CropTalk

In this podcast, the first episode of #CropCareConvos with CropTalk's newest co-host, Bobby Shearer, he speaks with George Walker, a retired OSHA inspector who has run Safety By George for the last couple of years, auditing cannabis farms and training employees in safety protocols and legal requirements. George has some incredible insights from his decades of experience in workplace safety. In thi...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Allison Kopf, Founder & CEO of Artemis. Topics include the importance of traceability through refined data, the future landscape of growers day to day duties and overall logistics, and tactics Allison is using to lead her team through the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Applying lessons learned from past experiences is crucial to constant improvement and long-term success. Hayden Fulstone joined me on CropTalk to discuss how he applied his experiences as a founder of Liquid I.V. to the hemp business and crop he grew on his family farm in NV 2019.   The sage wisdom shared in this episode includes:   👂Listening to what the consumer and the demand tells you about t...

On the second of this two-part episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Eri Hayashi, Vice President of JPFA in Japan about her journey, the Japanese Plant Factory market, successful marketing and what the future of vertical farming may look like around the world. 

On the first of this two-part episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Eri Hayashi, Vice President of JPFA in Japan about her journey, the Japanese Plant Factory market, successful marketing and what the future of vertical farming may look like around the world. 

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Jesper Hansen, Vertical Farming Expert at YesHealth Group in Taiwan with global ambitions. Topics include what it means to run a vertical farm transparently and authentically, creating realistic expectations in vertical farming, and what the future of this global industry looks like. 

Robert Shearer is a dear friend and also a business partner that I respect and admire immensely for the work he has put into making our businesses, CropWalk and CropTalk Media, what they are today.  This episode is about introducing Bobby (what we affectionately call him) to the CropTalk listener family. It also gives you listeners the low down on how he is going to contribute to the knowledge-sha...

Let's growwwwwww!!! Pat Jack coming in hot with another dive into the industrial #SmokeableHempFlower industry weeds, if you will.  Pat and I sit down to discuss what he sees on the horizon for this budding (couldn't resist) niche within our industrial hemp industry.  Holler at Pat Jack or me with feedback,  thoughts on show topics, or potential guests for the #SmokableHempFlower series on CropTal...

On the second of this two-part episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Grahame Dunling, CEO of Uns Hydroponic Farms in Dubai about his journey growing and how a lifetime of experience has set him up for success in the Vertical Farming arena. 

On the first of this two-part episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Grahame Dunling, CEO of Uns Hydroponic Farms in Dubai about his journey growing and how a lifetime of experience has set him up for success in the Vertical Farming arena. 

Although the active ingredient, Peroxyacetic acid is difficult to pronounce, as evidenced by my incorrect pronunciation of it, it is one of my go-to's in crop production.  I have been using PAA since I started as a young plant and stock grower in the bedding plant industry.  It was a staple in our sanitation and pest control programs and has since become one of my most recommended products. There...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Nick Denney, Cultivation Manager for the Maryland facility of Holistic Industries, a multi-state cannabis indoor grow operation. Topics include the importance of understanding local laws and having refined data to better understand your grow across state lines, educating yourself constantly and the future of the can...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Kayla Waldorff, Business Development Manager of AutoGrow about the importance of collecting refined data to maximize your bottom line, Kayla's advice for succeeding in the AgTech industry and the effects she is seeing due to COVID-19. 

Now this one kinda felt like a hemp gospel session.  In a really good way.  Amanda Carter, an authority in Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, formerly with Artemis, spoke some sage truth in this episode of CropTalk.  Amanda described the fact that growers and business owners that are most intimately affected by new regulations actually have a significant influence on how those regulations come...

What is better than sitting down at small mobile coffee trailer in Tulare, CA during the World Ag Expo?  Sitting at that same spot... and talkin' crops with Joe Frey!  Joe Frey is the Owner of Western States Hemp and has been growing hemp for a few years in Nevada.  Joe and his partner, Adrienne Snow, became friends of mine this past year and I really enjoy chopping it up with those two.  In this...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Mark Doherty, Executive Vice President of Urban-Gro about the importance of properly planning out your facility before starting your cannabis operation. 

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Michelle Klieger & Peter Konjoian about the current state of horticulture due to the COVID-19 pandemic with some potential solutions for small and medium growers to help them through this uncertain period.

Mack Lewis of Headie Horticulture and I sat down at #MJBIZCON19 to discuss managing cannabis crop environments and why VPD is an important variable to consistently consider. 

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Michael Maggiotto of BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group about how business can best handle the COVID-19 pandemic with HR strategies and solutions everyone can use to get through this uncertain period. 

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with George Carter of SananBio about his journey in growing, his passion for social reform via farming, and the current state of vertical farming. 

If you ain't into #SmokableHempFlower, this episode is most definitely NOT for you.  If you have a tinge of curiosity or see the #SmokableHempFlower niche as your swim lane in this uncertain industrial hemp environment, then you gotta listen to this one. I sit down with Pat Jack, CropTalk's newest Co-Host, to learn more about who Pat Jack is and what he stands for. This is also the introduction to...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Glenn Behrman of CEA Advisors about his 50-year journey in selling & growing plants, his perspective on the current state of vertical farming and what needs to be done for the industry to succeed. 

In this episode of CropTalk, I sit down with Adam Greenberg, CEO  & Founder of iUNU. This was recorded DEEP in the back halls of #MJBIZCON2019 and was a bit delayed in getting published. That being said, this episode is FIRE!  Adam and I get philosophical and admittedly a little heady, but bring it back down to earth to relate it to what growers are facing and present some potential solutions to t...

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Nick Chaney head of R&D at BrightFarms about his journey in hydroponic farming, his current research work at BrighFarms and how the company grows by there core values.

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Joe Swartz of AmHyro about his journey in farming, the lessons he's learned with over 30 years of experience and how he is setting up future generations of hydroponic farmers for success.