Podcast Episodes

[History of Agriculture] Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution

Episode 476

"The Wizard and the Prophet" by Charles C. Mann

Rhishi Pethe's "Software is Feeding the World" Newsletter

 "In 1968, the year a USAID official coined the term 'Green Revolution', Norman Borlaug gave a …

Published on 13 hours ago

Can Organic Farming Also Be Regenerative? Erin Silva, Ph.D. Returns

Episode 475

Erin Silva, Ph.D. https://cias.wisc.edu/directory/17158/

FoA 280: Organic Farming Myths and Realities With Erin Silva

I wanted to invite Erin Silva back on the show to hear about her continued work wit…

Published on 1 week ago

Covering Agricultural Issues in the West With Journalist Todd Fitchette

Episode 474

Todd's Profile on Farm Progress: https://www.farmprogress.com/author/todd-fitchette

Todd's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfitchette/

Todd Fitchette is the editor of Western Farm Press which …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Economics of Biosecurity in Animal Agriculture With Jada Thompson, Ph.D.

Episode 473

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 …

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Going All-In on Customers and AI With Devon Wright of Lumo

Episode 472

Lumo: https://lumo.ag/

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 ca…

Published on 1 month ago

Trade Wars and the Farm Economy With Bill Ridley, Ph.D.

Episode 471

William Ridley, Ph.D. https://ace.illinois.edu/directory/wridley

William Ridley, Ph.D. on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qjox4QIAAAAJ&hl=en

Today’s episode is timely and thou…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Building Regional Food Systems With Chris Jagger of Blue Fox Farm

Episode 470

Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/reggaj

Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefoxfarm

Listen to Chris' podcast "Not Only Farmers": https://open.spotify.com/show/12YRGbk9IYMh4gbR0pTkE…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

[Tech-Enabled Advisor Series] The Business of Helping Farmers Spend Less

Episode 469

Sentera: https://sentera.com/

Chandler Coop: https://www.chandlercoop.com/

Today’s episode is another installment in our Tech-Enabled Advisor series. The idea here is to better understand agtech throug…

Published on 2 months ago

Ambrook's Fresh Approach To Financial Tools For Farms and Ranches With Mackenzie Burnett

Episode 468

Ambrook: https://ambrook.com/

Offrange: https://ambrook.com/offrange

"Not Boring" Founder's Letter: https://www.notboring.co/p/america-the-beautiful

Mackenzie Burnett: On Agriculture and American Progre…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Vance Crowe Believes Bitcoin Will Demonetize Farmland

Episode 467

Vance Crowe: https://www.vancecrowe.com/

Legacy Interviews: https://www.legacyinterviews.com/

Vance Crowe on X: https://x.com/VanceCrowe

Vance Crowe is a communications strategist that has worked for co…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago