Future of Agriculture

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Claire Taylor : https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/scholars/2023/claire-taylor Claire Taylor grew up on a small beef farm on the west coast of Scotland and went on to study Politics and International Relations at Edinburgh University. She is a passionate storyteller and writer, with almost a decade of experience working with the BBC and the Scottish Farme...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Fractal Agriculture : https://fractal.ag/ Ben Gordon is the founder and CEO of Fractal Agriculture, a passive farmland investment partner that invests alongside farmers rather than competing against them for land. After serving as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army, Ben worked in ag tech, management consulting, and private equity due diligence before...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Soy Innovation Challenge : https://www.thesoychallengelive.com/ Farmer Coach : https://farmercoach.ca/ Maverick Ag : https://maverickag.com/ Hebert Grain Ventures : https://hebertgrainventures.com/ FoA 302: Farm Business Strategy with Kristjan Hebert FoA 303: Implementing a Farm Operating System with Kristjan Hebert Evan Shout is the president and co-f...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ More About Jim Rogers : https://www.jimrogers.com/ Today’s episode features Jim Rogers. I will first admit that this episode is pretty selfish. I found Jim’s books, particularly “Investment Biker” “Adventure Capitalist” and “Hot Commodities” in college when I was trying to figure out where my interests were and where I might like to start my career. I...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Prime Future Newsletter : https://primefuture.substack.com/ Leachman Cattle of Colorado : https://leachman.com/ URUS : https://www.urus.org/ In agriculture, we have exponentially more examples of people collecting data than we do of people using data to unlock real value supported by real dollars. Cattle genetics company Leachman Cattle is one of those...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Canopy Farm Management : https://canopyfm.com/ Savanna Institute : https://www.savannainstitute.org/ Kevin Wolz and I talk about the fundamentals of agroforestry, their potential in the midwest, what these systems look like, and the barriers and opportunities to agroforestry becoming a bigger part of the future of agriculture, especially in the midwest...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Dr. Paige Stanley's website : https://paige-stanley.com/ FoA 222: Digging Deeper Into Regenerative Agriculture with Paige Stanley : https://future-of-agriculture.captivate.fm/episode/foa-222-digging-deeper-into-regenerative-agriculture-with-paige-stanley Metrics, Management, and Monitoring (3M) Project : https://www.noble.org/3m/ Dr. Paige Stanely is a...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Sustain-A-Grain : https://www.sustainagrain.com/ The Land Institute : https://landinstitute.org/ Today’s episode features Peter Miller and Brandon Schlautman, Ph. D. of Sustain-A-Grain. Sustain-A-Grain has a two-part mission: to introduce consumers to Kernza® perennial grain and to support family farms in growing Kernza®. The team has been growing Kern...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Perry Agricultural Laboratory : http://www.perryaglab.com/ FoA 370: [History of Agriculture] William J Morse, the Father of the US Soybean Industry Joining me today is the Chair of the United Soybean Board, Meagan Kaiser. Meagan has an impressive background growing up in agriculture and pursuing a degree in Soil Science from the University of Missouri....

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ FieldClock : https://www.fieldclock.com/ Sometimes in agtech we get a little too focused on solutions that are still years away from reaching widespread adoption, and overlook providing practical solutions for today’s problems on the farm.  Joshua Farray is the CEO of FieldClock which helps track and manage farm labor. They’re a great example that...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Alexandre Family Farm : https://alexandrefamilyfarm.com/ The Business of Food Newsletter : https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/ Today's episode features Blake Alexandre of Alexandre Family Farm. Blake is based in Crescent City, California on the far north coast of California. He and his wife Stephanie have been dairying there for over 31 years, and has...

Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Soy Info Center : https://www.soyinfocenter.com/ Studying the past is one of the most important activities for not only gaining perspective on the current state of the industry, but also to zoom out and get a better vantage point on where things may go from here, and what factors may drive it in that direction. That’s why, perhaps ironically, studying...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com INTENT : https://intent.ag/ Randy Barker is the CEO of INTENT, an Agricultural Company focused on the use of technology to accelerate new innovations in agriculture. Randy is the co-founder of the business which draws on his vast global experience in launching agricultural technologies in over 30 countries ove...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Corteva Agriscience : https://www.corteva.com/ Replenish Nutrients : https://replenishnutrients.com/ Today’s episode features Brian Lutz. Brian leads the Farming Solutions & Digital sub-function within the Research & Development organization for Corteva Agriscience.  In his role, Brian is responsi...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com AgGateway : https://aggateway.org/ Today’s episode features Jeremy Wilson of AgGateway. Jeremy has been a passionate advocate and catalyst for digital connectivity throughout his professional agriculture career, working within organizations serving farmers including crop insurance, data collection and analysis...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Subscribe to Ag Data News : https://agdatanews.substack.com/ Aaron Smith Website : https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/ Ag Data: Where Do I Find It? : https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/data/ag-data-where-do-i-find-it The Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems : https://aifs.ucdavis.edu/ Alberta Vet...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Soiltech Wireless: https://www.soiltechwireless.com/ Today’s episode features Soiltech Wireless founder and CEO Ehsan Soltan. To try to summarize, Soiltech Wireless builds sensors and platforms that helps farmers and downstream partners produce more with less by optimizing inputs, organizing manpower, and coll...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Trusted Advisor Partnership : https://trustedadvisorpartnership.com/ General Mills' regenerative agriculture commitment : https://www.generalmills.com/how-we-make-it/healthier-planet/environmental-impact/regenerative-agriculture "Trusted Advisor Partnership with Dr. Abbey Wick" on Soil Sense : https://podcaste...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Fyto : https://www.fyto.us/ It’s not every day that we get to feature a promising new crop on this show. Especially one uniquely suited to convert dairy manure into a high quality protein-rich and palatable feed. Jason Prapas is the founder and CEO of Fyto, which is pioneering the commercial production of...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Feedlot Health by TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods: https://www.feedlothealth.com TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods : https://www.telus.com/agcg Over the past five years or so, a Canadian telecommunications company has established themselves as a major player in agtech. Telus Agriculture has acquired a...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Norm : https://www.fbn.com/norm Farmers Business Network : https://www.fbn.com/ Today's episode features Kit Barron and Charles Baron of Farmers Business Network. However, today's episode is not about Kit or Charles as much as it is about Norm, FBN's AI-powered Ag advisor tool that they launched just weeks ago...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com Bibamba: https://bibamba.com/ The Business of Food Newsletter: https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/  Mara and Patrick Tcheunou live in Denver, Colorado. In 2015, they decided to buy a farm in Cameroon where Patrick is originally from to grow cacao. Their first harvest was ready to go in 2020 - the year the pan...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www. CalgaryAgbusiness.com TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture: https://www.truleaf.ca/ Goodleaf Farms : https://www.goodleaffarms.com/ Today’s episode features Jeff McKinnon of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture. Jeff and I have a really frank conversation about the current state of controlled environment agriculture. He holds nothing back in...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : http://www.calgaryagbusiness.com Edgar's Feed and Seed : https://www.edgarsfeedandseed.ca/ I know many of you are entrepreneurial. Maybe you’ve dreamed about starting a company. But there are many established companies that are looking for their next owner. In 2013, at the age of 23, Elliott and Rebecca Miller acquired Edgar’s Feed and...

Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : http://www.calgaryagbusiness.com Elevate Agronomics : https://www.elevateagronomics.com/ Today’s episode features Trent Kubik of Elevate Agronomics. In 2020, Trent and his brother Troy purchased a long-standing seed business in Winner, SD named Winner Seed.  From this purchase, their new company Elevate Agronomics was born.  A...