Future of Agriculture
This show explores the people, companies, and ideas shaping the future of the agriculture industry. Every week, Tim Hammerich talks to the farmers, founders, innovators and investors to share stories of agtech, sustainability, resiliency and the future of food. We believe innovation is an important part of the future of agriculture, and real change comes from collaboration between scientists, entrepreneurs and farmers. Lead with optimism, but also bring data! For more details on the guests featured on this show, visit the blog at www.FutureOfAgriculture.com.
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Where is Agriculture Headed in 2026 and Beyond? Insights From Seven Ag Podcasts
<p>Podcast episodes featured:</p>Where Will Demand Come From? | Damian Mason PodcastWill China’s cheaper tractors disrupt ag equipment? With Lachlan Monsbourgh | Agtech - So What?Reducing Weeds and Pests with Regenerative Mulching Systems with Erwin Westers | The Regenerative Agriculture PodcastField Intelligence: Elliott Grant on AI in Agriculture | Fresh Takes on TechAg's Efficiency Preoccupation Problem with Andrew Hoelscher of Farm Strategy | The PaceSetter PodcastRethinking Food and Ag Investments - The Quiet Trends Reshaping The Industry | The Modern AcreGenetic Progress Made Simple: Feed Intake, IVF, and AI Tools for Cattle | Farm4Profit<br/><p>For the third year in a ro...
AI For Regenerative Agriculture With John Kempf
<p>FieldLark AI: https://fieldlark.ai/</p><p>Advancing Eco Agriculture: https://advancingecoag.com/</p><p>Regenerative Agriculture Podcast: https://advancingecoag.com/podcasts/</p><p>FoA 386: Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture With John Kempf</p><p>Today we’re joined by John Kempf, founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture. John first joined me on the podcast two years ago for episode 386 titled “Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture”. That episode was widely shared and provided me with a ton of interesting feedback. So I was eager to bring John back on especially to discuss this new AI regenerative agronomist tool they’ve launched...
The Next Great Ag Equipment Brand will be Autonomy-First with Charlie Andersen of Burro
<p>Burro website: https://burro.ai/</p><p>FoA 271: Ag Robotics Roundtable: https://futureofagriculture.com/episode/foa-271-ag-robotics-roundtable</p><p>I’m really excited to share today’s episode with you. Charlie Andersen is one of the most impressive and intelligent founders that I’ve had the chance to speak with. I can remember being blown away with him when he was a part of our Ag Robotics Roundtable which became episode 271 of this podcast clear back in 2021. </p><p>Charlie co-founded Burro in 2017 and today they have over 600 systems running in the field, which is arguably the largest fleet of mobi...
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[Tech-Enabled Advisor Series] Connecting Agronomy to Financial Strategy With Todd Kirwan
<p>Today’s episode is another installment in our Tech-Enabled Advisor series. The idea here is to better understand agtech through the lens of the BUYER and USER of that technology rather than just the entrepreneurs or investors behind it. I’ve received some super positive feedback about the return of this series. By talking to the buyers rather than the sellers of the tech, we got an unfiltered introduction to the technology and more importantly got to see HOW its used and the VALUE that it provides. </p><p>To do this, I partner with a company and together we in...
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[History of Agriculture] Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution
<p>"The Wizard and the Prophet" by Charles C. Mann</p><p>Rhishi Pethe's "Software is Feeding the World" Newsletter</p><p> "In 1968, the year a USAID official coined the term 'Green Revolution', Norman Borlaug gave a victory lap speech at a wheat meeting in Australia. Twenty years before, he said, Mexican farmers had reaped about 760 pounds of wheat from every acre planted. Now that figure had risen to almost 2,500 pounds per acre, triple the harvest from the same land. The same thing was happening in India. He said the first green revolution wheat had been tested there just in 1964-1...
Can Organic Farming Also Be Regenerative? Erin Silva, Ph.D. Returns
<p>Erin Silva, Ph.D. https://cias.wisc.edu/directory/17158/</p><p>FoA 280: Organic Farming Myths and Realities With Erin Silva</p><p>I wanted to invite Erin Silva back on the show to hear about her continued work with farmers that are going down the path of organic AND regenerative. </p><p>On the surface, those two farming approaches are easy to get behind: let’s try to reduce our dependence on synthetic chemistry and let’s try to build soil health over time while still farming intensively and profitably. But in practice, there are tradeoffs. To promote more livi...
Covering Agricultural Issues in the West With Journalist Todd Fitchette
<p>Todd's Profile on Farm Progress: https://www.farmprogress.com/author/todd-fitchette</p><p>Todd's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfitchette/</p><p>Todd Fitchette is the editor of Western Farm Press which is part of the Farm Progress Group. Todd has been there covering relevant agricultural issues for farmers in the West since 2013. His journalism career began in 1990 with community newspapers in California, where he earned First Place honors from the National Newspaper Association for his photography.</p><p>His career progressed to agriculture journalism where he reported on livestock and specialty crop issues in the West. This...
The Economics of Biosecurity in Animal Agriculture With Jada Thompson, Ph.D.
<p>I’m really fascinated by today’s topic of looking into pest and disease outbreaks in animal agriculture from an economist's point of view. Our guest, Jada Thompson, is going to discuss the economics behind prevention of these biosecurity issues,the economic impact when outbreaks do occur, some of the tradeoffs in the difficult decisions that need to be made, what that means for producers and consumers, and a whole lot more. </p><p>To give you a little bit of background on Jada: Dr. Jada Thompson is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the...
Going All-In on Customers and AI With Devon Wright of Lumo
<p>Lumo: https://lumo.ag/</p><p>Great episode for you today with Devon Wright of Lumo. The Lumo story is really interesting for a number of reasons. One of which is that they have managed to take on venture capital, but still remain very focused on serving a very specific market within agriculture. As you’ll hear they have resisted the temptation that has led to the demise of so many agtech companies to try to be for everyone and rapidly expand to as many acres as possible. But Lumo is focused exclusively on wine grapes, and for a lo...
Trade Wars and the Farm Economy With Bill Ridley, Ph.D.
<p>William Ridley, Ph.D. https://ace.illinois.edu/directory/wridley</p><p>William Ridley, Ph.D. on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qjox4QIAAAAJ&hl=en</p><p>Today’s episode is timely and thought provoking in my opinion. The farm economy is struggling again this year, and while there’s no one cause for all of that struggle, exports certainly play a role. A major role. </p><p>I’m very pleased to welcome Dr. Bill Ridley onto the show. Bill is an international economist studying global markets and trade policy at the University of Illinoi...
