Podcast appearances and mentions of emma weston

Emma Weston's journey to success wasn't a linear one.   From her fresh-out-of-uni career in law, to her time as an agribusiness executive and director of various industry associations, Emma's ‘patchwork quilt' of experiences has led her to where she is today: staking her claim as CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, one of Australia's emerging agtech and fintech companies.   In this episode, Emma sits down with ReadyTech CEO Marc Washbourne to share her inspiring story, and explore how we can proactively:  Address the digital skills shortage Improve access to tech roles for women and regional talent Navigate disruption, and Rethink diversity. How can we build more mean meaningful careers, companies, and teams of people ready to innovate and make a dent in the world? Join Marc Washbourne with Emma Weston, as they show you how.  

Hello #smartcommunityfriends and hello to our listeners in Israel, you are amongst this month's top Countries for most episode downloads. I'm back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I'm sharing with you the answers from these guests:Emma Weston from Episode 260Ghazaleh Ghoreishi from Episode 261Nicci Rossouw from Episode 262And finally Laila Al Hadhrami from Episode 263Some themes that come through in the guest answers are around fluidity between rural and urban areas, embracing the differences in our rural communities, placing people at the centre of our communities and increasing the quality of life for people.More diversity and fluidity in communities allows for better connection between rural and urban areas, starting these conversations now about bridging the gaps between the two is so important.We also don't want to see any communities miss opportunities to improve the quality of life for people, and placing people at the centre of Smart Communities to make decisions about what they need to improve their quality of life is crucial.As Emma Weston says, “When it comes to rural and regional, what we don't want is, this re-ignition that Covid has given to our rural and regional areas to be a passing blip, we want to be able to see this as a launching pad to an integration point between urban and rural.”As always we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it.Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital.

In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO, Emma Weston to explore her career from a lawyer to supporting farmers bring food from plough to plate. Emma shares her journey, unconsciously following her legal profession, until she realised her passion for agriculture whilst completing her MBA. Emma eventually founded 2 businesses, her 3rd, Agridigital uses blockchain to track and predict farmer produce before it goes to market. She shares her career experience and why we should all care about our food from paddock to plate. Chapter markers3:15: Reconsidering her career in corporate law7:53: Personal reflection on the MBA program12:18: Agtech helps get food on the table22:59: Familiarizing farmers with blockchain technology25:54: Expanding to the US If you're interested in learning more on the topics in the podcast, click on the resources:Agridigital: https://www.agridigital.io/Follow Emma: @emmawestonThe Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing And Logistics For A Fiercely Competitive World: https://amzn.to/3CVHK2fBlockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World: https://amzn.to/3BVFC99 Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a brilliant conversation with Emma Weston. Emma is the CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, which is a company dedicated to digitizing and growing grain supply chains and joining us from her own farm in NSW. Emma tells us about her background in Law and how that began her journey into the grain industry to now her current work with her company AgriDigital before she tells us what a Smart Community is to her. We then discuss the importance of accessibility in communities and how Smart Communities facilitates that as well as the connectedness Smart Communities bring and what opportunities the Covid-19 pandemic has brought for rural and regional communities. Emma then dives a little deeper into her company sharing with us what they do, how they work to create more efficiency and value through digital supply chains and how that creates better sustainability and investment in the agricultural space. We finish our chat talking about the emerging trends of virtual transactions, more investment in knowledge based work and the potential impacts of Telehealth on our communities. As always, we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Emma via Twitter Connect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital

This week, we speak to Emma Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital about blockchain technology, how it's evolved and used across agricultural industries today, specifically grains, and how it's empowering farmers to access value beyond the farm gate. AgriDigital's recent integration of its farmer product, Waypath with Geora, a blockchain solutions-based company, is supporting this goal. The integration enables growers to generate a digital record of their grain inventory on the blockchain when they make a delivery, which provides greater traceability and finance security.   Our regular evokeAG. contributor Judy Kennedy caught up with Emma Weston to learn more about the partnership between AgriDigital and Geora and how tech stack integrations like this, are helping to ease the barriers to adoption – and at the end of the day, solve problems across the supply chain.  We hope you enjoy their conversation.  

Emma Weston, CEO of AgriDigital, is here for #TechTuesday! We discuss the launch of the Waypath platform, tracking and tracing, and more.

In episode 80 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Jins Kadwood, Chief Technology Officer of Agridigital.Dexter first met Jins in 2018, he was fortunately/unfortunately sandwiched between the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a photo as Dexter handed Jins the CTO of the year at the Fintech Awards. Check out the full horror here!So it was cool to see Jins join another Fintech Chatter guest, Agridigital as CTO.Backed by Square Peg Capital and founded by Emma Weston and Bob McKay, Agridigital is an Australian Fintech providing farmers with a digital way to manage grain from production to payment anywhere, anytime.Jins chats about how Agridigital is combining technologies across blockchain,  smart contracts, Defi and peer 2 peer lending to revolutionise the farming industry.Jins also shares how his past experience as a professional soccer coach influences his approach to building and leading tech teams.You can find out more about AgridigitalConnect with JinsAnd finally, we promised to plug Jins' latest passion projectStylish CTO - https://www.instagram.com/stylishcto/And also check out https://www.mys-tyler.com/Launch, Scale, Innovate Leaders in Fintech Executive Search and RecruitmentDo you like the show? Please leave us a review

Originally a city girl, a lawyer by training, now a proud farmer, Emma Weston CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, is the consummate entrepreneur. She co-founded AgriDigital to use technology to ensure greater transparency and profitability across grain supply chains. We’re talking about the winners --and losers--from a shift to shorter and transparent supply chains. Emma’s response to who is asking for transparency? Everyone. In a globalized food system that has divorced us from the source of our food, verifiable data enables farmers to shift from price takers to value creators, allows consumers to buy with confidence--and implicates every step of the supply chain in between. By looking at trends in agtech over the past centuries, Emma charts a vision for the future of agtech innovation. This is an honest dialogue on effectively leading a fast-growing start-up through a global pandemic. No topic is off the table as Emma explores how AgriDigital is dealing with the shocks from Covid-- talking about fundraising, expansion and hiring. Emma reflects on how the pandemic has spurred a cultural change within AgriDigital, and the long term benefits of this shift. Emma has received numerous awards for her tech prowess and leadership including being named one of Australia’s Top 25 Fintech Influencers in 2017. We are diving into Emma’s perspective on being a female leader in the world of tech, and how to make this field more open to women and people in rural locations.

On today's episode, Emma Weston, the founder and CEO at AgriDigital take us through their greatest life lessons:Empathy as the foundation of customer success; Where your avocado on toast comes from; How you digitise the least digitised industry in the world, agriculture; The impact of COVID on startup planning and growth; How to adapt to farm life.Find out more about AgriDigital and Emma at https://www.agridigital.io/

Farms Advice had the opportunity to speak with Emma Weston from AgriDigital. A company kicking goals within Australian agriculture within their 5 years of existence. With new projects coming it is a timely episode for their new WayPath App. Australian farmers are the start of the supply chain and AgriDigital allows you to manage your commodity effectively right the way through. Listen and share this with another farmer to help us reach the 93,000 farming families. Please share this podcast to help us reach the 135,000+ farming businesses across Australia. Farms Advice features a new episode every WEEK talking with the leaders of the industry. By having a transparent approach we are able to reveal the techniques and skill sets so that can help YOU improve your own agribusiness. Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Farms Advice: FA Twitter FA LinkedIn FA Facebook Connect with the host Jack Cresswell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/farmsadviceau/message

Dexter Cousins knows nothing about blockchain, so he gets backup from by Alan Tsen, Chairman of FinTech Australia for a bumper second episode!We are joined by;- Caroline Bowler, CEO https://www.btcmarkets.net/- Niki Arysinghe, Head of Partnerships https://www.r3.com/- Claudio Lisco, APAC Director https://consensys.net/- Katrina Donaghy, CEO https://civicledger.com/- Emma Weston, CEO https://www.agridigital.io/Alan Tsen you can follow on twitter.com/alantsen or sign up to his newsletter https://fintechradar.substack.com/The FinTech Australia Podcast Show is brought to you by Tier One People, Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search Consultants.Thanks to our partners FinTech Australia, a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian fintechs to advance the global economy and culture. We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/Tier One People is Australia's leading FinTech Executive Search firm. If you are looking to hire game changing talent contact talent@tieronepeople.comIf you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.com

These are not the times to try and dance around the realities of what it takes (and costs) to run a startup, says Emma Weston, CEO and co-founder of Sydney, Australia-based AgriDigital. AgriDigital straddles the worlds of farming and fintech, offering a platform for buyers and sellers of commodity crops like grain and cotton to do business with more speed and transparency. It’s exactly how Weston and her farming co-founders, are building their startup.

Emma Weston is CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, an Australian headquartered Agri/Fintech focused on digitising global agriculture supply chains. Founded in late 2015, Agridigital have been working with blockchains, distributed ledgers and smart contracts since 2015. In 2016, they completed the world's first sale of wheat on a blockchain between a farmer and a buyer. There are now over 5000 users in the AgriDigital customer network, with over 16 million tonnes of grain transacted through the platform.I spoke with Emma to get her views on the future of blockchain, the companies expansion into the USA and the launch of Waypath. A platform designed to enable farmers to manage their commodities as they move through the supply chain. For more information, visit https://www.agridigital.io/products/farmersTwitter: Agri_DigitalFacebook: facebook.com/agridigital.global/Instagram: instagram.com/agridigital.global/To join the Tier One People Fintech Community head to https://tieronepeople.com/talent

In the past few weeks, the resilience and agility of the food and drink industry has touched people everywhere. Those working across the industry around the globe are rightly recognised as the ‘hidden heroes’ in the battle against COVID-19.  At the same time, the connections between health, nutrition and diet are rarely out of the media spotlight currently with public health voices joining industry providing advice on nutrition, key vitamins and the role of supplements in maintaining general health and immunity during these unprecedented times. The food and nutrition sectors are key to a sustainable future but they are also facing a significant skills shortage with an estimated 140,000 new recruits needed in food manufacturing alone by 2024 according to the UK Food and Drink Federation. What can be done to help fill this skills gap, and how can academia and the industry work together to help make a difference? About our panel Moira Stalker, Skills Manager, Food and Drink Federation Scotland Moira manages FDF Scotland’s skills initiative – A Future in Food – which is funded by Scottish Government through Scotland Food & Drink. A Future in Food helps educators, students, careers influencers and parents better understand the wide variety of careers food and drink has to offer and the skills required by employers. To achieve this Moira work with schools, colleges, universities, industry and a very wide range of other stakeholder organisations to develop and deliver innovative activities. These help participants understand where their food comes from and how it gets to their plate. Moira is passionate about raising the profile the food and drink industry and making it a career destination of choice for a new generation of recruits. Prior to joining FDF Scotland, Moira worked with Scottish Enterprise’s food and drink team. She also spent a number of years working as an Industrial Engineer. Emma Weston, Associate Professor in Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Emma studied Animal Physiology and Nutrition at Leeds University followed by a Masters Degree in Food Science. After working in Clinical Biochemistry research at the University of Oxford, Emma then moved into the food industry working initially as a Process Technologist, then in different Technical Management roles for over 14 years. She has experience in flour milling, bakery/snacks and a variety of chilled convenience food production operations. Emma joined the University in May 2009 and gained her PGCHE within the University of Nottingham in December 2012 to support her predominately teaching role and has completed doctorate study part time. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Member of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Emma specialises in translating Food Science principles into realistic modern manufacturing and retail applications for students. She is also responsible for the problem based learning teaching aspects within other Biosciences course structures. Rosina Borrelli (Workplace Engagement Lead), IFSTAL Rosina Borrelli has a background in change management consultancy and food education with a first degree in European Business with Technology and a mid-career Master’s in food. She has worked in a variety of areas of the food system including hospitality, manufacturing, retail and FMCG. Her most recent experience is with the Children’s Food Trust, the National Childbirth Trust and Slow Food where she specialised in early years food education. She has tri-sector experience and therefore brings a wide range of workplace skills and understanding to the programme. Rosina is passionate about effecting change through your work-based learning experiences and your eventual options and choices after graduating. She connects the food sector with the programme and raises awareness of the value and uniqueness of IFSTAL participants while looking for possible and exclusive opportunities. IFSTAL is a pioneering learning community and resource to enable a step change in food systems thinking. We have already built a large and diverse community of over 1500 food systems thinkers, including students from a wide range of backgrounds, alumni and workplace practitioners. IFSTAL is available to all postgraduate students enrolled at the participating institutions. The programme equips participants with the skills to apply critical interdisciplinary systems thinking to issues of long-term food security through fostering intra- and inter-institution activities, and the means for taking new learning to the work-place.

Emma Weston the CEO and co-founder of Agri-Digital chats with us about how they are digitizing trading.

What does Thailand tapioca and Australian grain have in common? Find out in this fun and engaging interview with the brilliant Emma Weston of Agridigital.Asked why proof of location is important to Agridigital Emma explains; “No financier should finance something if they don’t know where it is. They should know what they’re financing. They should know where that asset is and they should be able to track that asset in real time. That is not available in supply chain at the moment and that’s part of the mission that we have.” Agridigital are cutting a path in location asset tracking, blockchain and agtech. Follow them in this week's episode.https://www.agridigital.io/twitter: @emmamwestonIf you are enjoy Lay of the Land please subscribe, rate it and write a nice review to help others find it. Thank you.Support the show (https://www.layoftheland.space)

This week on the pod we are joined by cofounder and CEO of AgriDigital, Emma Weston.Former lawyer and experienced grain farmer Emma Weston co-founded AgriDigital in 2015, with the goal to solve the current problems facing the agricultural supply chains with blockchain technology.Emma experienced first hand the inefficiencies within the agricultural supply chain and is passionate about ensuring wheat farmers get paid fast and fairly. The solution, a platform that uses the blockchain to provide transparency around transactions to all participants in the supply chain and builds end-to-end transactional management from farmer to consumer.The company has rapidly grown in a few short years; from the cofounders (Emma, Bob McKay, and Ben Reid) and one engineer, to a team of almost 50 people, they launched the platform in 2017, have over 1800 user, and have processed around 3 million tonnes of grain through the platform.In early 2018, Square Peg Capital invested $5.5 million Series A funding round to help expansion plans into North America. Emma share her experience and top tips when pitching to investors.In 2017, Emma was recognised as the Female Fintech Leader of the Year in Australia and was also named a Top 25 Fintech Influencer by Finder.com.au. She is passionate about how agtech and fintech converge and ensuring democratic access to technology.On this episode Emma shares practical advice for entrepreneurs and start-ups on building a company to scale. She also shares the organisational and management strategies she uses when tackling big projects with her team. Emma is an incredible founder - open, honest, passionate, and focused on building a global Australian agtech business.

Welcome back to another episode of the Future of Agriculture’s Follow Up Friday series - the segment when we follow up with listener-submitted questions and comments related to their favorite previous episodes of the show.   This week, Chad Ingels shares his favorite episode of the Future of Agriculture Podcast, why he was inspired by Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine, and why he says it helped the audience have a better understanding of the potential of agriculture. He also shares why he enjoyed the Blockchain series and why he believes it has helped our audience better understand how this technology can impact the agriculture industry.   Resources & Related Content:   Episode 51: The Power of A Plant with Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine Episode 81: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 1 Episode 82: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 2 Episode 83: How Tokens are Used to Decentralize the Agricultural Supply Chain with Origin Trail Episode 84: The Journey of Blockchain Adoption in Agricultural Supply Chains with Dr. Nishant Dass Episode 85: How Blockchain Technology Can Help Farmers in Developing Countries with David Davies of AgUnity and AgriLedger Episode 86: How Blockchain Works with Alex Danco of Social Capital Episode 87: Blockchain and the Internet of Food with Raja Ramachandran of Ripe.io Episode 88: Farmgate Blockchain Applications with Emma Weston of AgriDigital Episode 89: Farmer and Rancher Perspectives on Data, Blockchain, and the Consumer with Jarod McDaniel Episode 90: Final Perspectives on Blockchain with James Song and Alex Danco Join the Conversation! To get your most pressing ag questions answered and share your perspective on various topics we’ve discussed on the Future of Agriculture podcast, head over to SpeakPipe.com/FutureofAg and leave a recorded message! We want to hear from you and feature you on a future Follow Up Friday segment!

Emma Weston is a lawyer, farmer, mentor, and co-founder of the technology start-up AgriDigital. She was recently named one of Australia’s Top 25 FinTech Influencers, Female FinTech Leader of the Year, and Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year for 2017 by FinTech Australia. In addition to her work as a mentor for female technology entrepreneurs, she also serves as a non-executive director of the Australian Digital Commerce Association and FinTech Australia. Keep Reading >>   On today’s episode, Emma explains why domain knowledge is as necessary as technical knowledge for entrepreneurs in the technology space and how valuable it has been for her to surround herself with mentors and advisors who can fill in the gaps in her knowledge. She shares practical advice for entrepreneurs and start-ups on building a company to scale and tips on creating and delivering a winning pitch. She also shares the organizational strategies she uses when tackling big projects with her team.   “Although technology is what can unlock the solution, it is actually the domain knowledge that helps us define what the problem is in the first place.” - Emma Weston   Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:   What being a farmer has taught her about being an entrepreneur. How domain knowledge helps to define the problem that technology can help solve. What AgriDigital does and how it uses blockchain. The importance of confidently asking questions and learning when working in an unfamiliar space. How it is possible to build a business in a domain that you do not have a background in. The lessons she has learned about entrepreneurship and leadership while building her business. The benefits of working with a diverse team whose members complement each other’s skills and knowledge. Advice for other startups trying to build a company to solve a worldly problem. The importance of finding a balance between ideas and execution on a team or in a partnership. Why she believes technology companies should be more open about what they are creating. Her top organizational tips for tackling big projects. Why she recommends tapping into team members’ personal motivations before starting a project. The importance of noticing when you are not performing at your personal best. The most common challenges faced by the entrepreneurs she mentors. How women entrepreneurs’ need to be an expert holds them back. The hallmarks of going from a start-up to an early stage growth company and how leaders should prepare themselves for scalability.   Emma Weston’s Tips for a Successful Pitch:   Keep it simple. Practice.   Fierce Leadership Quotes:   “I want people to tell me when I’m not being as effective as they’ve seen me be in the past so I can take corrective action.” - Emma Weston “When crafting a pitch, what really resonates a lot more, quite often is a story that illustrates rather than trying to just explain. I think that going for whatever is simple is what’s needed in the pitching environment.” - Emma Weston “As women, we sometimes set a standard that is frankly too high. It’s just unattainable, and that holds us back.” - Emma Weston   Connect with Emma Weston:   AgriDigital LinkedIn   Reserve Your Spot for Power Up: The New Rules of Growth for Women Entrepreneurs Webinar   Would you like to revitalize your sales and become a more confident leader? Join me on Thursday, July 26 for the powerful hour-long webinar, Power Up: The New Rules of Growth for Women Entrepreneurs. I will be diving into surprising but practical strategies that I have seen women entrepreneurs use to advance their business. You will learn about the difference in habits between women who are able to grow their businesses and women who are stuck in a cycle of underachievement.   Power up your professional growth by visiting EleanorBeaton.com/Growth to reserve your spot today!   Join the Exclusive Incubator Program!   Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. 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FUF004 Wendell Schumm of the Ontario AgCast Makes a Guest Appearance   Happy Friday and welcome back to another episode of the Future of Agriculture’s Follow Up Friday series - the segment when we share our listener-submitted questions, comment, and feedback on their favorite previous episodes of the show.   This week’s comment was submitted by Wendell Schumm, the host of the Ontario AgCast podcast. He shares why he enjoyed the entire Future of Agriculture Blockchain series and why he feels the Future of Agriculture community is one of the most informative and educational agriculture communities in the industry.   Resources & Related Content:   Episode 81: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 1 Episode 82: Applications for Blockchain in Agriculture - Part 2 Episode 83: How Tokens are Used to Decentralize the Agricultural Supply Chain with Origin Trail Episode 84: The Journey of Blockchain Adoption in Agricultural Supply Chains with Dr. Nishant Dass Episode 85: How Blockchain Technology Can Help Farmers in Developing Countries with David Davies of AgUnity and AgriLedger Episode 86: How Blockchain Works with Alex Danco of Social Capital Episode 87: Blockchain and the Internet of Food with Raja Ramachandran of Ripe.io Episode 88: Farmgate Blockchain Applications with Emma Weston of AgriDigital Episode 89: Farmer and Rancher Perspectives on Data, Blockchain, and the Consumer with Jarod McDaniel Episode 90: Final Perspectives on Blockchain with James Song and Alex Danco Join the Conversation! To get your most pressing ag questions answered and share your perspective on various topics we’ve discussed on the Future of Agriculture podcast, head over to SpeakPipe.com/FutureofAg and leave a recorded message! We want to hear from you and feature you on a future Follow Up Friday segment!  

Emma Weston is the CEO and one of the founders of AgriDigital, a commodity management company that combines advanced technical and industry expertise with aesthetic design and intelligent systems to develop seamless solutions to complex logistical, risk, customer management, and commodity issues in the agricultural sector. Emma leads the company’s business strategies, investor engagement, and their own Blockchain and talent management. She also has responsibilities in sales and operations.   In this episode, Emma shares how their company works with Blockchain and how it enables them to support farmers. She describes the impact Blockchain has on the future of transactions and why it will eventually become a standard in the industry.     “A platform approach means there is a single source of data and a single source of truth.”– Emma Weston     This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:    How Blockchain helped solve problems for their company. How does Blockchain solve the payment security problem? What's the difference between Blockchain transactions and today's internet transactions? How their company utilizes Blockchain tech when it comes to finance. Incentivizing the buyer to pay earlier than they should. How can Blockchain provide transparency without exposing sensitive information?   Connect with Emma Weston:   AgriDigital Email: emma.weston@agridigital.io Win a free book on Blockchain!   Want to know more about Blockchain? We are giving one lucky listener a copy of the book Blockchain: The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Technology Behind Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency. Learn the basics of Blockchain, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies and how they work.   To enter for your chance to win, click this link and follow the instructions. The lucky winner will be randomly selected on February 15 2018, so don’t miss out!   We Are a Part of a Bigger Family!  The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.      Share the Ag-Love!  Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!    Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter  AgGrad on Facebook  AgGrad on LinkedIn  AgGrad on Instagram   

In this week’s Success Story with Catherine Robson, Emma Weston, co-founder and CEO of AgriDigital chats about the experience of building and selling a successful business and then returning to market with a new startup. She shares her best productivity hacks and explains why the technology her company is developing could revolutionise the biggest industry on earth.

Regular markets analyst Elaine Kub stepped up to Delaney's microphone today and she and Mike discuss the news of the day, as well as have a conversation with Emma Weston, co-founder of AgriDigital; a company that aims to bring the buying and selling of agricultural commodities out of the pen, pad, and Excel era. The conversation has a heavy focus today on the rapid run up in Minneapolis Wheat futures, the drought in the Dakotas, and blockchain; the technology that AgriDigital is using to modernize, and secure, commodity sales.

Imagine if, in 1996, you knew that the internet was going to be the next big thing. In hindsight, it seems obvious, but it wasn't at the time. Now we are on the brink of a new technology that can be as monumental to the world as the internet: the blockchain. Food and Ag is just one of many industries that will evolve with the technology. Emma Weston of AgriDigital is applying blockchain technology to transform global agricultural supply chain. She breaks down the blockchain and how it will change food forever: What is the blockchain? Current state of international food trading Tokenizing physical assets Smart contracts Making trust a commodity Why did Emma's pitch win? The three main problems the blockchain can solve in agricultural trading Traceability, the blockchain, and IoT Additional uses of the blockchain in food Why CPG brands should learn about the blockchain Food marketing potential of the blockchain

In many ways still a frontier nation, Australia's style of innovation is practical and direct. Three of the startups covered in todays interviews come from industries outside of tech, each looking to blockchain to solve a problem unique to their industries. Finhaus Labs, a research and consulting team offers supporting services and friendly advice to these, and the rest of the local blockchain business community. Interviews: Nick Addison, Finhaus Labs Connor Svendsen, independent Emma Weston, Full Profile. Full Profile is a first purchase agricultural finance provider using a blockchain rail to minimize first payment counterparty risk for producers. Tim Lea, Veridictum. Veridictum is a video piracy prevention tool focussed on the theft of content on social media. Tim Lea is the author of Down the Rabbit Hole: Discover the Power of the Blockchain John Pellew, Othera. The team at Othera aim to enable the sale of credit backed tokens on the Ethereum public blockchain and provide tools for tracking the provenance and measuring the yield and risk profile of each asset. Content: Nick Addison, Connor Svendson, Emma Weston, Tim Lea, John Pellew Additional music provided by Dreamers Delight https://twitter.com/naddison https://twitter.com/emmamweston https://twitter.com/timothylea2 http://downtherabbithole.news/ http://othera.com.au/ http://finhaus.com.au/ http://www.fullprofile.com.au/ http://www.veredcitum.io/