AcreForward Podcast

Nationwide aerial data capture across multiple business sectors developed by the man who “was Moneyball before Moneyball”?   Sign us up to hear more about that.   This week Mike sits down with Fly Guys founder and CEO, Joe Stough, to learn more about Joe’s vision to connect people who want to fly and can fly with the opportunities to do that work across many business verticals.   A native of Lake...

Every acre tells a story, and that story shouldn’t stop at the farm gate or the desk of the farm office. To make an impact, the story of every acre and how farmers and their team of advisors and retailers are growing more with less need to be front and center in the mainstream conversation. That’s where Leah Beyer has carved her niche: telling those stories. From the fields and pastures to the kit...

Sarah Beth Aubrey joins the AcreForward conversation this week to share her role in helping build the support blocks that strengthen the agriculture value chain. As the owner of Elevate Ag, LLC. and the recently formed IN-Climate, Aubrey lends a unique perspective to leadership and the path forward for ag retailers.  Starting her career in the crop protection business, Aubrey worked in sales befor...

Don Lamb leads teams that act as advocates and cheerleaders for agriculture and work to protect soil and water. He does this while farming his own land and serving his calling to help farmers in other parts of the world better understand practices and principles that can improve their yields. He’s a champion for all of agriculture and shares that he holds the story of Taranis and the opportunities...

Taranis’ Mike DiPaola sits down with Scott Downey, Purdue University, to talk ag technology, sales, and what it takes to truly provide value to a customer in this week’s AcreForward podcast. What we learn is that the agriculture value chain has changed, as have those who make up the links of service within it. True differentiation, Downey tells us, comes from not just knowing your product, but kno...

In this episode of AcreForward, host and Taranis COO, Mike DiPaola sits down with professional speaker, podcast host, and creator of the Business of Ag success group, Damian Mason . This forward-thinking conversation tackles the challenges of communication across the value chain, labor shortages and unbalance, and how the “Amazon Effect” has and continues to disrupt the retail ag channels. The con...

In the inaugural AcreForward podcast, host and Taranis Chief Operating Officer, Mike DiPaola , sits down with Luke Carlson , Board Chairman for Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA), York, Nebraska, to discuss the ins and outs of technology’s role in value delivery.