What's the role of government in agtech ecosystems? Salvatore Lavallo, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

While the term “organic” tends to be associated with small-scale production and a preference for manual tools over the latest technology, organic farming advocates claim their methods can reduce the...

24 Aug 202233min

Agriculture is exposed to a complex tangle of laws, trade agreements, and competing visions of the future. For farmers, adjustments by legislators at any level of government can have an impact. So whi...

10 Aug 202228min

Back in May, we published an experimental bonus episode called “The Three Fears of Farm Data”. The conversation centered around the legitimacy of fears held by farmers about sharing their farm data, a...

3 Aug 202234min

Autonomous farming equipment and robotics in ag is more crowded than ever. Every new acquisition from an incumbent or deployment of venture capital into the space creates more buzz to sort through in ...

27 Jul 202235min

When it comes to designing carbon programs in agriculture, there is a very real tension between the science and the commercial realities of drawing down carbon at scale. Particularly, the question of ...

13 Jul 202237min

This week we're bringing you the final episode in our three-part series on the future of ag insurance.Our journey started with learning the ins and outs of how the sector currently operates (check out...

29 Jun 202236min

For a traditionally low innovation industry, things are starting to heat up in agricultural insurance.While it remains something of a black box for many people in agriculture, the forces of climate ch...

15 Jun 202234min

Climate change will mean more frequent, extreme weather and more risk exposure for farmers around the world. This increased risk should be a driver for the business of agricultural insurers. But, it’s...

14 Jun 202228min