Ken McCarty manages McCarty Family Farms, a dairy farm that has been in operation since 1914, making it more than a hundred years old. On top of us...

Future of Agriculture 138: Becoming a Farm CEO with Dick Wittman

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Dick Wittman is the Founder of Wittman Consulting, a company dedicated to training consultants who can help family farm businesses in transitional ...

Future of Agriculture 137: Managing a Multi-Generational Farm Business with Jeff and Garrett Sims of Sims Farms

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Jeff and Garrett Sims are the owners of Sims Farms, a family-owned and operated ag business in the Centralia, Missouri area. The farm was establish...

Future of Agriculture 136: Scaling an AgTech Company with Sid Gorham of Granular

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Sid Gorham is the President & CEO of Granular, a software and analytics platform that aims to improve farming efficiency and help farmers make bett...

Future of Agriculture 135: Managing the Modern Farm Business with Farmers Justin Dahlgren and Eric Thalken

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  Justin Dahlgren and Eric Thalken are farm managers in Nebraska. They have adapted to using Granular, one of the world’s leading farm management s...

Future of Agriculture 134: Dairy Farmer and Standup Comedian Tim Moffett

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Moffett is known as the Ag Comedian, as he blends comedy and farming into a finely tuned and unique craft. He likes to combine everyday life on th...

Future of Agriculture 133: Stories from the Soil Finale: Why I Love Working in Agriculture

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  The concept of Soil Health deals with making sure the land where our farms stand will remain the same for the next generation. This was the goal of...

Future of Agriculture 132: Business Consulting for Farm and Ranch Operations with Davon Cook of Ag Progress

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Davon Cook is the Co-Founder of Ag Progress, a company that provides management consulting, family business advisory, and facilitation for ag ventu...

Future of Agriculture 131: Building Soil Health Through No Till Farming and Cover Crops with Joe Breker

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Breker is the owner of the Coteau des Prairies, a getaway lodge that offers stunning views surrounded by prairie farms and fields. He has been far...

Future of Agriculture 130: International Agribusiness in China to Rural Entrepreneurship in Oklahoma with Brady Sidwell

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brady Sidwell is the owner of Sidwell Strategies, a commodity brokerage that provides a variety of risk management solutions that caters towards those...

Future of Agriculture 129: Utilizing Technology to Reinvent Local Produce Supply Chains with Irving Fain of Bowery Farming

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Irving Fain is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bowery Farming, a company that seeks to innovate indoor and urban farming through sustainable methods withou...

Future of Agriculture 128: Building Soil Health for Future Generations with Israel Morales Sr of JV Farms Organic

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Israel Morales Sr. is JV Farms Organic’s lead grower, carrying with him over forty years of farming experience. JV Farms Organic is committed to ...

Future of Agriculture 127: Expanding the Global AgTech Ecosystem with Connie Bowen of The Yield Lab

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Connie Bowen is the Principal and Program Manager of The Yield Lab as well as the Principal of Cultivation Capital. The Yield Lab is an accelerator...

Future of Agriculture 126: Soil Health and Public Health with Nave Strauss of NYC Parks

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Nave Strauss is an arborist and the Director of Street Tree Planting for NYC Parks. His primary function is to make sure New York City and its surr...

Future of Agriculture 125: Digitizing Ag Retail with Alexander Reichert of AgVend

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Alexander Reichert is the Co-Founder & CEO of AgVend, an eCommerce platform that partners with various ag retailers to adapt to the evolving needs ...

Future of Agriculture 124: Ag Data Transparency with Todd Janzen of Ag Data Transparent

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Janzen is an attorney whose practice covers the agricultural industry with the intent to represent farmers and their respective businesses. He is...

Future of Agriculture 123: Nerding Out About Soil Health with Dr. Abbey Wick of North Dakota State University

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr. Abbey Wick is an Extension Soil Health Specialist for North Dakota State University. In her position, she is responsible for producing soil hea...

Future of Agriculture 122: Different Perspectives on AgTech Accelerators with Georg Baunach of Hatch and Joel Harris of Ag Startup Engine

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Georg Banauch is a molecular biotechnologist with extensive knowledge of synthetic biology and biofuels research. He is also a Co-Founder and Devel...

Follow Up Friday: Iowa AgriTech Accelerator

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is a mentor-led program that allows startups to collaborate with agriculture industry leaders and present their solution...

Future of Agriculture 121: Electricides with Andrew Diprose of Rootwave

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Diprose is the CEO at Rootwave, a UK tech startup that aims to provide a sustainable and efficient solution to weed problems by zapping them fr...

Future of Agriculture 120: Data to Improve Aquaculture Farms with Tony Chen of Manolin

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Chen is the Co-Founder of Manolin Inc., a new startup in the aquaculture space. Manolin is a software company that aims to accelerate resource sh...

Future of Agriculture 119: Stories from the Soil with Jim Loar of Cool Planet

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 Jim Loar is CEO and President of Cool Planet, an innovations company that seeks to improve upon the current agricultural technologies we have today ...

Future of Agriculture 118: Autonomous, Swarm-Enabled Tractors with Zack James of Rabbit Tractors

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Zack James is the Founder of Rabbit Tractors, a team that designs and builds swarm-enabled, compact, and autonomous farm equipment. His company’s...

Future of Agriculture 117: Bridging the Gap Between AgTech Entrepreneurs and Farmers with Pete Nelson of AgLaunch

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Pete Nelson is the President and Executive Director of AgLaunch, an agriculture accelerator that supports startups that innovate food and provide s...

Future of Agriculture 116: Farming Algae with Martin Gross of Gross-Wen Technologies

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

    Martin Gross is the Founder and President of Gross-Wen Technologies, a next generation wastewater treatment company that makes use of microalgae...

FOA115: Microscopic Biological Pest Wars with Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller of Pheronym

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller are the founders of Pheronym, an agricultural biotechnology company that develops safe and nontoxic solutions to ...

Follow Up Friday: Village Capital

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Welcome back to another episode of the Future of Agriculture’s Follow Up Friday series - the segment when we follow up with listener-submitted qu...

Future of Agriculture 114: Sustainable Plastics for Agricultural Use with Tony Bova and Jeff Beegle of Mobius

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

    Jeff Beegle and Tony Bova are the Founders of Mobius, a biotechnology company that envisions to build a future where the world sees organic wast...

Follow Up Friday: TERRA Accelerator

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

    Welcome back to another episode of the Future of Agriculture’s Follow Up Friday series - the segment when we follow up with listener-submitted...

Future of Agriculture 113: Reducing Food Waste and Fraud through Hyperspectral Imaging with Abi Ramanan of Impact Vision

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Abi Ramanan is the CEO of Impact Vision, a company that seeks to build a more secure and transparent food system with the use of hyperspectral tech...

Future of Agriculture 112: Accelerating AgTech with Sarah Nolet of AgThentic

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Nolet is the Founder and CEO of AgThentic, a company that helps ag businesses and their entrepreneurs and innovators build the food systems of t...

Future of Agriculture 111: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Jeremy Williams of Monsanto

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeremy Williams is the Vice President of Biotechnology and Agricultural Productivity Innovations at Monsanto, one of the largest modern agricultur...

Future of Agriculture 110: How Carbon Trading Could Benefit Farmers with Aldyen Donelly of Nori

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Aldyen Donnelly is the Director of Carbon Economic at Nori, a startup company dedicated to creating trust and transparency while lowering transacti...

Future of Agriculture 109: Regenerative Agriculture with Del Ficke and Graham Christensen

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Del Ficke and Graham Christensen own farms that advocate a practice called Regenerative Agriculture. This practice sequesters a massive portion of CO2...

Future of Agriculture 108: Data-Driven Sustainable Agriculture Through IoT and Machine Learning with Michael Gilbert of Semios

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Gilbert is the Founder and CEO of Semios, a Canadian company that helps farmers manage their pest problems using onsite sensing, big data, and...

Future of Agriculture 107: Organic Agriculture at Scale with John McKeon of Tanimura and Antle

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John McKeon is the Senior Manager of Organic Compliance, Commission, and Consolidation at Tanimura and Antle. Founded in 1982, Tanimura and Antle is a...

Future of Agriculture 106: Food Myths with Food Historian Rachel Laudan

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Laudan is a food historian and award-winning author of Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History, a book about the rise and fall of various...

Future of Agriculture 105: How Farming Maggots Can Convert Waste to Feed with Olympia Yarger of GOTERRA

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Olympia Yarger is the Founder and CEO of GOTERRA, an Australian-based waste management company that redefines the idea of food waste through decentral...

Future of Agriculture 104: Fighting Pests Strategically and Sustainably with Dr. Pamela Marrone of Marrone Bio Innovations

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Pamela Marrone is the founder and CEO of Marrone Bio Innovations, a company dedicated to finding practical, sustainable pest management solutions ...

Future of Agriculture 103: Agriculture and Conservation with Michael Doane of The Nature Conservancy

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Doane is the Managing Director of the Agriculture and Food Systems at The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization and the world’s leade...

Future of Agriculture 102: Biochar with Jim Loar of Cool Planet

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Loar is the President & CEO of Cool Planet, a company founded to provide innovative agricultural technologies that increase crop production at a l...

Future of Agriculture 101: Balancing Consumer Perspectives on Sustainability with Producer Realities with Ryan Sirolli of Danone North America

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Sirolli is the Senior Director at Danone North America, a food company that focuses on dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and plant-based foods...

Future of Agriculture 100: Harnessing Nature To Feed The World More Sustainably with David Perry of Indigo Ag

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Perry is the President, CEO, and Director of Indigo Ag, a company that seeks to harness the power of plant microbes to improve yield and lessen ...

Future of Agriculture 099: Nutrient Management, Intercropping, and The Sharing Economy with Jason Mauck

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Mauck is a farmer in Gaston, Indiana and the CEO of Constant Canopy, an operation dedicated to closing the gap between livestock and grain produ...

Future of Agriculture 098: Evidence-Based Agriculture and Defining Sustainability with Marc Brazeau of Food and Farm Discussion Lab

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Brazeau is the Chief Organizer and Editor at Food and Farm Discussion Lab, a food system think tank and online magazine for people within the agr...

Future of Agriculture 097: For Profit Approach to International Ag Development with Richard Lackey of World Food Bank

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Lackey is the Chairman and CEO of the World Food Bank, an organization founded in 2015 to provide sustainable solutions to the food security a...

Future of Agriculture 096: Getting Started in Farming with Tom Bottoms

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Bottoms earned his bachelor’s degree in Plant Sciences from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and in 2013, he recei...