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1:30 Canada’s West Coast – oceans, mountains, apples.
3:20 The Okanagan Valley likes their wine now too.
5:00 Working overseas. Maize to mangos.
8:00 The early days of biotechnology.
10:00 How do we get people to eat more apples. “If an apple a day is good, two is better”???
13:10 Genetic engineering – Frankenfood or precise breeding tool?
17:20 A project 20 years in the making. Neal is a grinder.
20:20 When 40% of your product gets wasted, you look for solutions.
22:20 Someday our grandkids will ask “Do you remember when apples used to go brown?”
25:30 Selling consumers on GMOs when the benefits are ALL theirs.
27:00 Arctic Apples will be in stores soon. Neal won’t tell us where.
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Chris Narayanan is a US Marine Corps veteran, and the President & CEO of C.R. Narayanan and Co, a veteran-owned investment banking firm that provides services to both companies and investors linked to the agribusiness supply chain. Chris obtained hands-on experience in the agricultural industry by being a ranch hand in his youth and working at investment banks that had agribusinesses as one of their largest clients. Because of his experience, Chris has developed extensive knowledge in valuing different types of agricultural companies and enterprises to measure investment suitability.
In this episode, Chris shares his experience working on Wall Street as an investment banker. He talks about his background in agriculture and how he ended up founding his own investment banking company that primarily services that business category. He also shares tips and ideas regarding investment banking as well as his insight on the future of agricultural business investments.
“Middle market companies are just past the venture capital stage, but haven’t gone public yet.”– Chris Narayanan
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- Difference between investment bank and traditional banking
- The trend over the last 10 years in agriculture investments.
- How he handles the busy life of investment banking.
- How big does a company need to be for it to make sense to use their services?
- What is a middle market?
- Where should companies go to if they can't afford an investment banker?
- How they decide to raise money through private or public sources.
- What's it like to work on Wall Street?
- How involved is he during negotiations?
- His insight on the future of agricultural investments.
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Katie Pinke is from one of the Dakotas... honestly I don't remember which one. However, she has been rocking through life no matter what's been thrown at her. Listen as we talk about life and social media.
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Can Donnarie get ag podcast king Rob Sharkey to break down and reveal his softer side? Listen in as they recap their summer Dirt Road Tour.
This week Rob learns about guest host Cara Harbstreet RD
Cara talks about how interactions with the Kansas Pork Board changed her opinions on her diet.
How You Earn the Nickname Mr Jersey
0:55 A big, long name that really means “that Jersey Guy”
4:00 Dairy genetics have come a long way since disco.
5:40 Genomics – Who’s your daddy?
7:45 CRISPR – Custom build dairy cows?
11:30 Celebrating a dairy win, win.
14:30 Teaching in Haiti turns into a learning experience.
18:00 It’s true. Wendell has a big hammer.
21:00 First world egos.
23:30 Yes. Everyone loves Andrew Campbell.
30:00 Russell makes a big announcement.
Charles Baron is the Co-Founder of Farmers Business Network, an idea conceived by farmers for farmers. The company aims to gather unbiased and objective information with regards to agronomics and commodities. The idea is to pool available data from individual farmers, so every farmer in their network would benefit from them. The company started three years ago with just 3-4 farms, but through word of mouth and good service, they now have close to 4,700 farms within their network. Charles and his team plan on ultimately expanding his reach outside the U.S. and continue to improve their data interpretation and gathering services.
In this episode, Charles explains the idea behind Food Business Network, what drove him to become a farmer, and the problems farmers face in the U.S. that go unnoticed. He also shares how his company managed to grow their network to what it is now, and their outlook for the future of their company.
“Farmers Business Network exists to bring benefits back to our farmers using our technology and network.” – Charles Baron
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What problems does Farmers Business Network solve for farmers?
- Why farmers have the worst economics.
- The uses of Farmers Business Network in terms of commodity prices.
- What does the side benefiting from the status quo think of their company's business strategy?
- How transparent is farmer's business network? Why did some hate their price transparency?
- What kinds of farms do they cover?
- How do they make sure the data is validated?
- How do they market their services to farmers?
- His thoughts on fluctuating commodity and input prices.
- Any plans on serving the animal agriculture side?
- What gets investors excited about Farmers Business Network?
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Trevor Scherman is definitely a man that is always looking to tomorrow. Listen as he talks about returning to the farm and getting a patent, all while having a very short attention span.
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Rob Sharkey is a hero! Going an entire week without gluten for the benefit of the podcast.
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking about gluten and fad diets.
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Mike Neal is the Co-Founder and CEO of DecisionNext, a company that utilizes and analyzes data in a way that helps companies optimize their decision making. DecisionNext’s business relies on giving clients possible market forecasts in an event of a policy change. Regarded as a serial entrepreneur, Mike is fond of starting new businesses and has focused his entire career on mathematical models and its application to critical business decisions. He has founded plenty of SaaS companies, all of which provided highly focused analytics to business users.
In this episode, Mike shares what DecisionNext is all about and how it can help the agricultural industry. He also provides insight on the importance of recognizing patterns in today’s market as well as his thoughts on the future of agriculture.
“Having a rigorous view matters as long as it's monetized through optimizing the forward position on the buy side or the sell side.” – Mike Neal
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- His background on what got him to start analytics companies.
- What prompted him to leave a good career to go on his own?
- What is DecisionNext all about and what services does it offer?
- Is there an element of machine learning that aids in their tools?
- The two reasons why transparency matters.
- How big is pattern recognition for today's businesses?
- How is working with commodity firms different to retail merchandising firms?
- Why he says there's no such thing as a true commodity.
- What are the steps he takes in coming up with the next big idea?
- His marathon analogy when it comes to starting a company.
- His thoughts on the future of food and agriculture.
- Does he see the government using DecisionNext to do sensitivity analysis on the food supply?
Connect with Mike Neal:
- DecisionNext
- info@decisionnext.com
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Brad Peel is a guy that's curious about agriculture. However, getting on ag social media has had some unexpected surprises. Listen as he talks about the unexpected loss that shook his world.
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11:25 best car ever
16:39 the loss of his wife
33:49 29 years sober
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking to Lanie White about having Celiac Disease and how horrible Twizzlers are.
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Taxes Suck…. so get an Awesome Accountant.
1:30 From a downtown high-rise to farm kitchen table.
5:50 Family business – clients you can get to know.
7:45 Not exactly sure what Besnik does and that’s just the way he likes it.
10:30 Legitimate tax strategies, or as the Liberals call them, Loopholes.
13:20 Justin Trudeau – champion of the middle class? Lol.
15:50 Revenue Canada questions if family members contribute to the family farm.
18:50 Small business succession planning. Surprise! You’re screwed.
24:15 Ever feel like someone made a mistake and is afraid to admit it? Me too.
26:00 And…. Wendell solves the deficit.
Taxes Suck…. so get an Awesome Accountant.
1:30 From a downtown high-rise to farm kitchen table.
5:50 Family business – clients you can get to know.
7:45 Not exactly sure what Besnik does and that’s just the way he likes it.
10:30 Legitimate tax strategies, or as the Liberals call them, Loopholes.
13:20 Justin Trudeau – champion of the middle class? Lol.
15:50 Revenue Canada questions if family members contribute to the family farm.
18:50 Small business succession planning. Surprise! You’re screwed.
24:15 Ever feel like someone made a mistake and is afraid to admit it? Me too.
26:00 And…. Wendell solves the deficit.
David Norman is the Senior Vice President of Investments Programs at Heifer International, a company that promotes a “pay it forward” approach to sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to end world hunger and poverty while also taking care of the planet by working with communities. This approach seems to be a great answer to the issue of food security and sustainability, as Heifer is driven by the “teach a man to fish” philosophy which ensures the families they help are all able to contribute to eradicating world hunger.
In this episode, David explains what Heifer International is all about, it’s humble beginnings, and its mission. He also shares the different challenges they face with every program as well as some of the successes that made it all worthwhile.
“You basically want markets to compete for your products.” – David Norman
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- An example of a market that is not dependable or fair.
- How they structure their business and programs.
- How the company selects which communities to target.
- Will the communities know Heifer International is involved or do they operate behind the scenes?
- Is there a difference between social capital and trust?
- Challenges that prevent or delay communities prospering as a result of Heifer's work.
- What is the value chain?
- How do they know if their programs are working?
- What are the logistics behind their programs?
- What are their considerations when it comes to where they invest their money?
- The big challenges we as a society need to overcome for their company to realize their mission.
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Brooke Clay is on a mission to change the way people view agriculture. Listen as we talk about her #Rulalinfluencer retreat and her experiences with online dating.
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21:13 online dating
35:24 Jessica Willingham
40:13 Erin Brown
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking about different types of tillage
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Migrant Farm Workers Are An Important Part of Our Rural Communities.
Jenn lets us in on the great baby carrot scam and explains that their temporary foreign agriculture workers are family.
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Andry Andriankaja is an agronomist that specializes in the field of plant biotechnology. Carl Andre is the research manager for the EPA-DHA Canola project at the BASF Plant Science Department who studied how plants convert simple sugars to oil as well as plant lipid metabolism. They are working together on a big project in biotechnology that will innovate the way we eat and provide our body with nutrients: making the typical canola plant naturally produce EPA and DHA, two types of Omega 3 fatty acids.
We all know what Omega 3 fatty acids are and what they can do for the body, but we’re often forced to either eat their food sources or buy fish oil supplements. What if we can consume omega 3 fatty acids in products we're already eating? Andry and Carl are now working on that answer and have been working on it for the past 10 years.
In this episode, Andry and Carl discuss their big project, why they chose the canola plant as their host, and what it took for them to get this far. They also discuss their vision with regards to the importance of plant biotechnology in the near future.
“We pride ourselves to create chemistry for a sustainable future.” – Andry Andriankaja
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What's the project all about the issues it will address.
- What does getting more EPA and DHA have to do with canola?
- Where does this technology currently stand?
- When do they expect the product to hit the market?
- Why did they partner with Cargill?
- What made this project possible to start coming together now?
- Why did they choose EPA and DHA?
- How farmers can benefit from this project.
- How will this product influence how people view biotechnology and genetic engineering?
- Where do they see the future of biotechnology?
- Countries that are big canola producers.
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Rheannon Ehlers is the Zumba Queen of Iowa... or something. Listen as we talk about her being cheap and social media.
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9:55 meeting Nick
31:47 best joke ever
35:58 social media
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking to Dr. Kevin Folta about Hurricane Irma's affect on Florida agriculture
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1:10 What do you mean you’ve never heard of Punkydoodles Corner?
2:30 Things Holstein Canada WON’T let you name your cows.
4:30 Brett’s in the business of making milk. Period.
8:45 Family Farming ups and downs.
13:30 Supply Management, yes or no?
15:20 Brett has figured out Victoria’s Secrets.
18:00 Succession planning – you won’t have to drag Brett out kicking and screaming.
21:30 So…. What’s worse – Margaritas or Crocks?
24:40 Hey!!! I ask the questions here.
Joe Swartz is the Vice President of Commercial Sales and Technical Support at American Hydroponic, a.k.a AmHydro. AmHydro is a small company in the United States that designs and builds innovative hydroponic systems, a soil-free way to grow plants, and have been doing so for the last 30 years. Joe Swartz himself came from a family of farmers and started researching the science of hydroponics when he saw the traditional methods of farming were no longer paying the bills during the real estate boom of the late 80s.
After purchasing the family farm from his father, Joe put his formal education and passion in agriculture to good use and invested time and money into researching and experimenting with different hydroponics system operations. Some said he was a genius, some called him otherwise. Regardless, with hydroponics AmHydro has slowly and steadily made a huge and growing impact towards preserving the environment.
In this episode, Joe tells us all about hydroponics, its advantages and disadvantages, why hydroponics farming is still farming, and how to turn it into a profitable business.
“The real issue is that we have a need to be able to put agricultural production in areas not necessarily suitable for agricultural production.” – Joe Swartz
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What is Nutrient Film Technology?
- How his old-school family reacted to him telling them it's time to find a new path in agriculture.
- How has controlled environment ag changed from the 80's to now?
- What factors cause people to think controlled environment agriculture is too hyped? Is that a good thing?
- How would he advise new farmers who want to proceed in getting started as a grower of indoor farming?
- What is the correct approach at building a hydroponics business?
- How big does a greenhouse need to be to make indoor farming profitable?
- The ballpark price for indoor farming packages.
- What is Aquaponics?
- Why some controlled environment agriculture growers fail?
- His prediction for the future of hydroponic agriculture.
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Nathan Leeper can jump real high, so high it took him to the Olympics. But he's here to talk about how he overcame alcoholism with the help of his friends and family.
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7:45 Olympics
19:05 Retirement
21:12 Alcoholism
40:07 Getting Help