Ep61 Alisdair Tulloch on the first-mover advantages of going carbon neutral
Agriculture is often vilified for its environmental impact. But what if agriculture could be carbon neutral? Is that even possible? And what would it cost?Alisdair Tulloch, a fourth generation grape g...
4 Mar 202034min
Ep 60 Mark Ferguson on science, sheep, and the tech-enabled future of genetics
Mark “Ferg” Ferguson is a sheep geneticist who’s paying attention to how both consumer demands and emerging technologies are impacting growers. Drawing on his experience with dozens of clients around ...
19 Feb 202034min
Ep 59: Mic Fels on startup buzzwords and where the real value is in agtech
Mic Fels is someone I’ve wanted to speak with ever since I read an article he wrote about how his agtech is really making him money.Mic not only crops about 11,000 hectares in Esperance, Western Austr...
5 Feb 202039min
Ep 58: Fiona Aveyard on drought, dust storms, and value-adding
Agtech is about more than the technologies. It's about new business models in agriculture,and of course the innovators driving changes along the value chain. Today’s guest, Fiona Aveyard, a 5th genera...
22 Jan 202041min
Ep 57 Fee Turner and Lee Coleman on being farmers and agtech founders
Fee Turner (Bitwise Agronomy) and Lee Coleman (FarmSimple) are both farmers as well as founders of agtech startups. They, along with six other farmer-led businesses, have been selected into the Farmer...
7 Jan 202022min
Stuart Austin on the tools for regenerative agriculture
Stuart Austin is a regenerative farmer and self-proclaimed early adopter of technology. In this episode we cover everything from how Stuart got involved in regenerative ag, to the tools he's using (an...
18 Des 201932min
Meet two of the farmer-led startups in the Farmers2Founders Bootcamp
Ashlea Miles and David Ricardo are Australian farmers and founders of agtech startups Training Paddock and Farm Service Manager. They, along with six other farmer-led businesses, have been selected in...
4 Des 201918min
Aidan Connolly on facial recognition for cows
Aidan Connolly is the CEO of Cainthus, and agtech startup using cameras and machine learning to help farmers make better decisions. Before that, Aidan helped Alltech grow from $24 million to $2.3 bill...
20 Nov 201934min
