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Bowery Farming is rethinking farming and we had the great pleasure to talk with the person who is helping bring the future to life there. Henry Sztul is the Head of R&D and BoweryOS. We discuss Bowery's vision and mission for the future of agriculture, focused on bringing fresh and local produce to cities around the world. Bowery leverages advanced technology to scale up their operations. Henry had plenty of great insight to share that you won't want to miss, especially if you are interested in the world of indoor/vertical farming!

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Sarah Nolet knows the AgTech space and works with both startups, corporates, and farmers in the industry to help create and build the future of food and agriculture. We dive into her company, AgThentic, which provides leading consulting services to the industry. Sarah shares how the company was originated and how it has evolved and grown to now include a venture capital arm. Not only does she share about building her business, but Sarah also has so much good insight on the industry as a whole. Tune in!

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Anna Haldewang's class project in college has turned into her full time job with the help of some viral media coverage highlighting her unique idea. Tune in to learn more about Plan Bee, Anna's company that is developing a drone that mimics the work of a bee by pollinating plants. Anna is very passionate about the issues affecting bees and it was great learning more about the business as it's entering the next phase of development. Drones, labor, entrepreneurship- this episode packs a punch!

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We had the great honor to interview the co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, Tobias Peggs. Tobias has an incredibly successful career as the CEO of multiple companies, acquired by Adobe and Walmart, not to mention a background in Artificial Intelligence. Tobias shares the story of how Square Roots started with co-founder Kimbal Musk. Square Roots is a platform and program that empowers and trains urban farmers to grow leafy greens in modified storage container units. Tobias goes in to detail how they approach urban/indoor farming and have evolved their go to market strategy. Don't miss this!

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We have finally made it around to one of our favorite topics -- beer! We had the great pleasure to talk to an industry veteran, Ron Silberstein, who has founded one of the first organic breweries and, most recently, the first craft malting house on the west coast. Admiral Maltings utilizes a traditional, low-volume method to malt grain and barely from local farmers. Ron shares more about the whole malting process and how to create a premium product from a traditionally commodity market.

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Our first repeat guest on the show is Chris Laudando. Chris was a part of the Forbes AgTech Summit episode (listen here) and after talking to him, we knew we had to get him back on the show for a full episode. Chris has so much insight to offer in the food and ag tech space with his work at Motive Engineering, which is an engineering services firm that accelerates product development for their clients. Chris joined Motivo as part of an acquisition of a company he started focused on creative and innovative solutions in the food and ag sectors. This is a must-listen, tune in!

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This episode showcases the best of startup innovation in food and ag! We had the pleasure of talking with Nina Meijers, who is a Senior Associate and Platform Manager of FoodBytes! by Rabobank. FoodBytes! was launched within Rabobank as an initiative to engage with the startup community, focusing on food and ag. Nina has extensive background in sustainable food and ag tech and discusses how the program started and how it has experienced incredible growth over the past few years. This episode has so much good stuff, whether you're interested in how to build a brand, grow a platform, or just interested in how Rabobank is approaching the startup world. Too good not to listen!

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We had the great pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster and standout farm-marketer, Tim Young. Tim has an incredible story, from having a successful career in corporate America to leaving it all to start a farm while focusing on his family. As it turns out, Tim was rather successful farming and has since transitioned to build an online academy that helps farmers build and grow their small farm and direct-to-consumer products, not to mention a great podcast. We talk through Tim's career and he shares a ton of valuable insight along the way. You don't want to miss this one!

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We loved talking with Alexandra "Rae" Danell, who started Harvest Joy Design to share the unique story of farms through photography. With a passion for agriculture and marketing, Rae decided to start a business outside of her day job. We discuss how her previous experience led her back to the world of agriculture and how she started and approaches her business. She provides a ton of amazing insight for anyone looking to improve their social media marketing. Tune in!

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We loved getting to talk to Igino Cafiero, who is the co-founder and CEO of Bear Flag Robotics. Bear Flag is a startup focused on tackling the challenge of automating farms to reduce cost, increase output, and make farms safer. Igino shares more about the origins of Bear Flag, how they approach autonomy, and how to run a company that's so dynamic. The future of farming is closer than you think, tune in!

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