Investing Beyond the Farmgate with Ben Barlow, New Edge Microbials
Biologicals in agriculture have a wildly exciting future. It’s a segment responding to innovation in science, changes in markets, and the urgent pressures of adapting to climate change. New startups c...
23 Mar 202232min
Meeting in the Middle on Sustainable Supply Chains - Jessie Deelo, Vayda
Sustainability in food and agriculture has come a long way. Far from being “the dirty word” it used to be in boardrooms and at farm-gates, it’s now business as usual to expect CSR policies, ESG strate...
9 Mar 202234min
The Authenticity Premium in AgTech Marketing with Camille Grade from Bushel and Travis Martin from Magnetic Ag
AgTech companies make promises to investors to grow fast and be quick to iterate or change direction. But they also make promises to customers who think more in seasons instead of product development ...
23 Feb 202234min
Win-Win Business Models for Farmers and Startups with Marissa Cuevas Flores of MicroTERRA
Balancing the desire to do good with the need to build a business that can scale is a challenge for every entrepreneur. Particularly in agriculture, finding strategies that solve for both the users of...
9 Feb 202231min
Genetics, biosecurity, and the cutest sheep in the world with Dr Belinda Cardinal, Caprotek
Managing the genetic quality of a herd can be a wicked challenge for Australian farmers. We’re a country with a small number of animals relative to the rest of the world, and formidable, complex biose...
26 Jan 202239min
The Tricky Business of Scaling Soil Tech - Adam Litle, CEO, Sound Agriculture
The science and technology of soil is rapidly evolving, but translating it into a scalable business that can offer viable products to farmers has long been a tricky proposition. But it’s one that Adam...
12 Jan 202234min
FROM THE VAULT: Mark Ferguson on science, sheep, and the tech-enabled future of genetics
Originally released: 20 February, 2020We’ll be back with new episodes in January 2022, but for the holidays we thought we’d bring back a favorite episode from the vault!Mark Ferguson or “Ferg,” is a s...
22 Des 202134min
What's the role of government in agtech ecosystems? Salvatore Lavallo, Abu Dhabi Investment Office
It’s fair to say most entrepreneurs (and farmers!) aren’t big fans of government rules and regulations for fear of being slowed down by red tape and bureaucracy. However, the political environment in ...
15 Des 202144min
