The Modern Acre | Ag Built Different

Tim and Tyler talk to Adam Koppel about founding a regenerative ag startup, why outcomes are important, and his several ag hot takes. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Agrology - https://www.agrology.ag  The Modern Acre Co-op - https://themodernacre.com/co-op 

Tim and Tyler talk to Brian Reisinger about his book Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and The Untold History Of The Disappearing American Farmer. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Brian Reisinger - https://www.brian-reisinger.com  The Modern Acre Co-op - https://themodernacre.com/co-op 

Tim and Tyler talk to Amanda Nigg about her ag-focused online fitness business, her partnership with Red Bull, and her thoughts on MAHA. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Farm Fit Momma - https://www.farmfitmomma.com  Red Bull Rancher Strong - https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/rancher-strong 

Tim and Tyler talk to Andrew Sunderman about the background of the $2B PTx Trimble deal that finalized a year ago.  — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links PTx - https://www.ptxag.com/ Farmer Mode Hats are in stock! https://farmermode.com 

Tim and Tyler talk to Eric Morgan of Rooted Ag about all things regenerative, the importance of cover crops, and why there's still a lot to learn about biologicals. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Rooted Ag - https://www.rootedag.com  Farmer Mode Hats are in stock! https://farmermode.com 

Tim and Tyler talk to Ali and Niki Wente of Wente Vineyards about the state of the wine market, sustainable farming, and growing the family business. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Wente Vineyards - https://wentevineyards.com/  Wine Sisters Book Club Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wine-sisters-book-club/id1792737894  PREORDER Farmer Mode Hats - https://farmermode.com 

Farmer Mode hats are here! Preorder yours now: https://farmermode.com Join The Modern Acre Co-op as an annual member and get a Farmer Mode hat for free! — This is a special bonus episode! We are airing an episode from The Modern Acre Co-op, our membership community. Every week, Tim and Tyler share their "pick of the week" and discuss a news event from the week. Enjoy the sneak peak and if you enjoy this type of content, consider joining the Co-op. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Shopify CEO AI Memo - https://x.com/tobi/status/1909251946235437514  Function Health - https://www.functionhealth.com  Chris Laudando Post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laudando_agtech-ip-laserweeding-activity-7317929874273312768-fIZS/  Farmer Mode - https://farmermode.com  The Modern Acre Co-op - https://themodernacre.com/coop 

Tim and Tyler talk to Todd Robran on agtech markets and how his company Growers Edge is approaching growth. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Growers Edge - https://www.growersedge.com  Farmer Mode Hats - https://farmermode.com 

Farmer Mode hats are here! Preorder yours now: https://farmermode.com — Tim and Tyler talk to Justin Mares about founding Kettle & Fire and growing it into the largest bone broth company in the world, his thoughts on regenerative ag, and Justin's business ideas in food & ag. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links Kettle & Fire - https://www.kettleandfire.com TrueMed - https://www.truemed.com Justin's Substack - https://justinmares.substack.com Farmer Mode - https://farmermode.com 

Tim and Tyler talk to Dane Hague about how the past few years have gone raising capital, finding traction, and expanding into new markets. — This episode is presented by PF Partners. Unlock the exclusive AgTech Go-to-Market webinar HERE. — Links MyLand - https://myland.ag

Tim and Tyler talk to Bill Brady about his philosophy for building teams, boards, and companies, while also digging into his current company, Kula Bio. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Kula Bio - https://www.kulabio.com  Kula Bio on Aglist - https://aglist.com/manufacturer/kula-bio  AgList - https://aglist.com 

Tim and Tyler recap their experince and takeaways from World Agri-Tech last week and share some updates for the multiple "hats" they wear. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Nuss Farms - https://nussfarms.com  Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com  AgList - https://aglist.com  World Agri-Tech - https://worldagritechusa.com 

Announcement: We launched yelp for biologicals @ AgList.com! — Tim and Tyler talk to Adam DeGroot about his family's collection of ag and trucking businesses. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links DeGroot Farms - https://degrootfarms.com  DeGroot Logistics - https://degrootlogistics.com  Dock411 - https://dock411.com 

We launched Yelp for Biologicals! Check it out at AgList.com. — This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "The price is right (even when it's low) - A framework for commodity crop prices 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 manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva, Mineral, and now, Innerplant. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Topsoil - https://topsoil.substack.com Ariel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpatton/ AgList - https://aglist.com

Tim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/timnuss/ ) and Tyler ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-nuss/ ) talk to Andrew Duff ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-duff-um-reb2000/ ) about the biological space, why mycorrhizal fungi matters, and why Groundwork BioAg was an early believer in AgList. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Groundwork BioAg - https://groundworkbioag.com  Groundwork BioAg on AgList - https://aglist.com/manufacturer/groundwork-bioag AgList: Yelp for Biologicals - https://aglist.com World AgriTech - https://worldagritechusa.com/program/ 

We launched Yelp for Biologicals! Check it out at AgList.com. — A principal with Pinion, Brian leads the firm's Government and Public Affairs service area. With a background in environmental law and regulations, he identifies and educates business owners on how to influence and change political systems for a market advantage. Recent successes include: Saving U.S. farmers an estimated $5 billion, collectively, by initiating the Farmers for Tax Fairness coalition to oppose changes to cash accounting, resulting in an ag exemption in the House tax reform draft bill. Leading an ongoing effort to change tax code to allow thousands of mutual ditch, irrigation, and water companies to access private investment to upgrade aging water infrastructure. Led a coalition instrumental in the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). USMCA is critical for U.S. agriculture and ensures preferential market access for our farmers. Pulling together a partnership of tribes and dairy farmers to develop a biogas facility and turn dairy manure into 450 kilowatts of power. This effort eliminated a lawsuit threat, increased dairy herd size, and enhanced salmon protection. Helping establish a habitat exchange to offset habitat impacts from mineral development by providing incentives to landowner and industry for land and water stewardship. Brian is a founder of Vela Environmental, a consulting firm supporting long-term business sustainability that became part of the firm in 2013. During the past 20 years, he has served as chief of staff, legislative director, and environmental and energy adviser to U.S. Senator Max Baucus. A leader in sustainability, he was awarded the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and selected as a U.S.-Japan Leadership Foundation Fellow. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Pinion - https://www.pinionglobal.com/people/brian-kuehl/ Resources for Affected USA Employees - https://www.linkedin.com/in/constancebowen/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-cain-9734b644/

We launched Yelp for Biologicals! Check it out at AgList.com. — Arun Ohri was Tim's pick for 2024 Ag Person of the Year on our annual Acre Awards. Arun Ohri (Arunohri@hotmail.com) is a farmer who owns both Jubilant Earth Nursery and AAA Land Management. He was raised by a family of farmers who grew peaches on 20 acres in Yuba City.  Thirty-six years ago, they also planted walnut trees in what Ohri describes as really bad conditions – “muck.” Those trees have since adapted to rough conditions. Ohri stresses these aren't genetically modified trees — they have naturally evolved to be able to thrive in poor soil and Jubilant  Earth Nursery now sells them.  Ohri says these seeds are hardier and make going organic more easy. On his own 1600-acre farm, he currently grows walnuts and almonds. About 400 acres are organic, and he's working on transitioning the remaining 1,200 acres. Arun has recently scaled his biological product, Worm Fuel, and also has a DTC nut butter company, Amazing Nut Company. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Amazing Nut Company - https://amazingnutcompany.com/ AgList - https://aglist.com

Come find us at World Ag Expo at the Polaris Energy Services booth in the PG&E Pavilion at the Gate B entrance! — Clay Mitchell is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Fall Line Capital.  He is a fifth-generation Iowa farmer who has spent his entire career becoming one of the most innovative, progressive and respected farmers in the world. Clay led the revolution in precision agriculture from a variable-rate approach to an automation approach. In refining commercial grain farming at The Mitchell Farm, he has conducted highly introspective agronomic studies that have driven innovation in the use of auto-steering, next-generation control systems for farming inputs, wireless farm networking, grain storage automation, no-till farming techniques and controlled-traffic farming systems. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Fall Line Capital - https://www.fall-line-capital.com Clay on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-mitchell-4b66b34/

We launched Yelp for Biologicals! Check it out at AgList.com. — This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "The price is right (even when it's low) - A framework for commodity crop prices 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 manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva, Mineral, and now, Innerplant. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Topsoil - https://topsoil.substack.com Ariel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpatton/ AgList - https://aglist.com

We launched Yelp for Biologicals! Check it out at AgList.com. — Jack Richardson is kicking off a new and improved version of The Modern Acre newsletter. After starting his career in venture banking, Jack has spent the last five years in AgTech, first at a food waste startup and now in precision technology at an Ag OEM. He's spent most of his career in strategy roles where he's explored ways to make business models work. Outside of his specific roles, he's written about the space more broadly – you may have come across his prior writing on LinkedIn. In tandem with the contributing to the monthly newsletter, Jack will join us on the podcast every month to break down his latest research and dig into the strategy behind the topic he's covering. This month we dig into breaking down the fascinating business of Erewhon. Check out the newsletter here. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links AgList - https://aglist.com Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com Tyler on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-nuss/ Tim on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timnuss/

We're so excited to announce a project that's been in the works for almost a year: AgList.com. AgList is an online platform that allows farmers to discover and endorse biologicals. Tune in to hear more about why we built it and how you can join the fun on AgList.com. Special shout out to our launch partners, who believed in our vision before it was built and provided crucial feedback: Pivot Bio, Vestaron, Groundwork BioAg, Kula Bio, Certis Biologicals, Corteva Agriscience, Sound Ag, and Indigo. THANK YOU! — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links AgList - https://aglist.com A Letter from Tim and Tyler - https://aglist.com/about-us Newsletter AgList Overview - https://themodernacre.substack.com Tyler on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-nuss/ Tim on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timnuss/

John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, a regenerative agronomy consulting company, and the host of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast. He is known for developing crop nutrition management systems that increase yields and profitability while reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. He has been teaching growers around the world the principles and practices of these regenerative agriculture systems for the past 15 years. It is John's mission to have regenerative agriculture become the mainstream globally by 2040. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links John Kempf - https://johnkempf.com Advancing Eco Agriculture - https://advancingecoag.com Danny on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kempf-6b59a450/ Tyler on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-nuss/ Tim on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timnuss/

Danny Bernstein is the Managing Partner of Reservoir Ventures and the CEO of the Reservoir, an ecosystem of nonprofit and for-profit ventures tackling California's most urgent challenges and opportunities. Before founding the Reservoir, Danny spent 20 years in Silicon Valley leading business development, partnerships, and developer programs at Google and Microsoft. At Google, he worked across products like Search, Chrome, Firebase, and Google Identity after the acquisition of Meebo, a Web 2.0 startup that was sold to Google 2012. At Microsoft, he led critical product lines for Microsoft Teams. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links The Reservoir - https://www.reservoir.co Danny on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannybernstein/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Paul Mikesell is the founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics. Paul has deep experience founding and building successful technology startups. Paul co-founded Isilon Systems, a distributed storage company, in 2001. Isilon went public in 2006 and was acquired by EMC for $2.5 billion in 2010. In 2006, Paul co-founded Clustrix, a distributed database startup that was acquired by MariaDB in 2018. Prior to Carbon, Paul served as Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Uber, where he grew the team and opened the company's engineering office in Seattle, later focusing on deep learning and computer vision. — This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more HERE. — Links Carbon Robotics - https://carbonrobotics.com Paul on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mikesell-4b63a9/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Tune in for our end of year award, recap, and predictions show! Part 2: Biggest Change for 2025 Podcast Recap and Goals Nuss Farms Recap and Goals Boring Business of the Year 2024 Obsession 2025 Predictions Tim's Surprise Category — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Tegner Mill - https://www.tegnermill.com Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Tune in for our end of year award, recap, and predictions show! Part 1: Favorite Episode of the Year Business We'd Invest $10,000 In Ag Person of the Year Favorite Business Person Craziest Person We're Following Favorite Content — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Zac Ellis Episode - https://themodernacre.com/352 David Friedberg Episode - https://themodernacre.com/351 Ohalo - https://ohalo.com Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Travis Potter Episode - https://themodernacre.com/378 FlavCity / Bobby Parrish - https://www.flavcity.com Peter Levels - https://x.com/levelsio Bryson DeChambeau - https://www.youtube.com/@brysondechambeau Craig Fuller on MFM - https://www.mfmpod.com/he-got-fired-by-his-dad-so-he-built-a-60myr-empire/ The Psychology of Money - https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Walt Duflock is a 5th generation California farmer (cattle, wine grapes, leafy greens), 30-year Silicon Valley startup veteran (eBay and 3 other acquisitions), and 7 years as an AgTech Innovation leader at SVG-THRIVE and Western Growers (where he's focused on solutions for labor, water, and food safety) — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Western Growers - https://www.wga.com Walt on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/waltduflock/ CA Ag Labor Deck - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/waltduflock_agtech-ecosystem-california-has-a-large-activity-7271332885318512640-eP9S?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Mike Hemman is the SVP of Netafim North America. Mike joined Netafim in 2019 as the President of Netafim USA and was promoted to Senior Vice President of North America in 2024. He has been instrumental in driving strategic growth and expanding profit margins through innovative market strategies, customer segmentation, product lifecycle management, and improvements in supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies. With multiple decades of experience in the crop protection and seed industry, Mike has held key commercial leadership positions at DuPont, Corteva, and Pioneer Seed.  — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Netafim - https://www.netafimusa.com Mike on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/agexecutiveandchangeleader/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Cody Agee is the Owner & CEO at Sierra Dairy Laboratory. After getting his degree in finance and a career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, Cody decided to search for a business to buy. He ended up acquiring Sierra Dairy Laboratory and joins the podcast to tell the whole story. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Sierra Dairy Laboratory - https://www.sierradairylab.com Cody on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-agee-62451142/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "How to do better napkin math - A framework for units and measures 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 manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva, Mineral, and now, Innerplant. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Topsoil - https://topsoil.substack.com Ariel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpatton/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Travis Potter is the founder of Tractor Beverage, an innovative beverage company that offered the first and only Certified Organic, Non-GMO beverage solution for foodservice. Travis is now working on his next project - bringing Green Lightning to market. Green Lightning has developed on farm technology that produces liquid fertilizer from only air and water. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Green Lightning - https://www.greenlightning.ag Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Tracey Wiedmeyer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gripp. From independent growers to national co-ops, Gripp is focused on providing the ultimate platform for connecting operations teams, keeping tabs on their equipment whereabouts, interactions, and bringing organization to their unique collection of operational knowledge & routines. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Gripp - https://www.gripp.ag Tracey on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiedmeyer/ Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Big announcement! Tyler and Tim are joining Polaris Energy Services as CEO and Head of Corporate Development, respectively. They break down all of the details of the move and share more about how Polaris enables California farmers to get paid and save more money. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Hourly Flex Pricing Pilot - https://polarisenergyservices.com/hourly-flex-pricing Follow Polaris on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/polaris-energy-services/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Stemilt Growers is a family-owned and operated tree fruit growing, packing, and shipping company based in Wenatchee, Washington. The company was founded in 1964 by the Mathison's, a multi-generational farming family who have grown fruit for more than a century. Today, Stemilt grows and markets fresh apples, pears, cherries, stone fruits and organic tree fruits. Stemilt is proud of its signature fruits and brands, including: Rave®, SweeTango® and Pinata® apples, Skylar Rae® cherries, A Half Mile Closer to the Moon® cherries, and Lil Snappers® kid-size fruits. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Stemilt - https://www.stemilt.com West on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/west-mathison-38a0146/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Chris is the Founder and President of L&A, his third start-up in the AgTech space. He previously founded Robodondo, which was acquired by Motivo Engineering in 2017, then built & rapidly grew Motivo's B2B AgTech business into their primary vertical and led early market research for the technology that would become Monarch Tractor. Chris left Motivo in 2019 to cofound Stout Industrial Technologies, establishing their core technical team, strategic industry partnerships, intellectual property, and overseeing the completion of the initial series development of the Stout Smart Cultivator before continuing his relentless pursuit of creative destruction with his most capable team yet. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links L&A - https://www.laudando.com Chris on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laudando/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Kyle McMahon is the founder of Tractor Zoom and leads the company as CEO. Kyle is a 3rd generation entrepreneur and actively farms in southeast Iowa. Prior to starting Tractor Zoom, he was the Director of Acquisitions for Summit Agricultural Group where he led a team to buy and sell farmland across the Midwestern corn belt. Kyle co-founded Buch-McMahon Lawn and Landscaping and is a graduate of Iowa State University. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links TractorZoom - https://tractorzoom.com Guillermo on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-mcmahon-0440954b/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Guillermo Valenzuela is the VP of Sales and Marketing at WiseConn. WiseConn specializes in precise irrigation solutions that drive sustainable farming practices. WiseConn empowers sustainable farming through precise irrigation solutions. They provide a user-friendly system for easy monitoring and control, offering farmers the most complete irrigation management system available. Established in 2006, WiseConn has a global presence, serving regions in Latin America, the US, Europe, and Australia. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links WiseConn - https://wiseconn.com Guillermo on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gvalenzu/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Joe Gardiner is the Co-Founder of Covers & Co., a cover crop and forage seed supplier dedicated to helping farmers implement the Principles of Nature into their operations to improve soil resiliency & farm profitability. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Covers & Co. - https://www.coversandco.ca Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice! This week, we change up the format a bit. Tim and Tyler each choose 5 companies in food and ag that they believe have strong upside. Let us know what you think of the picks! Note: this is for fun and not an exhaustive list. It's not that serious. Sweetgreen - https://www.sweetgreen.com Agtonomy - https://www.agtonomy.com Ohalo - https://ohalo.com Gripp - https://www.gripp.ag Thrive Market - https://thrivemarket.com Podcast: https://themodernacre.com/357 LandScan - https://landscan.ai Leaf - https://withleaf.io Lumo - https://lumo.ag Maui Nui - https://mauinuivenison.com Podast: https://themodernacre.com/338 Make Hay - https://www.gomakehay.com/home — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Kevin Wright is the COO of Farmland Services at Manulife. Manulife Investment Management manages a diversified global portfolio of timberland and agriculture with forests covering 5.5 million acres across the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and New Zealand, and farms covering nearly 400,000 acres of prime farmland across the United States, Australia, Canada, and Chile Kevin leads the teams responsible for operations, management, and support of the North American row crop portfolio. In this capacity, Kevin oversees the teams that manage, operate and support clients' row crop properties in the United States and Canada.  In his expanded role as Interim North American Regional Operation Lead (“NARO”) and Chief Operation Officer (“COO”) of the Western U.S. Permanent Crops, Kevin will be responsible for leadership of the MAS leadership team and the commercial enterprise, as well as overseeing the manufacturing of the returns in our tree nut and tree fruit platforms. Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Kevin was president of E. Ritter Agribusiness, Inc., a fifth-generation family owned vertically integrated agricultural business, where he led the management of the family's agricultural land and business portfolio. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Manulife - https://www.manulifeim.com/timberland-agriculture/global/en Kevin on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-wright-087b6b31/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com — Disclosures The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers, are subject to change as market and other conditions warrant, and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation regarding any specific product or security. There is no guarantee that the investment strategy discussed will be successful or achieve any particular level of results. Any economic or market performance information is historical and is not indicative of future results, and no forecasts are guaranteed. Investing involves risks, including the potential loss of principal. Financial markets are volatile and can fluctuate significantly in response to company, industry, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. The information provided does not take into account the suitability, investment objectives, financial situation, or particular needs of any specific person. All overviews and commentary are intended to be general in nature and for current interest. While helpful, these overviews are no substitute for professional tax, investment or legal advice. Clients and prospects should seek professional advice for their particular situation. Neither Manulife Investment Management, nor any of its affiliates or representatives (collectively “Manulife Investment Management”) is providing tax, investment or legal advice.

Ewan Lamont is SVP, Head of Sustainability Solutions at Indigo. At Indigo, Ewan manages the Sustainability business unit which enables farmers to monetize practice changes they make on their farms. Working with local agribusinesses and downstream partners, Indigo offers the largest and longest-running Scope 3 and carbon farming programs, founded on a suite of patented technologies and industry-leading quantification algorithms. Prior to joining Indigo, Ewan was Chief Operating Officer of Myanma Awba, the leading agriculture group in Myanmar, based in Yangon. He has also held various commercial leadership roles around the world with large agribusiness Syngenta with Global HQ, regional and country positions.   Ewan started his career in the finance world, driving cross-border M&A and corporate advisory engagements for blue-chip companies seeking to enter the Chinese market. This included target screening, valuation, due diligence and deal-making, concluding with a number of successful foreign acquisitions of Chinese companies. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Indigo - https://www.indigoag.com Ewan on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elamont/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

This is a special bonus episode! We are airing an episode from The Modern Acre Co-op, our membership community. Every week, Tim and Tyler share their "pick of the week" and discuss a news event from the week. Enjoy the sneak peak and if you enjoy this type of content, consider joining the Co-op. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Tyler's Pick: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-layne-norton-tools-for-nutrition-fitness Tim's Pick: https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html News: https://agfundernews.com/fbn-and-adm-launch-a-new-company-to-connect-grain-buyers-with-more-regeneratively-grown-goods Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

Carter Williams is the CEO and Managing Director at iSelect Fund, who invests at the convergence of agtech and human health. Carter has spent his entire career working on innovation. First as a young engineer at McDonnell Douglas, next in his leadership roles at Boeing managing R&D and starting Boeing Ventures.  Later as a successful entrepreneur and venture investor. Throughout his career, he has directly managed investments of over $600 million in early-stage ventures and corporate research, resulting in several billion dollars of new product revenues. As part of Boeing Phantom Works, Carter led Boeing's technology planning process, involving all aspects of internal and external technology development and manufacturing research. This eventually led to his role in founding and managing Boeing Ventures. After Boeing, he was President of Gridlogix, initially a small 4-person startup that grew over 3 years, exiting successfully to Johnson Controls in October 2008. Gridlogix became Johnson Controls Panopics system. Before leading iSelect, Carter was Senior Managing Director at Progress Partners, an energy and technology investment banking firm. He was a Managing Partner at Open Innovation Ventures and a Director at Clayton Capital Partners. Carter is the past President and Founder of the MIT Corporate Venturing Consortium and Co-founder of the MIT Entrepreneurship Society. He has an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He also writes about innovation at the substack Creative Destruction. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links iSelect Fund - https://www.iselectfund.com Carter on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carter/ Carter's Substack - https://creativedestruction.substack.com Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

An economist and a banker walk into a bar.... Just kidding. Matt Wolf, crop analyst at Terrain, and Jill Jelacich, Head of Regional Banking at American Ag Credit, join the pod (way better than a bar) for a wide ranging conversation about the current state of the ag economy and how American Ag Credit is approaching the changing market landscape with their customers. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links More on Terrain and American Ag Credit - https://themodernacre.com/aacwebsite Matt on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-woolf-829626246/ Jill on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-jelacich-36490380/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

Jack Richardson is kicking off a new and improved version of The Modern Acre newsletter. After starting his career in venture banking, Jack has spent the last five years in AgTech, first at a food waste startup and now in precision technology at an Ag OEM. He's spent most of his career in strategy roles where he's explored ways to make business models work. Outside of his specific roles, he's written about the space more broadly – you may have come across his prior writing on LinkedIn. In tandem with the contributing to the monthly newsletter, Jack will join us on the podcast every month to break down his latest research and dig into the strategy behind the topic he's covering. This month we dig into understanding the produce section in the grocery store. Check out the newsletter here. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Jack on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-richardson-18527684/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Tyler Niday is the Founder and CEO of Bonsai Robotics. Bonsai provides vision-based automation and autonomous solutions to combat growers' biggest challenge: the labor crisis. Bonsai partners with existing manufacturers enabling greater performance, efficiency, and insight than ever before. Prior to founding Bonsai, Tyler held various positions at Blue River technology, developing their product. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Bonsai Robotics - https://www.bonsairobotics.ai Tyler on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-niday-16a67650/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

A new edition of Acre Insights is here! We have a loaded docket today with wife-inspired business ideas for ag, how to make ag more fun, and defining regenerative in California. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Buy Nuss Farms Watermelon - https://pickedtoporch.com/products/watermelons?variant=43732339916853 Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Mom Walk - https://www.themomwalkcollective.com Buy Nothing - https://buynothingproject.org Rejuvenation Olympics - https://www.rejuvenationolympics.com G. Bailey Stockdale's LLM Leaderboard - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gbstockdale_agronomy-llm-leaderboard-update-meta-llama-activity-7223526906082594816-hH4J?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in communications from Sacramento State University, Dan moved to Kerman, CA to work on a ranch for his now father-in-law. Working on his father-in-law's ranch, Dan learned quickly about the farming industry and realized his heart's desire was working with primarily almond, pistachio, grapes, and cotton. He also gravitated toward research, development, and applications primarily on nutrition programs, irrigation, water treatment, and regulations that come with the agricultural industry. In 2010, Dan took what he learned in the field and went to work for an irrigation company and began working with water treatment products and drip irrigation systems. It was there that he learned the importance of maintaining irrigation systems. Shortly after, Dan was intrigued and wanted to be part of the fast-growing company in Meras. In 2012, Dan went to work for Meras and quickly realized the relationship between water treatment management and service, and its effect on crop yield and crop health. Dan has helped Meras build a team of like-minded individuals with similar mindsets in doing what is right for the grower. Dan's “hands- on “experience allows him to continue to grow and learn about what is new in the industry. Water quality, irrigation systems, water related challenges are always changing. Dan is constantly keeping up with not only new rules and regulations, but also research and development on new products and equipment to properly treat the ever evolving water related issues. Dan is licensed by the Department of Agriculture as a Qualified Applicator in Aquatics. Additionally, he continues his education and licensing in irrigation maintenance, pumps, food safety, chlorine dioxide training, and water treatment chemistries. Dan started out installing equipment, servicing irrigation systems, and remediation micro irrigation systems. He has worked his way through the Meras org chart to involve service, sales, managing the sales team, President of Meras Water Solutions, and now CEO. His passion for creating a good customer experience continues to be his main goal in developing and improving water treatment programs. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Meras - https://meras.com Dan on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-lindberg-43927b89/ Buy Nuss Farms Watermelon - https://pickedtoporch.com/products/watermelons?variant=43732339916853 Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

Devon Wright is the Founder and CEO of Lumo, a hardware and software smart valve agtech startup. Lumo's mission is to massively improve fresh water efficiency and food security. They do this helping farmers optimize irrigation so they can continue to meet our growing food demand with an increasingly volatile water supply. Prior to this, Devon co-founded Turnstyle Solutions and grew it to one of the largest local marketing platforms of its kind before being acquired by Yelp in 2017. He helped build and run the Yelp Restaurants division with an incredible team of leaders until 2022. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Lumo - https://lumo.ag Devon on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wrightdevon/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "After 40 harvests - A framework for succession planning 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 manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva and Mineral. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links Topsoil - https://topsoil.substack.com Ariel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpatton/ Kevin Bearley on the Pod - https://themodernacre.com/344 Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

In 2000, Steve Brazeel founded SunTerra Produce, which has grown from a one-person produce brokerage firm into an industry-leading, full-service platform handling sales, marketing, farming, food safety, harvesting, storage, and distribution activities for specialty crop producers on over 5,000 acres throughout the US and Mexico. Born out of SunTerra‘s participation in the USDA's ground-breaking Farmers to Families Food Box program, Project FoodBox was launched in 2020. Since the program's inception, the SunTerra/Project FoodBox teams have delivered over 55 Million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need through its network of food banks and other non-profits. Steve is also the Founder and CEO of Elevated Foods. Elevated Foods was founded with a vision to invigorate great brands and position them for sustainable long-term growth. In an industry facing increasing disruption, we see the opportunity to build a fresh produce company for a new age, one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. We've identified a common thread between our farms –the capacity to Elevate our food system. From land stewardship and nutritional quality to career development and community well-being, Elevated aims to increase the health of our planet and its people. In 2022, Elevated was awarded a $20,000,000 grant as part of USDA's Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links SunTerra - https://sunterraproduce.com Project Food Box - https://projectfoodbox.org Elevated Foods - https://www.elevatedfoods.com Steve on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrazeel/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com