The Modern Acre

Aaron Hutchinson is the President and Co-Founder of CropTrak. CropTrak brings decades of experience as the leading cloud technology solution to document, share, and analyze an entire supply chain in real-time from source through production. By digitally enabling and connecting their entire supply chain management process, customers can more seamlessly weave together the story of their product, con...

Tim's LinkedIn post on our experience with organic farming went viral. We dig into our experience and thoughts on organic before providing some updates on The Modern Acre Co-op membership community! Links Co-op | Apply for a Pass | TopSoil Newsletter

Cole Jones is the CEO and Founder of Local Line. Local Line helps farmers, food hubs, and farmers' markets access new customers and digitize their businesses. Their e-commerce, CRM, inventory and logistics modules enable food producers of all kinds to control their own brand and grow their business on their terms. Connect with Local Line Website | LinkedIn

Ian Harley is CEO and co-founder of Traction Ag, Inc , a cloud-based farm accounting and management software company focused on helping farmers become more profitable and efficient. Ian has more than 25 years of experience in sales and management of AgTech companies, delivering accounting, operations and agronomy software. Prior to Traction Ag, Ian held roles at Granular, Trimble and Farm Works So...

Guillermo Valenzuela is the VP of Sales and Marketing at WiseConn, an agtech company that has developed a technology to measure and control water and other fluids in such diverse areas such as agriculture, mining and hydrology. The WiseConn platform consists of a wireless hardware installed on the field and software that is accessible through the Internet, allowing users to view their process and...

Trey Hill is the owner and manager of Harborview Farms in Rock Hall, Maryland. A fourth generation grain farmer, he and his family sustainably produce corn, wheat, and soybeans for the Mid-Atlantic region. A graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Farm Management and Economics, Trey has been committed throughout his career to innovative agriculture sustainability.  At Harborview Farms, he a...

Founders Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner are the CEO and COO, respectively, of Verdant Robotics. After coming on the show last year, Gabe and Curtis join this week to give an update on Verdant, including raising their Series A, progress on commercialization, and dealing with a changing economic landscape. Connect with Verdant Robotics Website | LinkedIn

Chris Kerston is the Co-CEO of Land to Market, the world's first outcomes-based verified regenerative sourcing solution. They support brands and producers who are leading the way in giving the land a voice and working to improve soil health, water, biodiversity and ecosystem function. Chris ranched full time for over 10 years before joining the Savory Institute. With a longstanding passion for reg...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - Tim is joining Nuss Farms full time in 2023 to further support the farm's growth and regenerative transition. We talk through what this means for Tim and the farm, while also covering our 2023 predictions in ag. Email Tim to connect at tim@nussfarms.com

Erik Westblom is the Co-Founder and CEO of Provision, and agtech startup that makes cloud software to streamline food safety and QA. Clients can build simple digital templates that expedite recordkeeping, with automatic schedules, rules, and alerts that increase compliance. All food safety and quality data is centralized in one hub with automatic history and customizable reporting. This makes it f...

Shannon Boselli and Clara Cecil are the Head of Sales and Business Development and the Head of Customer Success, respectively, at Proof. Proof aims to lead the next evolution of business intelligence through verified ESG & Impact Data. They believe that all future decisions, whether it be business decisions, investment decisions, or broad consumer behavior, will be influenced by their effect on pe...

Lauren Manning is a Senior Associate at the Croatan Institute, an independent, nonprofit research and action institute whose mission is to build social equity and ecological resilience by leveraging finance to create pathways to a just economy. Lauren is an attorney, law professor, and farmer with a dedicated passion for all things farming. Before joining Croatan Institute, Lauren was a venture ca...

Brandon Welch is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mad Capital. Beginning in 2019, he formulated the idea for the Perennial Fund and has led all efforts from whitepaper creation to financial modeling, fundraising, portfolio management to building the team. In 2021, he led the close of $10M into the Perennial Fund I from 42 investors in 7 countries. He previously managed the Colorado Carbon Fund, a revolvi...

Natalie Collins is the Interim President of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), who exists to protect and promote the interests of California winegrape growers by providing members a unified voice, effective advocacy and strong leadership. CAWG promotes the winegrowing industry's long-term success by advancing the adoption of sound public policies, and fostering awareness and u...

Troy Carter is the CEO and Co-founder of Earthshot Labs, a startup building the technology and expert guidance to develop and finance nature based carbon projects globally. Their mission is to restore nature at the planetary scale. Seizing the unprecedented opportunity of the carbon market, Earthshot is building the technology and operational capacity to scale carbon credits globally in alignment...

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Igino Cafiero is the Co-founder and CEO of Bear Flag Robotics, which was acquired by Deere & Co in August 2021 and is now run as an independent subsidiary. Bear Flag Robotics is developing autonomous farming technology. Growers can orchestrate a fleet of autonomous equipment directly from their smartphone or tablet, allowing them to realize productivity gains and reduce their operational expenses....

Rob Hranac is the CEO of Pattern Ag, an agtech startup developing a recommendation and product discovery platform centered around a deep understanding of soil. They are leveraging advances in genomics, robotics, and high-resolution agronomic data to build this knowledge, in service of improving farm profitability. Rob joins the podcast to talk about his path to Pattern, their investors and long te...

Bill Stoddart and Chris Zuehlsdorff are the CEO and COO, respectively, of Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, which is an organic farmland finance company that provides farmer-friendly leases and mortgages to the next generation of organic farmers. Since their founding in 2007, they have directed $85 million in investments in organic agriculture. Their goal is to make organic agriculture the norm, not...

This week Tim and Tyler share their takeaways from the Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum that took place in Denver last week! Tune in if you're ready for some hot takes on investing in regenerative agriculture. Join the Co-op!  Co-op Details  |  Buy an Pass  |  Resources | Follow us on Twitter

Oscar Baracaldo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Farmfolio, an agtech platform that has come together to fulfill a single mission ― To Evolve Agribusiness Ownership.  This simple and compelling mission has guided the company to create some of the most meaningful operations in the country of Colombia, for Farmfolio, and for farm owners across the globe. Farmfolio currently exceeds $70M of assets under...

Connie Bowen is the founding General Partner of Farmhand Ventures , a venture studio building the future of work in specialty crop agriculture. She's also a Venture Partner with Republic , where she collaborates across the startup ecosystem to support founders and their ideas. She is passionate about distributing knowledge and inspiring inclusive, impactful innovation in global food and ag systems...

Alexander Reichert is the co-founder and CEO of AgVend, a digital commerce platform in the agriculture industry. AgVend's tools constructively power the omnichannel experiences for ag retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. Alexander joins us the podcast to talk about founding AgVend, evolving the business model, disruption vs. innovation, and much more. Tune in! Links RFSI Forum | Join the Co...

This week on Acre Insights: What Kim Kardashian's PE fund means for content creation, USDA's "climate-smart" grants that don't actually go to farmers, Patagonia's founder gives away profits, and California's heat wave. Links RFSI Forum | Join the Co-op to get 10% off registration

Eduardo Novillo Astrada is the CEO & Co-Founder of Agrotoken. Agrotoken is a blockchain company that was the first to create stable coins backed by Agro-Commodities. By creating stable coins enabled by blockchain and smart contracts, they create new, unique and improved financial products that will satisfy financial needs in superior ways. Connect with Eduardo LinkedIn | Website Join the Co-op!  C...