On-Farm Climate Risks and the Future of Ag Finance with Clay Govier

On-Farm Climate Risks and the Future of Ag Finance with Clay Govier

For a year that has already seen so much downside for US farmers in the form of extreme weather - from droughts to soaring temperatures - there’s another risk looming: rising interest rates.

Adapting to an increasingly unpredictable and extreme climate is not cheap or easy. For farmers planning for the resilience and longevity of their business, the intersection of climate and fiscal risk has us wondering: how are farmers financing future growth, and where does resilience to climate change factor in?

This week’s bonus episode gets into the details of how one farmer is planning for growth in the midst of enormous uncertainty. Clay Govier is a multi-generational farmer in Nebraska growing a diversified mix of grains, and he joins to speak about:

  • Extreme weather in 2022 - What Clay’s exposure to heat and drought has meant for his business this year
  • Financing resilience - What financing options Clay and his family have used for generations, and what is driving change in the future
  • Generational transition - Why the $500B of US farmland changing hands in the next 10 years is driving new strategic thinking from farmers
  • Alternative financing models - What the risks, opportunities, and skepticism looks like toward new modes of finance

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Ep 48: Peter Thompson (responding to climate risk)

Ep 48: Peter Thompson (responding to climate risk)

Today’s episode is the 4th in the theme Responding to Climate Risk, brought to you in partnership with the Australian Farm Institute. Check out episodes 42, 44 and 46 to hear more on this theme.Today’...

21 Aug 201922min

Episode 47: Live Q&A with Dan Harburg of IndigoAg

Episode 47: Live Q&A with Dan Harburg of IndigoAg

Today’s episode is a live recording from the Sydney AgTech meetup. Our guest is Dan Harburg, senior director at Indigo Ag. IndigoAg is one of agtech’s biggest startups. They’ve raised over $650M, have...

7 Aug 201933min

Ep. 46 - Ben Krasnostein (responding to climate risk)

Ep. 46 - Ben Krasnostein (responding to climate risk)

In this episode we hear from Ben Krasnostein, co-founder and managing director of Kilara Capital, a company that helps facilitate investment opportunities that provide both commercial returns and envi...

23 Jul 201925min

E45 Andrew Whitlock (Theme: getting agtech ready)

E45 Andrew Whitlock (Theme: getting agtech ready)

In this episode we hear from Andrew Whitlock, a farmer and precision agriculture consultant. Andrew has worked with many farmers over the years, both as a government extension officer and as a private...

11 Jul 201929min

Ep 44: Karin Stark and Jon Elder (responding to climate risk)

Ep 44: Karin Stark and Jon Elder (responding to climate risk)

Cotton farmers Jon Elder and Karin Stark have looked to technology (and their neighbors) for innovation to help them respond to climate risk. The 500 kW hybrid solar-diesel pumping system they’ve inst...

24 Jun 201916min

Episode 43: Jess and Matt Fealy (Theme: getting agtech ready)

Episode 43: Jess and Matt Fealy (Theme: getting agtech ready)

Which countries are best prepared for agtech? And what can farmers do to get started today?In this episode we hear from a farming couple, Jess and Matt, about social media, robotics, and picking low h...

11 Jun 201918min

Episode 42: Anika Molesworth (Theme: responding to climate risk)

Episode 42: Anika Molesworth (Theme: responding to climate risk)

Anika Molesworth is a passionate advocate for sustainable farming and climate change action. She can be heard on stage and in classrooms in Australia and abroad on the balance of rural landscapes and ...

30 Mai 201930min

Episode 41: Lachlan Sutton, Southern Cross Farms (Theme: getting agtech ready)

Episode 41: Lachlan Sutton, Southern Cross Farms (Theme: getting agtech ready)

Lachlan Sutton, Agribusiness Manager for Southern Cross Farms, has been involved with agriculture for his whole life. He was born and bred on his family’s sheep and wheat farm, worked in various rural...

14 Mai 201925min

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