In this episode of the AcreForward Podcast, host Cory Edge talks with Tom Buman, the newly appointed Director of Sustainability at Taranis. They discuss how technology can help growers unlock conservation funding through EQIP and CSP programs. Learn practical insights on maximizing funding opportunities and adopting sustainable practices with the support of innovative tech solutions. Tune in to explore the intersection of agriculture, conservation, and technology!

In this episode of the Acre Forward Podcast, Jason Minton, Chief Commercial Officer at Taranis, hosts a conversation with Jennifer Stutz, Taranis’ Outbound Product Manager, to discuss her journey in ag tech, her vision for the future and how Taranis is shaping innovative solutions to better serve farmers and advisors.

Today is Veteran’s Day, and there’s no better time to highlight the impactful work the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is doing to help our country’s vets transition from service to civilian life. FVC is dedicated to those who have served and, as Jeanette Lombardo, Executive Director of FVC shares in this week’s AcreForward Podcast: 

"Everyone needs to reach out to our veterans and be appreciative of what they've done for our country.”

This week’s Acreforward podcast welcomed Kansas Dr. Brady Brewer, an economist with Kansas State University who shared his insights on the current state of the farm economy and the important role technology plays in farm profitability.

This week’s AcreForward podcast offers a look at the Agribusiness Council of Indiana (ACI) with CEO and President, Bruce Kettler. Hosted by our own, Katie Staton, Director of Customer Success, Bruce shares his perspectives on the evolving landscape of agribusiness and technology. 

“One of the things that really set me on a path to be involved in agriculture is the fact that we all have to eat, we all need to be clothed, we all need things that agriculture provides. That doesn’t go away and it’s a great challenge for the industry to continue to improve,” Kettler told us. “We’re producing more with fewer inputs and that’s because companies like Taranis are helping us become more efficient and do better with the resources we have. Agriculture is such a great industry!”

In this week’s AcreForward podcast, host and Customer Success Representative, Elaina Ripberger, sits down with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Andrew Tucker to talk ag tech: application, adoption and why farmers need to look to technology to help gain bushels even when commodity prices are low. 

This week, Regional Sales Manager Mark Bradke is in the host seat, visiting with Premier Cooperative’s Karlee Deitchler. The duo discusses the evolution of agricultural practices and the integration of advanced technologies in farming, each bringing their generational perspective to what’s happening in the industry and what the outcomes mean for farmers. 

It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss, pairing a 40-plus-year career with a recent graduate who brings a lifetime of farming experience to Gen Z.

In the latest episode of the AcreForward Podcast, Madison (Maddie) Vaught, Taranis’ Field Customer Success Rep, sits down with Ethan Noll, Digital Ag Director for Ag Partners, to talk about Noll’s position, the evolution of digital agronomy and what it means for the future of farming. 

If you happened to catch Nir Naor’s interview with Laura Handke on our AcreForward Podcast, you knew there would be a follow-up. How could there not be? AI has revolutionized how farmers and their advisors build information and the decision-making that information drives. And Taranis is here for it, strengthening the proprietary algorithm we use to analyze the millions (and growing) of data points we gather every growing season. 

At the Top Producer Summit in February, Bryan McMurtrie, Regional Sales Manager, and other Taranis employees listened in on the event’s future of farming panel: 

“The panel discussion revolved around the use of AI in agriculture, and one of the big things they discussed was how the use of aerial imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) was the future of agriculture. We all wanted to raise our hands and say, “We’re here. Taranis is already doing it!” AI is a huge benefit to agriculture,” McMurtrie says. 

In the latest AcreForward episode, McMurtrie outlines the deliverables of AI on the farm. From the transition from high-pressure and long hours in ag retail to a more balanced and prioritized workday to the digital insights that are helping farmers find profitability and retailers strengthen relationships… Taranis delivers. 

McMurtrie shares that he’s no stranger to ag retail and that working the gamut of jobs in the industry gave him insight and appreciation for a service like Taranis. Today, he lives 50 miles northeast of St. Louis, serving the southern Illinois region and calling on the network that it has taken him a career to build. 

“I started in ag retail working in operations and then worked up to an applicator, followed by precision sales and agronomy sales,” he says. “For five years before coming to Taranis, I was managing full-service agronomy retail along with a couple of elevators. I know how retail works, and bringing Taranis to this industry is personal for me.”  

There aren’t many jobs—if any—in ag retail that McMurtrie isn’t familiar with...a business model that centers on “doing what it takes”…many times at the cost of time with family.

“You just do what needs to be done (in ag retail). I would have growers call me to check their fields, stage them, make herbicide recommendations, and honestly, there weren’t enough hours in the day,” he shares of the unforgiving schedule of an ag retail agronomist. “Taranis lets an agronomist sit down in the morning, and over a cup of coffee, in 15 minutes, you can look at the dashboard, scan THOUSANDS of acres, and prioritize your day. You know what fields have issues, and rather than 20 or 30 fields on your list for the day, you have maybe five.”

The only constant in agriculture is change. The sector circulates on a carousel of challenge, technology and adaptation, evolving with every rotation – the fourth industrial revolution, if you will. On this week’s AcreForward podcast, Laura Handke sat down with Nir Naor, who has helped to pioneer the artificial intelligence (AI) that is revolutionizing how insights drive decision-making on the farm. 

As one of the first AI experts to join the Taranis team, Nir has been instrumental in the continued development of Taranis’ AI.