Tim and Tyler catch up on the latest with Monarch Tractor and recap Tim's CTRI annual meeting.

Use code FARMERFRIDAY for 25% off Farmer Mode Hats!

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Links

• 25% off Farmer Mode hats - https://farmermode.com Use code FARMERFRIDAY at checkout
• California Tomato Research Institute - https://tomatonet.org
• AgList - https://aglist.com
• Monarch News - https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/monarch-tractor-preps-for-layoffs-and-warns-employees-it-may-shut-down/

Tim and Tyler check in on their fitness, content their consuming right now, and address the Monarch Tractor lawsuit reported by TechCrunch.

UPDATE: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/monarch-tractor-preps-for-layoffs-and-warns-employees-it-may-shut-down/

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Links

• Monarch Lawsuit - https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/monarch-tractor-sued-over-tractors-that-were-unable-to-operate-autonomously/

Tim and Tyler talk about Ceres AI recent $13M funding round and the appointment of an AI agent to their board.

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Links

• Ceres AI - https://ceres.ai
• Ceres Imaging Podcast - https://www.themodernacre.com/202-innovations-in-aerial-imaging-with-ashwin-madgavkar-ceo-and-founder-of-ceres-imaging/

Tim and Tyler talk about Tyler's experience at the Western Growers Annual Meeting this week and recap the "Shark Tank" event from the show.

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Links

• Western Growers - https://www.wga.com
• TRIC Robotics - https://www.tricrobotics.com
• Drift Sense - https://drift-sense.com
• Lumo - https://lumo.ag

Tim and Tyler talk to Rob Hurlbut, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Agriculture Capital, all about his learnings from over ten years investing in farmland.

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Links

• Agriculture Capital - https://agriculturecapital.com/

Tim and Tyler talk to Brent Smith, CEO of New Leaf Symbiotics, about their "behind the scenes" go-to-market strategy and his take on the fragmentation and M&A landscape in biologicals.

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Links

• New Leaf Symbiotics - https://newleafsym.com
• New Leaf on AgList - https://aglist.com/partner/newleaf-symbiotics

Tim and Tyler talk to Tyler Niday about their new product announcements and recent acquisiton of farm-ng.

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Links

• Bonsai Robotics - https://www.bonsairobotics.ai

Tim and Tyler talk to Shely Aronov about founding and scaling Innerplant.

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This episode is presented by Corteva R&D.

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Links

• Innerplant - https://innerplant.com

Tim and Tyler talk to Vincent Ricchiuti of ENZO Olive Oil and P-R Farms.

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This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience.

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Links

• ENZO Olive Oil - https://enzooliveoil.com
• P-R Farms - https://www.prfarms.com

Tim and Tyler talk to Michael Key, CEO and Co-Founder of Impello Biosciences.

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Links

• Impello Biosciences - https://impellobio.com
• Impello on AgList - https://aglist.com/manufacturer/impello-biosciences