Future of Agriculture
Episodes
Future of Agriculture 095: Could Organic and GMO be on the Same Team with Rob Saik
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Saik is the founder of the Agri-Trend® group of companies whose primary goal is to help farmers grow food through agriculture consulting services...
Future of Agriculture 094: Ag Literacy for Kids with Simone Kain of George the Farmer
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Kain is the co-creator of George the Farmer, a social enterprise that focuses on educating kids about proper farming practices as well as how f...
Future of Agriculture 093: CrowdFARMING with Chris Rawley of Harvest Returns
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Rawley conceived the idea of crowdfunding platforms for agriculture while visiting a farm investment in Central America. He would soon start Har...
Future of Agriculture 091: The Role of Cooperative Extension in Modern Agriculture with Dr. Jason de Koff
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jason de Koff is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at Tennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D in agronomy from Purdue University...
Future of Agriculture 089: Farmer and Rancher Perspectives on Data, Blockchain and the Consumer with Jerod McDaniel
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jerod McDaniel is a farmer and cattleman from Texhoma, Oklahoma. He is progressive when it comes to farm-related data, and new technology and practice...
Future of Agriculture 088:Farmgate Blockchain Applications with Emma Weston of AgriDigital
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Weston is the CEO and one of the founders of AgriDigital, a commodity management company that combines advanced technical and industry expertise ...
Future of Agriculture 087:Blockchain and the Internet of Food with Raja Ramachandran of Ripe.io
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Raja Ramachandran is the CEO of Ripe.io, a company that considers itself as the Blockchain of food. Ripe.io offers solutions to food problems that inv...
Future of Agriculture 086: 086 FOA How Blockchain Works with Alex Danco of Social Capital
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Danco is an Associate and member of the Discover Team at Social Capital, a partnership consisting of philanthropists, capitalists, and technologi...
Future of Agriculture 085: How Blockchain Technology Can Help Farmers in Developing Countries
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
FoA085 FOA How Blockchain Technology Can Help Farmers in Developing Countries David Davies is the Founder of AgUnity and AgriLedger. AgUnity enable...
Future of Agriculture 084: The Journey of Blockchain Adoption in Agricultural Supply Chains with Dr. Nishant Dass
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nishant Dass is an associate professor and Ph.D. Coordinator in finance at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. His areas of expertise inclu...
Future of Agriculture 083: How Tokens are Used to Decentralize the Agricultural Supply Chain with Origin Trail
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tomaz Levak and Ziga Drev are the founders of OriginTrail, a service that developed the first purpose-built protocol blockchain-based supply chains. T...
Future of Agriculture 082: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 2
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 of our Blockchain series, I discussed the concept of Blockchain and how it can impact the agricultural industry. I highlighted reputable res...
Future of Agriculture 081: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 1
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Innovations in the agricultural industry come in many forms. From technological advances to improving farming practices, the world is slowly but surel...
Future of Agriculture 080: Bootstrapping a Farm Management Software Company with Nick Horob of Harvest Profit
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Horob is the founder of Harvest Profit, a company that provides a set of management tools focused on the business side of the farm. Their aim is ...
Future of Agriculture 079: Investing in the Future of Agriculture with Tyler Mayoras of Advantage Capital Partners
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Mayoras is a Principal at Advantage Capital Partners, a company that invests in small businesses that are ready for growth. As a principal, his ...
Future of Agriculture 003: Farm Economies of Scale with Lon Frahm of Frahm Farmland Inc
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How does a 30,000 acre farm operate with just 9 employees? Lon Frahm shares with Tim how he has grown his row crop operation to over 30,000 acres, and...
Future of Agriculture 078: The Zillow of Farmland with Terva CEO Steven Brockshus Final
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Brockshus is the CEO and Founder of TERVA, an online real estate marketplace dedicated to empowering farmland professionals with knowledge, ins...
Future of Agriculture 077: A Ruminant Revolution with Dr. Peter Ballerstedt
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Peter Ballerstedt is a Doctor of Animal Nutrition and is an expert in forage and ruminant nutrition in agriculture. He stepped out of the agricult...
Future of Agriculture 075: A Level Playing Field For Farmers Through Data with Charles Baron of Farmers Business Network
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Baron is the Co-Founder of Farmers Business Network, an idea conceived by farmers for farmers. The company aims to gather unbiased and objecti...
Future of Agriculture 074: Leveraging Data To Optimize Commodity Decisions with Mike Neal of DecisionNext
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Neal is the Co-Founder and CEO of DecisionNext, a company that utilizes and analyzes data in a way that helps companies optimize their decision m...
Future of Agriculture 073: How Agricultural Development Creates Food Secure Communities with David Norman of Heifer International
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Norman is the Senior Vice President of Investments Programs at Heifer International, a company that promotes a “pay it forward” approach to ...
Future of Agriculture 072: How Biotechnology Can Make Us Healthier with Andry Andriankaja and Carl Andre of BASF
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Andry Andriankaja is an agronomist that specializes in the field of plant biotechnology. Carl Andre is the research manager for the EPA-DHA Canola pro...
Future of Agriculture 071: Hydroponics and Controlled Environment Ag with Joe Swartz of American Hydroponics
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Swartz is the Vice President of Commercial Sales and Technical Support at American Hydroponic, a.k.a AmHydro. AmHydro is a small company in the Un...
Future of Agriculture 069: The Logistics of a Farm to Table Restaurant with Jack Gilmore of Jack Allens Kitchen
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Gilmore is the owner and head chef of the famous Jack Allen’s Kitchen in Austin, Texas. More than good food and service, Jack Allen’s Kitchen...
Future of Agriculture 068: Farmers Investing in AgTech with Spencer Stensrude of Ag Ventures Alliance and Matthew Rooda of SwineTech
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Stensrude is a business analyst for Ag Ventures Alliance, a company that invests in startups aimed to support and innovate the agricultural in...
Future of Agriculture 067: Disruptive Agricultural Technologies with Aidan Connolly, CIO of Alltech
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Connolly has been with Alltech for 27 years and is currently its Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). Alltech is a company that helps farmers feed th...
Future of Agriculture Podcast 066: Misfit Farmers with Scott Wettstein and Dr. Curt Livesay from Dynamite Ag
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do we take basic decision making for granted? Do we just assume that our practices in the past should be our practices in the future? Using data based...
Future of Agriculture 065: Finding The Right People for Your Agribusiness with Bob Broeckelman
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when people found a job and stayed there for most of their working lives. Those times are in the past with modern statistics saying t...
Future of Agriculture 064: Technology for Grazing Management With Byron Palmer and Christine Su of PastureMap
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Grasslands and grazing cattle go hand in hand. Yet, grazing cattle can be a complex process with things like dynamic business practices, the ecology o...
Future of Agriculture 063: Travel The World Learning About Agriculture with Nuffield Scholar Mat Hocken
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think about an all-expenses-paid trip around the world for six months to learn about agriculture? Does it sound too good to be true? It is...
Future of Agriculture 062: Farmer Feedback on AgTech Ideas with Kevin Heikes and Kyle Morrow.
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests allow us to look at agricultural technology and entrepreneurship from two different perspectives. Kevin Heikes is part of the IN10T, ...
Future of Agriculture 061: 5 Takeaways From The First 60 Episodes
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
While having guests and learning from people with different perspectives are the typical setup of this show, stopping to reflect on the things that ha...
Future of Agriculture 060: Building Apps for Agriculture with Peter Schott of Myriad Mobile
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Schott grew up in a family with technologically inclined parents who used computers on their farm even from way back in 1984. Because of this, P...
Future of Agriculture 059: Why You Should Teach Agriculture - Part Two with Dr. Daniel Foster
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a continuation of a two-part series on why you should teach agriculture. In the previous episode, Dr. Daniel Foster, an educator ...
Future of Agriculture 058: The Best STEM Delivery Tool with Dr Daniel Foster
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Foster is a proponent of agricultural literacy and is currently an Agricultural Teacher Educator at The Pennsylvania State University. He credi...
Future of Agriculture 057: Diversity and Inclusion in Agriculture with Marcus Hollan of the Cultivating Change Foundation
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest grew up in Mariposa, California and has viewed the world from different lenses as a youth through the 4-H Youth Program. Marcus Hollan...
Future of Agriculture 056: Old Farm with New Ideas with Coley Jones Drinkwater of Richland Farms Dairy
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Coley Jones Drinkwater belongs to a third-generation family of farmers who tend to and sustain the Richlands Dairy Farm in Blackstone, Virginia. Richl...
Future of Agriculture 055: Grain Entrapment and How an Idea Becomes a Feature Film with Sam Goldberg from Silo The Film
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is an independent movie producer from New York City. Sam Goldberg grew up in Manhattan without any background in agriculture. He was i...
Future of Agriculture 054 Rural vs Urban Agricultural Education
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us on today’s episode of Future of Agriculture Podcast are two educators who are making an impact in the agricultural industry by engaging t...
Future of Agriculture 053: Millennials Solving World Problems Through Agricultural Technology with MiKayla Sullivan of Kinosol
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Millennials are making waves in many of today’s business and career industries – and the agriculture industry is no exception. This week, I’m sp...
Future of Agriculture 051: The Power of A Plant with Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is from the Bronx in New York. His journey to agriculture started accidentally while he was dealing with student conflict in his class...
Future of Agriculture 050: Strategic Communications and Balancing Side Hustles with James Garner of Cogent Communications
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is my close friend, James Garner. He is a partner in a company called Cogent Communications that does public affairs work in agricultu...
Future of Agriculture 049: Building a Brand from Scratch in Agriculture with Marji Guyler-Alaniz of Farmher
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Women have been part of agriculture since the beginning of time. Today’s guest is passionate about showing how the roles of women have progressed an...
Future of Agriculture 047: Rural Living Sheep Ranching and Totes MaGoats with Sara Hollenbeck of Hollenbeck Ranch
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest grew up in Grass Valley, California. Sara Hollenbeck lives with her husband on a ranch in Molt, Montana called the Hollenbeck Ranch. T...
Future of Agriculture 046: Growing Cannabis and Other Fun Agronomy Topics with Dr. Curtis Livesay of Dynamite Ag
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is a scientist, researcher, and the founder of Dynamite Ag – a sales and consulting company founded in 2012. Growing up in a Christi...
Future of Agriculture 044: Grassfed Beef Through Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing with Russ Conser of Standard Soil
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Future of Agriculture Podcast, my guest is an engineer by who was born in Nebraska and grew up as a city kid in Omaha. Russ Co...
Future of Agriculture 042: Agtech Foodtech and Ag Entrepreneurship with Louisa Burwood-Taylor of AgFunder
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
AgTech has experienced quite a boom over the years. There is no question that innovation can boost tremendous improvements in the Agriculture industry...
Future of Agriculture 040: From Land to Landfill - Food Waste with Jonathan Bloom of Wasted Food
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Food waste is a major issue in the United States, as well as the world. Research shows that about 97% of food wasted in the United States ends up in l...
Future of Agriculture 039: Farmland Ownership and Cash Rent with Dave Meyers of Bird Dog
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the Future of Agriculture Podcast, my guest is a Purdue graduate who was brave enough to make a career change from being a Tur...
Future of Agriculture 037: Matthew Sligar of Rice Farming TV The Casey Neistat of Agriculture
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Future of Agriculture Podcast, I have the privilege of talking with the Casey Neistat of Agriculture – Matthew Sligar. He ...
Future of Agriculture 036: $1.5 Billion in Agricultural Research With Dr. Shannon Hauf Monsanto
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I recently had the opportunity to attend a media event held by Monsanto announcing the new project initiatives that the company will be unveiling in 2...
Future of Agriculture 034: Utilizing Food Waste for Urban Agriculture with Tinia Pina of Re-Nuble
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Utilizing Food Waste for Urban Agriculture with Tinia Pina of Re-Nuble The United States has a shortage of people who want to work in agriculture. We’...
Future of Agriculture 033: Agricultural Trucking & Transportation with Jared Flinn of BulkLoads.com
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the Future of Agriculture Podcast, my guest, Jared Flinn, is the founder and operating partner of Bulk Loads. His site provide...
Future of Agriculture 032: International Farming & Ag Leadership with Kip Tom
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is a good time for reflection on this past year and anticipation of what is to come in 2017, and I’m energized about the potential we have in s...
Future of Agriculture 031: The Temple Grandin Interview
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the Future of Agriculture Podcast, I am extremely excited to chat with a guest with whom I have the utmost respect for and who...
Future of Agriculture 028: Startups, Social Media, and the future of AgTech with Kevin Heikes of in10t.io
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Heikes is the Founder of In10t.io, an advisory firm dedicated to helping clients solve problems in Agriculture related to technology strategy, p...
Future of Agriculture 027: International Agriculture Development and The Future of Agriculture in Africa with Trent McKnight, Founder of AgriCorps
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
AgriCorps sends American college graduates and professionals into developing nations to teach agriculture and to build local agricultural communities....
Future of Agriculture 026: Vertical Farming with Dr. Nate Storey of Bright Agrotech
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nate Storey holds a PhD in Agronomy and Crop Science from the University of Wyoming. He started his company, Bright Agrotech while completing his ...
Future of Agriculture 025: Michael Dunn, Precision Agronomist & Remote Sensing Specialist
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
According to AgFunder, over $4 billion poured into AgTech investments in 2015. Many times when people think of the recent AgTech craze, their mind imm...