The YouTube Moment of Food, AI Agriculture and Gene Editing | Matt Crisp

Matt Crisp is a leader in agricultural biotechnology and former CEO of Benson Hill ($BHIL), where he helped pioneer AI-driven crop design, gene editing, and nutrient-dense crops that go beyond the commodity food system.

In this episode, Matt explains why food scarcity is a myth, how better crops could eliminate additives, why plant-based protein collapsed, and why agriculture is hitting its “YouTube moment.” We get into CRISPR, designer crops, AI in agtech overtaking big pharma, the healthcare–food convergence, national security, and the real bull case for next-gen agriculture.

Hosted by Mgoes → https://x.com/m_goes_distance

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00:00 - The Myth of Food Scarcity

07:15 - Better Crops → No Food Additives

12:00 - The YouTube Moment of Agriculture

18:21 - $2T Healthcare → Food?

22:07 - Designer Crops, CRISPR, GMO

30:45 - RIP Plant-Based Protein?

37:30 - Economies of Scale vs Diversity

42:20 - The Killer App of Agriculture

44:45 - AI in Agtech Will Surpass Pharma

52:20 - Jeff Bezos of Agriculture

1:01:11 - Tech vs Organic Movement

1:08:20 - The Bull Case for Agtech

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Keywords: AI agriculture, agtech, CRISPR crops, gene editing, synthetic biology, nutrient-dense crops, future of food, designer crops, crop genetics, phenotype prediction, food as medicine, food security, agricultural biotech, plant-based collapse, AI in agriculture, Benson Hill, Matt Crisp, bioeconomy, health and nutrition, next-gen agriculture