Tim Hammerich

Future of Agriculture

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This show explores the people, companies, and ideas shaping the future of the agriculture industry. Every week, Tim Hammerich talks to the farmers, founders, innovators and investors to share stories of agtech, sustainability, resiliency and the future of food. We believe innovation is an important part of the future of agriculture, and real change comes from collaboration between scientists, entrepreneurs and farmers. Lead with optimism, but also bring data! For more details on the guests featured on this show, visit the blog at www. FutureOfAgriculture.com.

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Tim Hammerich

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Business

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2026

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Episodes

Trade Wars and the Farm Economy With Bill Ridley, Ph.D. 17.09.2025

William Ridley, Ph. D. https://ace.illinois.edu/directory/wridley William Ridley, Ph. D. on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qjox4QIAAAAJ&hl=en Today’s episode is timely and thought provoking in my opinion. The farm economy is struggling again this year, and while there’s no one cause for all of that struggle, exports certainly play a role. A major role.  I’m very...

Building Regional Food Systems With Chris Jagger of Blue Fox Farm 11.09.2025

Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/reggaj Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefoxfarm Listen to Chris' podcast "Not Only Farmers": https://open.spotify.com/show/12YRGbk9IYMh4gbR0pTkEh?si=d14c005214ab418d Chris Jagger on episode 129 of the "Farmer to Farmer" Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBplMcnNdO4 Chris Jagger and his wife Melanie Kuegler have been running Blue Fox F...

[Tech-Enabled Advisor Series] The Business of Helping Farmers Spend Less 25.08.2025

Sentera: https://sentera.com/ Chandler Coop: https://www.chandlercoop.com/ Today’s episode is another installment in our Tech-Enabled Advisor series. The idea here is to better understand agtech through the lens of the BUYER and USER of that technology rather than just the entrepreneurs or investors behind it. I’ve received some super positive feedback about the return of this series. By talking t...

Ambrook's Fresh Approach To Financial Tools For Farms and Ranches With Mackenzie Burnett 13.08.2025

Ambrook: https://ambrook.com/ Offrange: https://ambrook.com/offrange "Not Boring" Founder's Letter: https://www.notboring.co/p/america-the-beautiful Mackenzie Burnett: On Agriculture and American Progress on Rhishi Pethe's "Software is Feeding the World" Today’s episode features a pretty intriguing startup, Ambrook. I say intriguing not just because they recently announced a $26.1M series A round...

Why Vance Crowe Believes Bitcoin Will Demonetize Farmland 06.08.2025

Vance Crowe: https://www.vancecrowe.com/ Legacy Interviews: https://www.legacyinterviews.com/ Vance Crowe on X: https://x.com/VanceCrowe Vance Crowe is a communications strategist that has worked for corporations and international organizations around the world. Crowe has spoken before more than 250,000 people, answering questions about some of the most sophisticated and controversial technologies...

[Tech-Enabled Advisor Series] Improving the Ag Retail Experience With Jason Weirich of MFA, Inc. 30.07.2025

This episode was produced in partnership With AgVend: https://www.agvend.com/ MFA, Inc: https://mfa-inc.com/ FoA 269: [Tech-Enabled Advisor Series] Cooperatives Embrace Digital Tools with KC Graner of Central Farm Service I'm bringing back the Tech-Enabled Advisor Series to better understand agtech through the lens of the BUYER of that technology rather than just the entrepreneurs or investors. By...

Better Food For More People With Clayton Mooney of Clayton Farms 23.07.2025

Clayton Farms: https://claytonfarms.com/ Clayton Mooney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonmooney/ FoA 53: Millennials Solving World Problems Through Agricultural Technology with MiKayla Sullivan of Kinosol Clayton Mooney is the co-founder and chief farmer at Clayton Farms based in Ames, Iowa. They build direct-to-consumer indoor farms and claim to serve the world's freshest salads. T...

FoA Returns Tomorrow! 22.07.2025

Thank you all for sticking with me through this break, and especially for those of you who reached out! I'm going to keep the FoA Feedback invitation open for the foreseeable future. If you'd like to book a call you can do so here: https://www.calendly.com/hammerich/foa.

Taking a break. 19.05.2025

I would love your feedback about the show: what should I start/stop/continue? Email: tim@aggrad.com Schedule a quick call: https://www.calendly.com/hammerich/foa Or DM me on LinkedIn or X (Twitter) Otherwise, see you in July!

Agriscience Explained With Sam Eathington of Corteva Agriscience 07.05.2025

Subscribe to Agriscience Explained: Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/5qvFYYLq1dZM1KUiN6nz6H?si=6a6dd6193eea47a1 Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agriscience-explained/id1789150766 Web : https://www.corteva.com/our-impact/innovation/agriscience-explained.html Over the past eight years, I have learned so much from this podcast and it’s opened up a lot of cool opportunities. Some...

Building Businesses In Agriculture with Tim and Tyler Nuss 01.05.2025

The Modern Acre Podcast AgList Polaris Energy Services Nuss Farms For today’s episode, I sit down with Tim and Tyler Nuss. Some of you may recognize their voices from their podcast, The Modern Acre. After growing up on the family farm and finding out in adulthood that they both were really interested in business, they started brainstorming ideas of how they could build something in the ag industry...

[History of Agriculture] Tractor Wars 23.04.2025

"Tractor Wars" by Neil Dahlstrom: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953295746/ Software is Feeding the World (Rhishi's newsletter): https://www.rhishipethe.com/sftw [History of Agriculture] Cyrus McCormick And The Birth Of Mechanical Harvesting  It's impossible to picture the modern food system we have today without the invention of the tractor. And it happened really not that long ago, just over a hundr...

An Almond Grower's Perspective on Management, Economics and Technology With David Doll 17.04.2025

The Almond Doctor: https://www.thealmonddoctor.com/ David's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAlmondDoctor FoA 249: A Global Perspective on Tree Nuts with The Almond Doctor David Doll was raised in a rural area growing apples and peaches. After attending Purdue University for his B.S. in Plant Biology, he attended graduate school at UC Davis, completing his M.S. in Plant Pathology. Shortly after...

Delivering Technology to Subsistence Farmers Via School-Based Agricultural Education With Trent McKnight and G. Umaru Sheriff 09.04.2025

AgriCorps: http://www.agricorps.org/ Movement for School-Based Agricultural Education: http://www.sbae.org/ 4-H Liberia: https://4hliberia.wordpress.com/ Trent McKnight's TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2pPO29DaYs Today’s episode is going to open a lot of eyes I think. We tend to think of youth programs like 4-H and FFA as great things for the kids to be doing. Very few recognize them...

Keeping An Avocado Farm Competitive and Sustainable in Southern California With Chris Sayer of Petty Ranch 02.04.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/pettyranch Today's episode features 5th generation farmer Chris Sayer of Petty Ranch. Chris grows avocados in Ventura County, which is just northwest of the Los Angeles area. And there are several unique aspects to Chris’ story. First, he grows a...

[Spotlight] Brand Leadership With Scott Harris of CNH 24.03.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates [Spotlight] Integrating Tech and Iron With Chris Dempsey of CNH [Spotlight] How Case IH Turns Customer Insights Into Farm Equipment Where Tech Meets Tractor With Joe Miller of CNH Strategic Investing in Ag Technologies With Michele Lombardi of CNH Ventures As part of this quarte...

Strategic Investing in Ag Technologies With Michele Lombardi of CNH Ventures 19.03.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates CNH Ventures: https://www.cnh.com/en-US/Our-Company/Ventures Today's episode features Michele Lombardi. Michele is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at CNH and the Head of CNH Ventures. He is responsible for developing and implementing the Company’s long-term bu...

Farming Full-Time On Five Acres With Steve Strasheim 12.03.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Twisted River Farm: https://www.twistedriverfarm.com/ Follow Steve on X: https://x.com/TRFyeomanfarmer Steve Strasheim of Twisted River Farm. I’ve followed Steve on X for a long time now, and I’ve been really looking forward to getting him on the show for a few reasons.  He...

Soil Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture With Michelle D'Souza, Ph.D. of McCain's Farm of the Future 06.03.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates McCain's Farms of the Future Hot Potato Podcast Today’s episode features Dr. Michelle D’Souza. Michelle is the Manager of Research and Innovation for McCain’s Farm of the Future Project. In this role, her mission is to empower McCain on its journey to developing sustainable corp...

How China Is Changing Global Ag Trade With Ian Lahiffe 27.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Subscribe to Janette Barnard's Prime Future Newsletter: https://primefuture.substack.com/ Connect with Ian Lahiffe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-lahiffe-25165b1a/ If you had to make a shortlist of the key drivers of the global agricultural commodity trade over the...

[Spotlight] Integrating Tech and Iron With Chris Dempsey of CNH 25.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Today’s special episode is what I like to call a spotlight. Instead of our normal format of a 40 minute long form interview, it’s just a short peak into something interesting. The topics for these spotlights are determined in collaboration with our quarterly presenting sponsor,...

Agtech Alchemy With Walt Duflock, Sachi Desai and Rhishi Pethe 19.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Download the Agtech Alchemy Quarterly: https://agtechalchemy.substack.com/p/agtech-alchemy-quarterly-winter2025 GenAI Whitepaper: https://www.rhishipethe.com/genai-in-ag Today's episode features the founding members of Agtech Alchemy. This format is a little different from our n...

[History of Agriculture] J.R. Simplot: A billion the hard way 13.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates J.R. Simplot: A billion the hard way by Louie Attebery Simplot company website “During World War II, Jack Simplot’s plants produced thirty-three million pounds of dehydrated potatoes and five million pounds of dehydrated onion to fuel America’s fighting men and women. In the 196...

From Commodity Producer to Innovative Brand With Mark Munger of Ocean Mist Farms 06.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Ocean Mist Farms: https://www.oceanmist.com/ Today’s episode features Mark Munger of Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, California in the Salinas Valley. Mark shares a story that I think is very relevant to a lot of agriculture production today, all over the world. Although they’v...

[Spotlight] How Case IH Turns Customer Insights Into Farm Equipment 03.02.2025

This quarter of the Future of Agriculture podcast is made possible by Case IH: https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates Hello fellow ag nerds. Today’s special episode is what I like to call a spotlight. Instead of our normal format of a 40 minute long form interview, it’s just a short peak into something interesting. The topics for these spotlights are determined in collaboration with our quarter...

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