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 f ...
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Real Time Soil Analysis In The Field With Samuel Fournier of ChrysaLabs
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ChrysaLabs: https://www.chrysalabs.com/ Today’s episode features Sam Fournier, CEO and co-founder of ChyrsaLabs. I had the chance to briefly meet Sam at World AgriTech. Thank you to Sachi Desai and the Bayer team for the intro. And when I heard what they were doing, I immediately asked if he’d ever be willing to come on the podcast. This idea of pr…
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[History of Agriculture] Frank Zybach, The Father of Center Pivot Irrigation
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I’ve never been to space, but it has been said that from outer space there are three man-made technologies visible: the Great Wall of China and electric illumination of the world’s largest cities are the first two. The third are the green crop circles created by center pivot irrigation. It has been said that the center pivot irrigation system is “p…
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Rethinking Food Ingredient Supply Chains With Adam Maxwell of Voyage Foods
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Voyage Foods: https://voyagefoods.com/ Jennifer Barney's Business of Food Newsletter: https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/ I continue to be interested in pursuing episodes that are more on the food side of the industry. I think at first glance some of these stories might make you question whether it really belongs on an agricultural podcast. But I …
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Ask The Ag Economist With Trey Malone, Ph.D.
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Dr. Trey Malone Profile: https://ag.purdue.edu/directory/tjmalone#:~:text=Trey%20Malone%20is%20an%20agri,on%20agri%2Dfood%20supply%20chains. Trey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treymalone MS-MBA Joint Degree: https://agribusiness.purdue.edu/degrees/ms-mba/ Dr. Trey Malone is an agri-food economist and the Boehlje Chair in Managerial Econom…
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Buy Then Build Soil Health (And Investment Returns) With Craig Wichner of Farmland LP
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Farmland LP: Back on the show today is Craig Wichner of Farmland LP. I had been reading in the news some of the big moves Craig and his team were making to acquire and add value to more farmland. And I thought, wow, this must be a tough environment just based on the prices of some of these specialty crops and the jump in interest rates. But what Cr…
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Building Ranch-Ready Technology With Lisbeth Jacobs of Gallagher
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Gallagher: https://am.gallagher.com/en-US I’m pleased to welcome Gallagher Animal Management Chief Executive Lisbeth Jacobs onto the show today. There is nothing like the battle-tested point of view from a company that has been an innovator and market leader for a long time. In Gallagher’s case, it’s in technology for animal management. A quick des…
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Why 25% Of Produce Never Leaves The Farm | Christine Moseley of Full Harvest
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Full Harvest: https://www.fullharvest.com/ Software is Feeding The World Newsletter: https://www.rhishipethe.com/sftw Metal Dog Labs: https://www.metaldoglabs.ai/ I’m really excited to share today’s episode with Christine Moseley. This problem of food waste is one I’ve been interested in since starting this podcast. The first episode I dedicated to…
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Ag Done Different Newsletter: https://agtechmarketinginsights.substack.com/ "Reclaim Your Market Power: The Agribusiness Blueprint for Strategic Influence" : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aO__6x2ze9QSe_e7jyWvCKJzh-4-I7yW/view?usp=drivesdk Schultz Collaborative: https://www.schultzcollaborative.com/ As lead category designer at Schultz Collaborat…
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FoA 429: Tractor Driver is Now a Remote Opportunity With Craig Rupp of Sabanto
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Sabanto: https://sabantoag.com/ FoA 241: From Drives to Driverless with Craig Rupp of Sabanto I’m really glad to get Craig Rupp back on the show today. Some of you might remember his interview on episode 241, where Craig shared the incredible journey of building 640 Labs which he sold to the Climate Corp and became the FieldView Drive. At that time…
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FoA 428: Is This 'Super Tree' The Future of Bioenergy and Plant-Based Protein? | Naveen Sikka of Terviva
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Terviva: https://terviva.com/ Today’s episode is long overdue. For the past 15 years, today’s guest: Naveen Sikka, has been working to commercialize the pongamia tree. There are several things that are special about this emerging crop. First, it’s a legume, so like soybeans, peas, lentils, chickpeas and other legumes, the plant forms symbiotic rela…
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FoA 427: Andrew Minarick on Remote Livestock Verification, Flyover Whiskey, and His Entrepreneurial Journey
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BovEye: https://boveye.com/ Flyover Whiskey: https://flyoverwhiskey.com/ FarmAfield: https://www.farmafield.com/ Andrew Minarick tells Tim about his latest company, BovEye, which is using computer vision and AI for remote livestock verification. As you’ll hear this is extremely important to his customer base which is not producers, but instead agri…
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FoA 426: My Framework For Thinking About the Future of Agriculture
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In this unique solo episode, Tim Hammerich shares his framework for thinking about the future of agriculture. Drawing inspiration from a recent keynote at the 4th annual Soybean Research Forum and Think Tank, Tim discusses the rationale behind the podcast and shares the four key questions (plus a bonus) that guide his exploration into agricultural …
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FoA 425: Value-Added Processing And The Future of Plant-Based Proteins With Nicole Atchison of PURIS [Growing Pulse Crops Crossover]
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PURIS: https://www.puris.com/ Growing Pulse Crops Podcast: https://growingpulsecrops.com/ Nicole Atchison is the CEO of PURIS Holdings, a vertically-integrated plant-based food company that operates from field to fork in primarily yellow peas. Nicole leads the agriculture side of the business, including contracting with growers, seed development an…
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FoA 424: Why Syngenta Is Investing In Soil Health With Matt Wallenstein
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Syngenta: https://www.syngenta.com/en [Soil Sense Podcast] Soil Health Assessment with Jordon Wade, Ph.D. FoA 364: Supporting Soil Health with Dr. Steve Rosenzweig and Dr. Abbey Wick [Soil Sense Crossover] Future of Agriculture 123: Nerding Out About Soil Health with Dr. Abbey Wick of North Dakota State University Future of Agriculture 162: Cannabi…
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FoA 423: What Works On Your Farm? | Nick Cizek of FarmTest | Mike Castellano of Iowa Nitrogen Initiative
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FarmTest: https://farmtest.ag/ Iowa Nitrogen Initiative: https://www.agron.iastate.edu/portfolio/iowa-nitrogen-initiative/ Today’s episode is a really unique concept and potential game-changer for how we think about on-farm technology, management practices and research. Historically, universities and agribusinesses would conduct randomized controll…
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FoA 422: Collaboration as a Business Strategy With Jeff Schreiner at Cultura Tech
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Cultura Technologies: https://culturatech.com/ Metal Dog Labs: https://www.metaldoglabs.ai/ Software Is Feeding The World Newsletter: https://www.rhishipethe.com/sftw If there’s been a theme on this show over the past few months, it’s what does tech collaboration look like? Is it lip service or will it lead to real outcomes? You’ve heard from Lawre…
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FoA 421: Decision-Grade Farm Data With Jim Ethington of Arable
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Arable: https://www.arable.com/ FoA 256: Agtech Collaboration and Data-Driven Decision Agriculture with Jim Ethington of Arable Today's episode features Arable CEO Jim Ethington. Jim first appeared on this show on episode 256 back in 2021 and I was pleased to get a chance to …
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FoA 420: Farmer-Driven Innovation With AgLaunch And Ag Ventures Alliance
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Ag Ventures Alliance: https://agventuresalliance.com/ AgLaunch: https://aglaunch.com/ FoA 068: Farmers Investing in AgTech with Spencer Stensrude of Ag Ventures Alliance and Matthew Rooda of SwineTech FoA 117: Bridging the Gap Between AgTech Entrepreneurs and Farmers with Pet…
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FoA 419: Laser Weeding And Growing A Robotics Company Toward An IPO With Paul Mikesell of Carbon Robotics
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Carbon Robotics: https://carbonrobotics.com/ Paul is the founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics. What Carbon Robotics is doing is novel and interesting in and of itself, and we’re going to talk a lot about that in today’s episode. But it’s important to note that Paul has a really…
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FoA 418: Bayer's Collaboration With Microsoft | Claudia Roessler | Mark Pendergrast
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Azure Data Manager for Agriculture (ADMA): https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/data-manager-for-agriculture Ag Powered Services: https://agpoweredservices.com/ "Scaling Sustainability Through Bayer & Microsoft Partnership": https://www.bayer.com/en/agriculture/bayer-an…
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FoA 417: Commercializing University Research For Better Nutrient Management | Phospholutions | Sentinel Fertigation
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Phospholutions: https://www.phospholutions.com/ Sentinel Fertigation: https://www.sentinelfertigation.com/ I’m a firm believer that in the U.S. our agricultural research and extension programs at our land grant universities truly are national treasures. But of all the outstan…
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FoA 416: Robotic Mushroom Harvesting with Sean O'Connor of 4AG Robotics
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ 4AG Robotics: https://4ag.ai/ As you heard a bit about in last weeks episode, mushrooms are an incredible indoor crop with a ton of advantages and potential. But they are also extremely labor intensive. “When you have a crop that doubles in size every 24 hours, you're often p…
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FoA 415: Farming Mycelium with Eben Bayer of Ecovative
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Ecovative: https://www.ecovative.com/ MyForest Foods: https://myforestfoods.com/ I’ve been meaning to do an episode on mushroom farming and mushroom technology for a long long time. But the right story just never presented itself. Then I got connected with Ecovative and about…
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FoA 414: Amie Thesingh on Leading Technology and Strategy at a 100 Year-Old Agribusiness
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Wilbur-Ellis: https://www.wilburellis.com/ Today's episode features Amie Thesingh, president of ag solutions and chief technology officer at Wilbur-Ellis. Today’s episode is a perfect compliment to last week’s episode with Brad Fruth of Beck’s Hybrids. Both Beck’s and Wilbur-…
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FoA 413: Practical Farm Innovation With Brad Fruth of Beck's Hybrids
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Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/ AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/ Software is Feeding The World: https://www.rhishipethe.com/sftw Beck's Hybrids: https://www.beckshybrids.com/ The word “innovation” is tossed around quite a bit - I’m guilty of overusing it myself. But what does it mean? There’s probably no better person to dig into this ques…
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