Teddy Bekele is the CTO of Land O'Lakes, one of the largest agriculture co-operatives in the U.S. Teddy has lead the co-op's shift to a tech-oriented company, first joining as a senior IT director and quickly climbing the ranks to CTO where he now leads the company-wide data and sustainability initiatives.

In this episode, we learn about Land O'lakes view on ag-tech and innovation, the role data will play in the future of sustainability, and how climate resilient farmers deserve better financing and insurance rates.

climate resilience: the ability to thrive through various extreme and unpredictable long term weather events 

This week on Agriculture Adapts:

• Land O'Lakes views on technology's role in the agriculture sector: augmenting the farmers' expertise and harnessing their experience rather than trying to replace it. 
• How investment and innovation happens at the farm level despite razer thin margins
• The process of derisking technology before rolling it out to farmers-- no room for error when you're betting the farm every year
• Land O'lakes new data and sustainability platform, Truterra. Successes, hurdles, and new opportunities.
• How sustainability and climate resilience tie together