The Modern Acre

Kevin Wolz formerly led the Savanna Institute as its Co-Executive Director. In 2022, he joined  Canopy Farm Management  as its Chief Executive Officer. Canopy is a business launched by the Savanna Institute and Grantham Environmental Trust to expand agroforestry services in the Midwest. While CEO of Canopy, Kevin continues his contributions to Savanna Institute's mission as a lead scientist. Kevin...

Ali Cox is an agriculture and food ingredient marketing visionary and founder of Noble West , an award-winning marketing consultancy that believes that agriculture deserves better. The company specializes in the entire agriculture ecosystem and is at the forefront of regenerative water use, upcycling, zero waste greenhouses as well as hydroponic and organic farming. Ali and the team of brilliant c...

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler discuss some of their latest learnings in business and investing. Tim shares a recap of being full time at the farm this year and looks ahead to next year. Links: Acquired Podcast Founders Podcast All-In Podcast Become a Premium Subscriber Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag . Check out our interview with Dane .

As Pivot Bio's Chief Executive Officer, Chris is focused on increasing farmer profitability and resiliency, as well as driving a dramatic improvement of the agriculture supply chain's environmental sustainability by replacing synthetic fertilizers with new crop nutrition technologies. Chris has invested in and helped build companies across the ag and food value chain from on-farm biological and di...

Ben Gordon is the CEO of Fractal Ag , a farmland investment platform that brings investors alongside farmers to drive impact and returns. Ben previously co-created Corteva Agriscience's carbon program while also leading Business Development. His background includes experience in agriculture technology, management consulting, and private equity due diligence. Ben previously served as an Infantry Of...

Join the Co-op for full episode! Seana Day  of  Culterra Capital  and  Mark Brooks  of  FMC Ventures  led a Zoom call with our Co-op members discussing the latest in investing in agtech. We cover: Impact of flat and reduced valuations Need for lower middle market in ag Are OEM incumbents done acquiring? Is agtech shifting away from software solutions? Exits in agfintech Robotics having a moment  E...

Nic De Castro is the Founder and CEO of LandTrust. LandTrust exists to enable the enjoyment, profitability, and sustainability of America's undeveloped private lands. For farmers and ranchers who are looking for a practical way to add income to their operations, LandTrust is a website that connects landowners with respectful sportsmen looking to pay for access to their land. Unlike government prog...

Kevin Schwartz has been an investor in the food and agribusiness industry for more than two decades. Today he leads Paine Schwartz Partners as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. He is further the Chairman of Paine Schwartz Partners' ESG Committee driving a truly differentiated approach to sustainable food chain investing with material emphasis on the development of positive impacts. Lin...

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Weeds will decide the winners - A framework for weed control in agriculture." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help farmers mana...

On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler break down their takeaways from attending the RFSI Forum last month in Denver focused on the investing landscape in regenerative agriculture. They also share some sound bites from Brian Dawson , Rosario Bennett , and Jack Richardson on their biggest takeaways as well. Links: RFSI Forum Become a Premium Subscriber Sponsor: This episode is presented by...

Robby Sansom is Co-Founder & CEO at  Force of Nature , a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, TX. Robby's roots run deep in the natural food community. Previously, as CFO/COO at EPIC, Robby spent much of the last decade studying regenerative agriculture at ranches all over the world. Through this education, Force of Nature was co-founded with the intention to accelerate the creatio...

Marcus Lovell Smith is the CEO of Neutral Foods , the first carbon neutral food company in the United States that debuted nationally in 2021 with organic whole and 2% milk products available in more than 2,000 grocery stores from coast to coast. An accomplished leader in sustainable agriculture, technology, and entrepreneurship, Marcus has a personal connection to the agricultural world and a pass...

Peter Williams is the President of MyLand and has been with the company for three years, where he focuses on strategy, corporate finance, sales and marketing. Peter has over twenty-five years of experience with a career that spans engineering, sales and investment banking, prior to launching, running and exiting a diverse group of businesses. As an advisor, Peter has been involved in over $13 bill...

We are excited to share the first edition of our new podcast series focused on telling the stories of ag companies. The story of The Climate Corporation spans decades, multiple name changes, acquisitions, controversy, product pivots and more. Hear about the company that David Friedberg founded and sold to Monsanto for $930 million, plus the history and future of digital agriculture. Links: Join th...

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Beyond the carbon buzz - A framework for environmental sustainability in agriculture." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help far...

Episode 300 is here. Check out the new look website and Co-op . Plus, we talk about why we recently made the decision to quit organic at Nuss Farms. Links: Join the Co-op! Check out the Shop Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag . Check out our interview with Dane .

Tom Ryan is a 23-year veteran of the Land O'Lakes, Inc. federated system. Tom has held multiple leadership roles in sales, agronomy, marketing and operations across Land O'Lakes. Prior to joining Truterra, Tom headed WinField United's business operations team including customer experience, business analytics and data science. Tom also led WinField United's Strategic Retail Alliance efforts executi...

Sarah Day Levesque  is the Founder and Managing Director of RFSI – Regenerative Food Systems Investment – and has spent more than 15 years working to connect agriculture and food systems stakeholders to the information and networks they need to be successful. For the past six years, Sarah has worked closely with a community of ecological farmers in her role leading the development and execution of...

Dan Schultz is an agribusiness psychotherapist that helps agtech companies design their category and commercialize products differently. Links: Dan on LinkedIn Schultz Collaborative Rate & Review the NEW Spotify Feed Join the fitness challenge on Twitter Sponsor: This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com

Cassidy Johnston grew up in a suburb of Denver but has now been ranching for over a decade. She serves in the gap between the ranch and the table to build relationships and form bold partnerships to answer the question, "Where does my food come from?" Cassidy received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She was a student researcher at the Leeds Sc...

Alain Goubau  is the CEO of  Combyne Ag , which builds farmer-centric grain marketing management software.  Alain grew up on a mixed dairy and grain farm in Ontario, Canada. Prior to Combyne Ag, Alain led operations at 2 agtech and wind energy startups. He has also led various operational and strategy engagements within McKinsey & Company's agri-business team. Earlier in his career, Alain was a fi...

This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Data: the new oil or a new byproduct? A framework for data from the field." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career...

This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com Dane Hague is the CEO and co-founder of MyLand, a soil health company. MyLand's innovative and patented technology and unique Soil as a Service approach allows farmers to easily and rapidly implement regenerative agriculture practices and improve their soil health by harnessing the land's own native ecosystem, because No Two Fa...

This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com Anthony Howcroft is the CEO of SWARM Engineering. SWARM is a Software-as-a-Service platform that uses next generation cognitive computing to tackle challenges in the agri-food supply chain to save costs, reduce waste, and deliver environmental benefits. The SWARM platform is structured around a multi-agent approach which utiliz...

This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com Brenda Tjaden , founder of Prairie Routes, led this Co-op members call talking about how to monetize and model regenerative agriculture. This is jam packed with info and member Q&A. Subscribe to Brenda's Substack