Killing Weeds Without Poison with Liam Hescock at Azaneo
Controlling weeds on farms is a sticky, two part challenge. First, you’ve got to identify the weeds, as distinct from the plants you want to grow. Then, you’ve got to destroy the undesirables and keep...
5 Feb 202536min
2025 in AgTech… So what? with Shane Thomas
As the new year gets underway, we’ve been thinking about the likely ups and downs ahead for the agtech world. We’ve been searching for insights in the recent announcement that FMC’s corporate venture ...
22 Jan 202533min
How Business Model Innovation Changed AgTech in 2024
There’s nothing like the end of another year to have us reflecting on the recent successes in the world of agtech, and the many challenges still left to overcome. One thing that has continued to stand...
11 Dec 202434min
Shortening the Long Game in Livestock Breeding with Gerard Davis from Nbryo
The history of agriculture is a history of selective breeding. Whether it’s plants or animals, humans have been choosing desirable traits and making sure those traits make it to the next generation fo...
27 Nov 202438min
Rethinking Who Pays in Irrigation AgTech with Jairo Trad
Despite its importance to both agricultural and environmental outcomes, irrigation has not been a terribly successful subsection of agtech. We have our theories about why that is (we wrote a whole rep...
13 Nov 202437min
The Two Faces of Global ESG in Ag with Catherine Marriott
Depending on where you sit, the supremacy of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) action seems inevitable. Corporates are talking about. Investors are talking about it. Governments, regulators,...
30 Okt 202433min
Fractal Ag Pitch Breakdown with Ben Gordon and Shane Thomas
Farmland has long been a popular asset among investors for its steady appreciation and resistance to economic downturns. At the same time, farmland is also a challenging asset at times, especially for...
16 Okt 202441min
Investing in Regenerative Agriculture Supply Chains with Calla Rose Ostrander
When it comes to leveraging capital to fund climate action in agriculture, few ideas get as much play as regenerative agriculture. The idea of production that can not only be sustained but that can ac...
2 Okt 202432min
