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We tell the stories of innovators at the intersection of agriculture and technology to answer the question: what really is agtech and why should you care?
This podcast takes a 360° view into emerging agriculture technologies by creating dialogue among stakeholders in academia, industry, growers, producers, Extension specialists, the overall agriculture sustainability community, and other important stakeholders. Join us with host, Adrian Percy, as we present this information in an engaging format encompassing multiple viewpoints and more as we explore AgTech together. @AgTech360 agtech360@gmail.com go.ncsu.edu/CERSA southernipm.org
Conversation and community about technology in agriculture.
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Unlocking Phosphorus for the Future of Fertility with Hunter Swisher of Phospholutions
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When it comes to phosphorus-- the second most prominent fertilizer component– a big problem today is that it is simultaneously too rare on earth overall and too abundant in the landscapes where it's used. The vast majority of the world’s phosphorus reserves are found in just two countries, Morocco and China. And phosphorus runoff, largely originati…
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Can Molecular Farming Replace Cows with Crops? with Amos Palfreyman of Miruku
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The question of how to make commodity crops more valuable is a perennial one in agriculture, and over the years there have been a lot of good-- and bad-- answers. Recently, one strategy has emerged that we find particularly intriguing, though it's safe to say it comes with plenty of challenges. Today, we’re exploring molecular farming– which, in th…
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Exploring Alternative Crops in Extension with David Suchoff
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Episode 20: A Look into Alternative Crops with David Suchoff NC State Extension Specialist David Suchoff gives us a glimpse into the future of alternative crops in North Carolina. From hemp and sesame to sunflowers and flax, Suchoff's research takes market demand and farmer concerns into consideration as he investigates crops that can help farmers …
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Transforming Animal Waste into Renewable Fertilizer with Jordan Phasey from Phinite
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When people in ag think about fertilizer, nitrogen -- or N -- is usually the first thing that comes to mind, whether thinking about yields, costs, or environmental impacts. But phosphorus is another concerning element of the crop nutrient mix, due to the declining mineable supplies, and the fact that those supplies are almost exclusively located in…
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Supporting Crops of the Future with FFAR
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Episode 19 - Near, FFAR, Wherever You Are: Supporting Crops of the Future with FFAR Dr. Jeffrey Rosichan shares how FFAR helps identify and support crops of the future. Peek inside this funding force to discover how some uncommon research projects gain steam. Growers in the U.S. are seeing the benefits of FFAR’s global connections as research proje…
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Future of Fertilizer... So What? with Tim Hammerich from Future of Agrculture
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Global geopolitical disruptions first put fertilizer center stage as farmers around the world struggled with price and supply swings. But that was just the beginning of the conversation– as fertilizer tech begins to step into the spotlight, offering alternatives not only to traditional products, but to our whole way of thinking about the crop nutri…
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AgTech Headlines… So What? - Mineral Launch, Planet Labs Insurance, Deere Right-to-Repair
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Breaking news in the agtech world abounds here at the beginning of 2023, and as we've tracked the latest announcements, we've been thinking a lot about a few tech updates, especially from major brands, and what they might mean for the agtech landscape in the near future. Today, teammates Komal Patel and Matthew Pryor join Sarah to discuss a few pie…
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Combatting Weed Resistance with Bio Herbicide and Harpe Bio
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Episode 18 - Combatting Weed Resistance with Bio Herbicide and Harpe Bio Story of a Start-Up – Entrepreneur Chad Brommer, CTO of Harpe Bio, dabbled with new formulations in his kitchen blender before collaborating with experts to create a new herbicide. The new mode of action in their biologically based herbicide is quickly proving to be effective …
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Building a Food Business Ecosystem from the Farm Up, with Michael Bosworth of Next Generation Foods
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Agtech has long had an interest in shortening the supply chain between farms and consumers. And yet after years of effort, relatively little progress has been made beyond a proliferation of farmers markets and some new “local” tags at supermarkets. There are a lot of challenges in this space that go beyond a simple technical fix, and overcoming the…
Episode 17 - Electrocuting Weeds with Cropzone Dirk Vandenhirtz, CEO of Cropzone talks about electrocuting weeds. Growers in several countries are seeing the benefits of this new technology on their fields and in their pockets. Herbicide resistance is no longer an issue with this novel approach to weed management. AgTech 360 is brought to you by No…
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2022: The Year of Risk at AgTech… So What?
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2022 was a wild year– both in the world of agtech broadly, and for us here at Tenacious Ventures. We’ve covered a lot of ground, spanning everything from scaling soil tech, to the future of ag marketing, to alternative protein, novel investing tactics, and most recently, the next generation of farm inputs. Today, we’re taking some time to reflect o…
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Sustainable agtech is a dirty business - Sam Duncan, FarmLab
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Meet Sam Duncan: Sam Duncan is the CEO and founder of Farm Lab, a company that helps farmers and their consultants reduce the cost of environmental projects by giving them a platform to manage and measure soil, biodiversity, nutrients, and other factors that play a role in farming and agriculture. Discussion Points: The role of carbon in soil The i…
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Shifting from Climate Measurement to Risk Mitigation, with Cullen Gunn from Kilter Rural
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There is a lot of momentum in agtech right now around investing at the intersection of ag and climate– and inevitably, many conversations start with a focus on how to measure impact. The problem we’ve been thinking about lately-- this conversation often gets stuck on the measurement challenge. In our perspective, the real opportunities go beyond ju…
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Why is autonomy in ag so hard? With Ray Russell and Connie Bowen
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We’ve talked and thought a lot about autonomy this year, and despite what we think are some promising developments, overall, we continue to be struck by just how hard it is to bring solutions to market. From the technology to the use case, from the regulations to data, there are barriers and problems to solve in every direction. So today we’re cove…
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From Buyer Beware to Seller Beware in Agtech
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We’ve been thinking a lot recently about how much the world of agtech has changed over the last two decades, and how companies, and more importantly, their customers, are adapting to an increasingly digitally native world. For years, the focus was on educating farmer-customers and post-sales training. But today, sophisticated growers tell their tec…
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The Future of Fertilizer - Nitrogen: Part 2, with Jupiter Ionics and Kula Bio
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Today we're tackling part two of our future of Nitrogen fertilizer discussion, focusing on the realm of business models and strategies. We chat with two companies exploring how we might reimagine the way farmers around the world buy and sell this critical input, including through distributed, rather than centralized, supply chains. We’ll continue o…
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#Collabriculture - why agriculture needs diverse collaboration to overcome big challenges. Oli Madgett, Perennial + AgriTech Meetup South Australia
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In this episode, Pete speaks with Oli Madgett - he became a grower in McLaren Vale in 2015, and leads Perennial in Australia, working with the MLA and AgriFutures to scale soil carbon quantification and decarbonise agrifood supply chains. Oli also runs the Adelaide AgriTech Meetup, which brings together a community of more than 1,500 developers, fa…
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The Future of Fertilizer - Nitrogen, with Jupiter Ionics and Kula Bio
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This is the first episode in our series on the future of fertilizer, starting with Nitrogen - the N in NPK. Russia’s war in Ukraine has collided with natural gas supply chain disruptions and sent the price of fertilizer skyrocketing. But, this isn’t the least of the crop nutrient industry’s problems. It’s a space renowned for being complex and conf…
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A Connected Farming Future. Hamish Munro, Pairtree Intelligence
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Is a future of connected farming possible? Hamish Munro is a fifth-generation farmer from the Central West of NSW and Co-founder of Pairtree. Pairtree Intelligence is centralising disparate data sets into a single log-in space, enabling data stacking’ for higher level analytics and greater decision support at the fingertips of farmers. In this epis…
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On-Farm Climate Risks and the Future of Ag Finance with Clay Govier
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For a year that has already seen so much downside for US farmers in the form of extreme weather - from droughts to soaring temperatures - there’s another risk looming: rising interest rates. Adapting to an increasingly unpredictable and extreme climate is not cheap or easy. For farmers planning for the resilience and longevity of their business, th…
The Talking AgTech podcast launches in October 2022 - follow us on your favourite podcast player so you don't miss an episode. What is AgTech? AgTech, also known as Agricultural Technology or Agrotechnology, is the application of technology to agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture to help increase yield, efficiency, and profitability. AgTech c…
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Legacy Finance Eyes Agtech, with Wells Fargo
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While early-stage agtech tends to play in the venture world, it pays to check in with how folks sitting in banking think about their role as partners to startups. Traditional lenders can draw on the best part of a century of connection to agriculture, and potentially offer significant options for financing the growth of later-stage companies. This …
