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Better Outcomes, Not Lower Costs: rethinking agtech in horticulture, with Mark Trzaskoma
Apr 29, 2026
Unknown duration
Business Model Breakdowns with Shane Thomas: Co-Ops and their future in Ag
Apr 15, 2026
38m 00s
Halter’s $2 billion question, with founder Craig Piggott
Apr 1, 2026
32m 32s
The Seven Year Itch: What We Got Wrong (and Right) in Australian Agtech, with Sam Duncan and Natalie Engel
Mar 18, 2026
26m 56s
The Innovation Sweet Spot: Aligning Corporates, Startups and Investors, with Brad Fruth and Frank Wooten
Mar 4, 2026
51m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29/26 | Better Outcomes, Not Lower Costs: rethinking agtech in horticulture, with Mark Trzaskoma | Agtech adoption in horticulture isn’t about cutting costs, it’s about improving outcomes through continuous, data-driven decisions. In this episode, Mark Trzaskoma shares how a “test, measure, learn” approach is reshaping orchard systems, and why the biggest opportunity may lie beyond the farm gate in reconnecting producers with consumers. | — | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | Business Model Breakdowns with Shane Thomas: Co-Ops and their future in Ag✨ | agricultural cooperativesfarm data+2 | Shane Thomas | — | — | cooperativesagriculture+2 | — | 38m 00s | |
| 4/1/26 | Halter’s $2 billion question, with founder Craig Piggott✨ | Halteragtech+2 | Craig Piggott | Halter | — | $2 billioninvestment+1 | — | 32m 32s | |
| 3/18/26 | The Seven Year Itch: What We Got Wrong (and Right) in Australian Agtech, with Sam Duncan and Natalie Engel✨ | Australian agtechstartup experience+1 | Sam DuncanNatalie Engel | GXLab | — | agtechstartup+2 | — | 26m 56s | |
| 3/4/26 | The Innovation Sweet Spot: Aligning Corporates, Startups and Investors, with Brad Fruth and Frank Wooten✨ | agtechinnovation+3 | Brad FruthFrank Wooten | Beck’s HybridsArkeaBio+3 | — | evokeAGBeck’s Hybrids+2 | — | 51m 41s | |
| 2/18/26 | AI as a Competitive Farming Advantage, Paul Windemuller✨ | AIfarming+3 | Paul Windemuller | automation toolsdata analytics | — | competitive advantageAI-ready+2 | — | 29m 57s | |
| 2/4/26 | Beyond Scale: Native Grains and Indigenous-Led Food Systems with Jacob Birch✨ | Indigenous principlesfood systems+4 | Jacob Birch | native grainsBeyond Scale: Native Grains and Indigenous-Led Food Systems | Australia | Indigenous-ledFirst Nations+2 | — | 39m 50s | |
| 1/21/26 | The Future of Farming is Autonomous, with Brett McMickell of Kubota✨ | autonomous farmingagtech+2 | Brett McMickell | Kubota | — | autonomyOEMs+2 | — | 41m 52s | |
| 12/10/25 | Making underwater forestry scalable and sustainable, with Andrew Morgan of Hydrowood✨ | underwater forestrysustainable business+2 | Andrew Morgan | Hydrowood | Tasmania | HydrowoodTasmania+3 | — | 47m 28s | |
| 11/26/25 | Have we hit the tipping point for autonomy in ag? With Shane Thomas and Matthew Pryor✨ | autonomous machineryagriculture+6 | Shane ThomasMatthew Pryor | — | Australia | autonomyagtech+2 | — | 32m 02s | |
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| 11/12/25 | The Business Case for Electrifying Agriculture, with Cherry Grower Mike Casey✨ | electrificationagriculture+2 | Mike Casey | electric farm technologyThe Business Case for Electrifying Agriculture | New Zealand | electric farmcost reduction+2 | — | 44m 56s | |
| 10/30/25 | The realities of winding up an agtech app, with Nikki Davey | What happens when an agtech startup with market pull, a clear mission, and global momentum still doesn’t make it? In this episode, founder Nikki Davey shares the story of Grown Not Flown, an app that connected local flower growers with customers, and discusses the challenges of scaling, founding teams and developing a global platform. Nikki also talks about how she's continuing the mission of creating a sustainable flower industry, in a different way. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | Agtech trends: bundling, unbundling, LLMs and more with Shane Thomas and Matthew Pryor | This episode explores the recent trend of 'unbundling' in agtech, where companies like Corteva and Farmers Business Network are separating their seed, crop protection arms of their business to create more focused operations. Sarah Nolet, Shane Thomas, and Matthew Pryor discuss the strategic and market implications of this shift, plus the role of AI and LLMs in agtech innovation. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Putting cotton farmers at the forefront of the cotton industry, with Marzia Lanfranchi | This episode explores how the cotton industry often overlooks the farmers who grow the crop, focusing instead on fiber quality and pricing, which undermines true sustainability. Marzia Lanfranchi explains why recognizing cotton as an agricultural product is key to improving practices like regenerative farming, water use, and supply chain traceability. | — | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | Will China’s cheaper tractors disrupt ag equipment? With Lachlan Monsbourgh | China’s push to develop cheaper agricultural equipment could disrupt the global market, despite current quality challenges. Lachlan Monsbourgh from Rabobank discusses how this shift may impact dealers, farmers, and agtech companies. | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | From agtech adoption problems to high performance farming teams, with Kevin Boyle, EFI | Technical issues in agtech are sometimes misdiagnosed, when the real challenge lies in the social systems surrounding farm work. Kevin Boyle of the Equitable Food Initiative emphasizes the need to recognize farm workers' skills and knowledge, arguing that workforce development is key to successful agtech adoption and sustainable farming. | — | ||||||
| 8/20/25 |  Can robotics solve farm labor challenges? with Sophie Thorel and Connie Bowen | How robotics could transform farm labor by shifting focus from increasing farmworker numbers, and reducing costs, to redesigning farm jobs. CREO's Sophie Thorel and Farmhand Ventures' Connie Bowen discuss the major hurdles in agricultural robotics, emphasizing the need for farmer involvement and long-term collaboration. | — | ||||||
| 8/6/25 | Are agtech startups just digital agribusinesses? Mark Kahn, Omnivore | Is there a difference between agtech startups and agribusiness, anymore? Mark Kahn, the Managing Partner of Omnivore shares his thesis about why the successful agtech companies, often end up looking more like a conventional agribusiness company. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | How “Food is Medicine” Could Change Food and Farm Economics with Brad McNamara | Host Sarah Nolet sit down with Brad McNamara, CEO and Founder at Morrissey Market, a “food is medicine” distribution startup to discuss his journey to building on the lessons of food business past and present | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | How Policy Hamstrings AgTech in California with Walt Duflock | Sarah is joined by Walt Duflock, Senior VP of Innovation at Western Growers Association to learn about why California’s world-renowned ag and its state-of-the-art tech sectors are struggling to align. | — | ||||||
| 6/27/25 | Is AI the Secret to Next Gen Soil Sampling? with Jack Oslan and Nate Storey | Sarah sits down with former co-founders at Plenty and current co-founders at Soil Action, Jack Oslan and Nate Storey, to talk about lessons learned and what's ahead. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | Disrupting the AgTech Ecosystem with Ron Adner | This week, Matthew sits down with Ron Adner for a wide ranging discussion of how his insights on industry structure and business strategy is transforming agtech. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | Making Sense of Recent AgTech Acquisitions with Shane Thomas | Sarah sits down this week with Matthew Pryor and Shane Thomas to discuss recent agtech acquisitions and other news. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | How GLP-1 Drugs are Reshaping the Food and Ag Landscape with Mary Shelman | Sarah is joined this week by Mary Shelman, Founder at the Shelman Group, to discuss the emerging impact of GLP-1s on food and agriculture. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | Beyond VC: Redeemable Equity in AgTech with Connie Bowen | Sarah is joined by Connie Bowen, Founder of Farmhand Ventures to talk about deploying alternative funding models, especially redeemable equity, in agtech. | — | ||||||
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