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 Dec 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
(Live Panel) What does it take for researchers & startups to collaborate in agtech?
Coming to you live from the AgTech Meetup in Sydney, this panel explores what it takes for startups and researchers to collaborate successfully in agrifood. Panelists for the evening were: Dr Peter Th...
6 Nov 201941min
Murray Scholz on the GMO and Sheep Controversies
Murray Scholz farms with his wife Emma in Southern NSW and the Eastern Riverina on the foothills of the snowy mountains. They grow wheat, canola, lupins, and barley, and run beef cattle and prime lamb...
23 Okt 201928min
Victor Friedberg on Systems Investing and Transition from Commodity to Identity
Today’s guest, Victor Friedberg is the co-founder of S2G ventures, a Chicago-based firm that has backed companies across the ag and food industries such as Beyond Meat, Maple Hill Creamery, Benson Hil...
9 Okt 201929min
Tim Hammerich on Careers in AgTech
Tim Hammerich, who grew up on a hobby farm in Northern California selling pigs, goats and ducks, is the Founder of AgGrad and the host of the Future of Agriculture podcast. In this episode, Tim and I ...
25 Sep 201921min
Ep 49: Rachel Hay on the role of women in agtech adoption
This week, Dr. Rachel Hay, social scientist at James Cook University and boutique pig farmer, shares insights from her PhD on the role of women in agtech adoption. Published in 2014, Rachel’s findings...
11 Sep 201919min
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
