The Modern Acre

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! Alicia Calhoun is the Vice President of Talent Portfolio at the Center for Growing Talent by PMA. She joins the podcast to give us her perspective on building and sustaining talent within the industry as well as the importance of creating a positive culture. Whether you have a few employees on a farm or hundreds in the corporate world, you won't want to miss the insights on this episode! Connect with PMA Website | Fresh Summit | Center for Growing Talent Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by PMA! Bob Whitaker is the Chief Science & Technology Officer of the Produce Marketing Association. Bob has has a incredibly successful career, starting in the biotechnology plant space. He then spent time in the processing side of the produce industry before joining PMA over 10 years ago. In his role Bob has responsibility for food safety, technology, and issues leadership for the produce supply chain, from field to fork. Bob announced his retirement a few months ago and will be officially leaving after this year's Fresh Summit. He shares a ton of insight into the industry, including an emphasis on food safety and role of technology within agriculture. Tune in! Connect with PMA Website | Fresh Summit | Essentials of Food Safety Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE

Chris Paterson is the North America Lead for Xarvio, the digital farming arm of BASF. Chris has been involved with agronomy and agribusiness across North America for 25 years, and for the past ten years has been directly involved with the development of new business applications and value streams around the Digitization of Farming, Agribusiness, and AgriFood. He shares more about his career, and insights into how agriculture has evolved over time with some key insights into where the industry is going. Connect with Xarvio Website | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

Paul Greive is founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm that delivers high-quality, fresh meat direct to consumer. Paul shares his amazing story of founding the company to feed his family healthy, real food and how it grew to become a successful company. He talks about their focus on growing regeneratively, the role of social media, and how he has launched a wholesale company called Pasture Bird. Tune in! Connect with Primal Pastures Website | Twitter | Instagram Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

Gail Becker is the founder and CEO of Caulipower. Gail left an incredibly successful career in PR and marketing to launch a food company focused on making comfort foods with healthier ingredients. Caulipower came on the food scene with their incredibly popular cauliflower pizza crust. Gail shares her compelling story of starting and growing the company and you won't want to miss it. Tune in! Connect with Caulipower Website | Twitter | Instagram Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

Ryan Jacobsen is the CEO and Executive Director of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. He is also the host of the television show, Valley's Gold, which provides a behind-the-scenes look of the California agricultural industry. We talk with Ryan about the current state of the ag industry, how we has managed and grown the Farm Bureau, and the importance of using your voice in agriculture. Connect with Fresno County Farm Bureau Website | Twitter | Valley's Gold Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

This is the fourth and final episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! David Farquhar is the CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, a technology company that provides vertical farming systems for 3rd party indoor farms. IGS has been a leading innovator in the vertical farming space. David has an impressive background of scaling technology companies and shares the story and technology of IGS and what he has implemented since taking over as CEO. This is a must-listen episode! Connect with Intelligent Growth Solutions Website | Twitter Connect with AgFunder Fund | News | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Abi Ramanan is the founder and CEO of ImpactVision, which uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible before. This will enable food supply chains to reduce waste, maximize yield, and improve quality. Tune in to learn more about how the company was founded and developed over time, it's partnership with AgFunder, and more about hyperspectral technology. Connect with ImpactVision Website | Twitter Connect with AgFunder Fund | News | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Sofia Elizondo is the co-founder and COO at Brightseed. She has an impressive background in CPG, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. Sofia co-founded Brightseed focusing on improving the nutrition in our food. The team has developed a computational search engine, Forager, which can identify plant compounds that can be instrumental in returning nutrition to food. We learn more about the company, their partnership with AgFunder, and where they are in the product development. Tune in! Connect with Brightseed Website Connect with AgFunder Fund | News | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by AgFunder! Michael Dean is the founding partner of AgFunder, which is a venture capital firm whose mission is to invest in technology that will rapidly transform our food and agriculture system. AgFunder has built it's investing platform on top of it's best-in-class news publications, which has become the go-to hub for the latest on food and agri-tech investment. Michael is an entrepreneur and investor with a background in agriculture, finance and law. On this episode, we discuss how Michael and his co-founder, Rob, started AgFunder and their approach to growing the business. Michael also shares his perspective on the industry, including the M&A activity, which you won't want to miss! Connect with AgFunder Fund | News | Episode 30 | Twitter Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter Sign up for Acre Insights HERE