Croptastic the InnerPlant Podcast

This special two-episode edition takes a deep dive into the science behind InnerPlant with co-founder and chief science officer Rod Kumimoto and head of detection technologies, Ari Kornfeld. Episode 1 focuses on the plant biology behind the fluorescent signals that InnerPlant’s crops give off when they’re under stress from pathogens or a lack of water or nutrients. Episode 2 focuses on the science...

Yacov Salomon joins this episode to talk about the role that big data, AI, and machine learning have to play in the future of agriculture. Yacov is an artificial intelligence lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley and co-founder of Ketch. Yacov also serves as adviser to a number of firms lending his expertise as a data scientist and AI/machine learning expert.

Brandon Hunnicutt, a 5th-generation Nebraskan farmer, joins the show to give a farmer’s perspective on the role that technology plays in the future of agriculture. Brandon serves as vice-chair of the Nebraska Corn Board, a board member of the National Corn Growers Association, and chairman of the board of Field to Market: the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture.

Pam Marrone joins the show to talk about how biologicals and other technologies will change agriculture and what it’s like to be one of less than two dozen women in history to lead an IPO.  Pam is a pioneering agtech entrepreneur who founded and led Marrone Bio to a successful IPO as its CEO and shares her unparalleled knowledge of agtech with us on this episode. 

Ben Chostner joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of agriculture and food. Ben is an early agtech pioneer and Vice President of Blue River Technology, which was acquired by John Deere in 2017. He was Blue River’s second employee and led the development of the company’s See & Spray precision weed-targeting system. 

Carl Peterson, owner of Peterson Farms Seed network and third-generation farmer, joins the show to give a farmer-centric view of the future of agriculture and food. 

Patrick Vizzone joins Shely to talk about China's role in the global future of agriculture and food. Patrick is one of InnerPlant's newest investors/advisors and is International Head of Food Beverage and Agribusiness and Hong Kong Head of Corporate Banking for the Australia New Zealand  Banking Group. Patrick also spent more than a decade on the board of China Agri Industries, which was...

Nate Salpeter, entrepreneur and founder from Sweet Farm and Sno.llc, joins Shely to talk about how agtech can transform the future of agriculture and food to help feed the world's growing population while reducing the impacts of industrialized farming on animals and plants.  

Nick Koshnick, pioneering agtech founder and founder of Ponder, joins Shely to talk about the genesis of agtech and how reducing the use of chemical fertilizers is critical to the future of agriculture and food. 

Nick Halla, SVP International at Impossible Foods and the company's first employee, joins Shely to talk about Impossible's mission and how it's charting a path toward the future of agriculture and food. 

Ridge Evers, regenerative farmer + 6X tech CEO who led Intuit's creation of QuickBooks, joins the show to talk about how to shift agriculture away from current extractive methods.