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.
Episodes
"The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov" by Peter Pringle
another installment in our series on the history of ag innovation. And to be honest, I’ve waited too long to do this episode. I read this book “The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov” months ago. And it was one of the most incredible stories I had ever heard. But every time I went to make an episode about it, the episode just never did justice to the greatness of the book. Bu...
Bonsai Robotics: https://bonsairobotics.ai/
Over the past 10 years of doing this podcast, we’ve seen a lot of farm robotics companies come and go. And while it’s discouraging every time one of them closes its doors, enthusiasm for the space feels like it’s at an all time high. And I think that’s in large part, due to successful companies like Bonsai Robotics.
“I think the key, the key piece to successfu...
Elo Life Systems: https://elolife.com/
Super excited to bring on Matt DiLeo of ELO Life Systems on today’s episode. Some of you may remember that ELO Life CEO Todd Rands was a part of 412 of this podcast two years ago. I’ve been fascinated by their work ever since to bring to the market what they call molecular farming.
Matt does a great job of explaining the concept and how this shifts the value in some ways from food p...
Loftus Ranches: https://www.loftusranches.com/
Patrick Smith is a fourth-generation farmer and the CEO of Loftus Ranches, a Yakima Valley-based agricultural business producing hops alongside apples, pears, peppers, and other crops. He focuses on long-term strategy, capital allocation, and stakeholder relationships, balancing operational discipline with financial rigor.
He founded Oxrow.ai, an analytics platform that helps agr...
LandTrust: https://landtrust.com/
LandTrust is an online platform that connects landowners to people looking for outdoor recreation like hunting, fishing or camping. Think AirBNB for hunters. For most of you, that is probably not a novel concept in 2026, but the concept isn’t the story here - at least not to me. The story is how Nic and his team are pulling it off. How they are building trust with farmers, ranchers and other l...
Ag View Solutions: https://www.agviewsolutions.com/
Farm Profit Manager: https://www.farmprofitmanager.com/
Today’s guest is Shay Foulk of Ag View Solutions and the Farm Profit Manager app. I’ve known of Shay for years as a podcaster and farm management consultant, and his presence on social media. Shay and I both have been a part of webinars for Fractal Ag in the past, and shout out to Ben at Fractal for helping to make ...
CattleMax: https://www.cattlemax.com/
Terrell Miller is the Founder and CEO of CattleMax, the most widely used cow-calf management software in North America, trusted by producers in more than 70 countries. A cattle rancher himself, Terrell has spent over 25 years focused on practical, producer-first record keeping that supports better decisions and usable data. He also leads the...
Rancho Gordo: https://www.ranchogordo.com/
Today’s episode is a real treat for me. Some of you know that I grew up on a small farm in Northern California that sold livestock, poultry and pumpkins directly to consumers. Then most of my career has been spent in large scale commodity agriculture. Which is why I’ve always been interested in how e-commerce can be used to scale direct to consumer business models.
Admittedly th...
Subscribe to Upstream Ag Insights: https://upstream.ag/
"33 Mental Models For The Modern Agribusiness Leader"
Upstream Ag Insights YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@upstreamaginsights2821
This is probably long overdue to host Shane Thomas on the show. Shane, as many of you already know, writes the very popular newsletter Upstream Ag Insights. He has been providing extremely detailed analysis to subscribers for several years now, and ...
Follow Josh on X: https://x.com/JLinvilleFert
StoneX website: https://www.stonex.com
YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLseYUvaoguNifbmL84zX3plTPt4HGt-MF
Josh Linville is the vice president of fertilizer at StoneX Group Inc. Growing up in northwestern Missouri on a family farm growing tobacco crops and cattle, Josh brings a unique perspective to the fertilizer markets. With over 20 years of experience in this indus...
Stock Cropper website: https://thestockcropper.com/
The StockCropper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheStockCropper
Follow Zack on X: https://x.com/zebulousprime
Connect with Zack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-smith-5681911b7
Today’s episode features a repeat guest: Zack Smith of Stock Cropper. Zack is an ideal guest because he’s both an independent thinker and a doer. Someone who is putting his o...
I’ve known Quentin Connealy just from following him online for several years now. Not only is he an entrepreneurial, forward-thinking farmer, but he’s also one of the nicest people in ag that you’ll find online. I’ve been meaning to get him on the podcast for a while, and I’m making more of an effort this year to talk to far...
Jonathan Coppess Research Page: https://ace.illinois.edu/directory/jwcoppes
"The Fault Lines of Farm Policy" book
"Between Soil and Society" book
Today’s episode explores an important area of agriculture that I probably don’t talk enough about on this show: ag policy. I wanted to bring Dr. Jonathan Coppess on the program to ask fundamental questions like:
- Is ag policy working?
- Read more
Pairwise: https://www.pairwise.com/
FoA 412: 'Biological' Is Not A Category (it's the future of agriculture)
I’m excited to share today’s episode with you. I’ve wanted to get Tom Adams back on the show ever since I had the chance to interview him at World Agritech a couple of years ago. That interview was included on episode 412 of this podcast titled “Biological is not a Category”.
The work Pairwise is ...
Rodale Institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org/
"History of the Rodale Institute" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nxSYYUMJ6F8
Today we’re talking to Dr. Andrew Smith of the Rodale Institute. I originally wanted to bring Andrew onto the show to talk about the history of the Rodale Institute and it’s contribution to agricultural research. Rodale Institute is a nonprofit growing the organic movement through rigorous, solutions-b...
Wootzano: https://www.wootzano.com/
Atif Syed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedatif/
Via Atif's LinkedIn post
"I never thought I’d have to write this.
Wootzano, the British robotics company I built from nothing, is at risk of being shut down not because of commercial failure, but because of a procedural trap.
Yesterday, after a petition by Innovate UK Loans Limited (UKRI), the Court issued an order that instantly froz...
AquaSpy: https://aquaspy.com/
On the show today is Bruce Moeller, before buying AquaSpy in 2009 Bruce was already a serial entrepreneur, a former president of a publicly traded company, and an author of two books. He successfully grew and exited Culture Works and Drive Cam, which was an early dash cam company. He decided to apply the idea they used at Drive Cam to use technology to capture what hadn’t been easily recorded pre...
Five Questions About The Ag Robotics Revolution (FIRA 2024 Reflections)
The Next Great Ag Equipment Brand will be Autonomy-First with Charlie Andersen of Burro
Autonomous Sprayers with Gary Thompson of GUSS
Making Spot Spray Technology Accessible With Jaisimha Rao of Niqo Robotics
The Path To Superhuman Farming with Curtis Garner and Brent Shedd of Verdant Robotics
Podcast episodes featured:
- Where Will Demand Come From? | Damian Mason Podcast
- Will 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 Podcast
- Field Intelligence: Elliott Grant on AI ...
FieldLark AI: https://fieldlark.ai/
Advancing Eco Agriculture: https://advancingecoag.com/
Regenerative Agriculture Podcast: https://advancingecoag.com/podcasts/
FoA 386: Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture With John Kempf
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 Regenerat...
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