So much can happen in a year – transformative change can happen in 70. From applied research to precision fermentation, United Animal Health has continued to accelerate innovation and growth of its portfolio on behalf of producers over their seven decades of business. This week, we are joined by COO Trent Torrance to cover it all – joint ventures, animal nutrition, food is health, artificial intelligence and beyond. Highlights include:  

• United Animal Health’s pursuit to grow and serve a broader range of agriculture and food production 
• Some unique challenges and emerging issues that they’re trying to get ahead of on behalf of producers 
• The state of discussion with producers United Animal Health works with and how they feel about the year ahead 
• How their investment in applied research has defined and differentiated them as a company 
• Trent’s thoughts on the biggest opportunities for transformational change in food production 
• The critical intersection of animal and human health – and United Animal Health’s role in that space 
• What seventy years of business and longevity can bring to a company, Trent’s thoughts on the future of United Animal Health and their biggest untapped potential to date 
• How artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an additive role to the work they’re doing 
• United Animal Health’s focus on joint ventures and striking balance between internal validation and seeking collaboration without outside partners 
• What’s ahead for United Animal Health in 2026 

From gene editing to food is health and consumer education to bioinnovation, we’ve had no shortage of amazing conversations on the podcast this year. This episode is a celebration of some of your favorite guests combined into one ultimate audio experience. And let’s face it, you have the holiday windshield time for this podcast. Don’t you? 

Featuring the following guests:  

• Wendy Srnic, Corteva Agriscience 
• Jay Hulbert, Ag Alumni Seed (Retired) 
• Ronda Hamm, Conner Prairie’s Food, Farm and Energy Experience 
• Mike Jacob, TerraForce 
• Mark Warner, Liberation Bioindustries 
• Ed Fish, Bay State Milling 
• Sarah Glaven, Princeton University’s Andlinger Center 
• Aaron Schacht, BiomEdit 
• Christy Wright, AgriNovus 
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We can’t wait to bring you even more fantastic Agbioscience content in 2026! Season 9 starts January 12. 

When it comes to crop inputs, farmers are looking for more than a salesman in the field – they need an advisor. One partner that can help shape decision making that keeps them profitable, efficient and sustainable all while driving yield to make their operations successful. It’s a tall order and one this week’s guest loves to welcome as a challenge. Danny Carmony, Central Indiana GM for Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins AgriNovus’ VP Libby Fritz to talk consistency, serving in that advisory role over multiple generations and what innovations have him most excited for the future of the industry. We get into:  

• The work Nutrien Ag Solutions does to serve farmers and the outlook of growers over the last 12 months 
• What Danny sees ahead for 2026 and recommendations they are making to their customers 
• The relationship of Nutrien Ag Solutions with its parent company and its unique advantage 
• Alternatives for nitrogen fertilizer, new forms of nitrogen or emerging innovations that enable the farmer to be more efficient 
• Generational farming operations and the difference in selling across multiple generations of operators who have different schools of thought on ROI 
• Biologicals past, present and future in agbiosience innovation 
• Global geopolitical pressures factoring into supply and demand for farmers 
• Using the power of partnerships, leverage Nutrien Ag Solutions’ reach, while also tapping into locally to create maximum value for customers 
• The criticality of sourcing talent in areas that are serving rural customers – and Danny’s passion for bringing people from outside the industry into agbioscience 
• What’s ahead for Nutrien Ag Solutions that has him excited in 2026 

It is rare air to get two fantastic leaders in the same room for the podcast, but today we are joined by our very own. CICP’s CEO, Melina Kennedy, hosts our newly named AgriNovus President and CEO, Christy Wright, to talk service, food as the next frontier of health and her vision for what lies ahead for Indiana’s agbioscience economy.

From domestic and global policy to the speed of innovation, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) works on behalf of the industry to promote research, development and movement of quality seed to meet the world’s demand for food, feed, fiber and beyond. This week, Beck’s Hybrids’ President, Scott Beck, hosts ASTA CEO, Andy LaVigne, and organization Chair, Dave Treinen, to talk about the organization’s pursuit to better connect innovation to consumers, new markets, policymakers and more. We get into:  

•  ASTA as one of the world’s oldest trade organizations and who they aim to serve 
• Where seed production finds itself in the mix of current challenges facing production agriculture and what is unique to them 
• The biggest regulatory discussions shaping the industry, both domestically and internationally 
• How domestic policy impacts the industry’s ability to do business internationally 
• The accelerated trend of food is health, the seed innovator’s role and how ASTA is tackling this with its partners across the value chain 
• How ASTA works to connect seed innovation to the consumer’s understanding of food production 
• Where ASTA sees the biggest opportunities to advance technologies through partnerships and collaborations 
• Big areas of focus for 2026 
• The call to action for seed distributors and innovators that want a seat at the table with ASTA, but don’t know how to get started 

From market volatility to high input costs and beyond, farmers have faced a series of unique challenges -- and farm management is something they need and want to get a good grasp on for their operations. Looking ahead to 2026, we are joined by Dwight Raab, Advisor to Farm Business Farm Management, to examine the balance between innovation adoption and financial management. We get into:  

• A high-level perspective on the work FBFM does to serve Midwest farmers through data-driven decisions 
• What the year has looked like for their farmers and how that’s informed their decision making for 2026 
• Tax policies that are changing and how the One Big Beautiful Bill is transforming the way people should be thinking about their farming operations 
• Out of the farmers who have operations that are doing well – what are they doing differently than others? 
• FBFM’s comprehensive farm level financial data and how those models have helped guide their decision-making processes 
• Balancing the adoption of new innovation between the realities of economic pressures for farming operations and what efficiencies could come from technologies coming on farm 
• The importance of financial literacy as farming operations switch hands over the next ten years 
• The one piece of advice Dwight would offer heading into 2026 

Happy Thanksgiving! AgriNovus was proud to present the One Health Summit in partnership with BioCrossroads and Elanco this month at the company's newly opened global headquarters in Indianapolis. Please enjoy audio from this power panel including Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons, Corteva Agriscience CEO Chuck Magro, Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks, Purdue University President Mung Chiang and Indiana University President Pam Whitten. The panel was moderated by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) CEO Melina Kennedy to talk about the One Health opportunity and how best we can advance that here in the state.

From food is health to biologicals, what innovations and emerging trends took over the agbiosciences in 2025 and where are we headed in 2026? Perhaps no one better a source than Jennifer Marston, Global AgTech Editor at AgFunder News, to join us as we talk through the state of venture capital, its down market and the good news about where it’s headed in the future. She gets into:  

• A high-level overview of the venture capital market in 2025 
• The categories of agbioscience that are securing deals – and the areas of the globe that seem to be doing better than others with venture capital deals 
• The shifts in the last 18-24 months across dealmaking and what feedback Jenn has heard while talking with both VCs and startups while writing stories 
• What the startups and entrepreneurs who are winning are doing differently 
• With longer sales cycles, regulatory pressures, etc., does Jenn think we are due for a reset in how innovation is funded in agbioscience? 
• Indiana’s unique models unfolding with Corteva Catalyst, the launch of Elanco’s One Health Innovation District and how those might create a new ecosystem in the Midwest for entrepreneurs to grow and thrive 
• New startups and innovation partnerships out of the Midwest that have Jenn most excited right now 
• Upcoming stories and things coming from AgFunder News that she wants people to know about 

As an entrepreneur, sometimes the boldest move you can make is to pivot. This week, we are joined by Rian Mc Donnell, CEO of FloVision Solutions, to talk about AI-driven solutions to help the food industry become more financially and environmentally sustainable by reducing waste and maximizing yield. We get into:  

• The work Rian leads with his team to optimize the food chain starting with protein – and how that vision varies from when he started the company 
• Insights that FloVision drives downstream to food processors and the capabilities they have because of these technology 
• FloVision’s market differentiation  
• How Rian sees the company playing a role in this massive food evolution 
• Feedback he gets from working with customers – especially food processors who are very traditional in their operations 
• FloVision’s recent $8.7 million Series A fundraise and what it will enable the company to do 
• The company’s tech stack and how the data drives different decisions and solutions based on their position around the globe, their food priorities and regulatory frameworks 
• Areas ripe for collaboration and what’s ahead in 2026