Rob Sharkey, better known as the Shark Farmer, is the co-host of What the Farm Podcast and co-founder of the Farm and Rural Ag network.
Episode 30: Rob Sharkey, Shark Farmer
Episode 29: Will MacSmith
Episode 28: Mark Mortimer
On this episode we spoke to sheep genetics expert Mark Mortimer (@SheepGeekCP) about his journey from technophobe to hacker.
Episode 27: Carl Lippert
Carl Lippert is an American dairy farmer and co-founder of FeedX, an agtech company building an app for US dairy farmers.
Episode 26: Chris McLoghlin
Episode 25: Dr Jaci Brown on the weather and researchers working with agtech startups
Dr. Jaci Brown is a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO, and an expert in weather and climate science. In this episode, we discuss how researchers are working to better understand end users and agtech startups.
Episode 24: Brooke Sauer on closing the gap between growers, agronomists, and technology
Episode 23 - Allison Kopf on redefining what it means to farm
Allison Kopf is the CEO and Founder of Agrylst, a software company providing indoor farmers with a virtual agronomist. Allison is a veteran in this industry, and an advocate for more women in agtech.
Episode 22: Kevin Heikes with perspectives on agtech from over 20 years in the space
Episode 21: Seana Day on what's hot in livestock and dairy tech
Episode 20: Dr Rosie Bosworth on the rise of alternative protein
Episode 19: Nathan Dorn on labor challenges in specialty crops
Episode 18: Tony Holt on differences and similarities between agtech and other sectors
Episode 17: Bruce Finney on the evolution of rural RDCs
Bruce Finney is the Executive Director of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation. The CRDC invests in research, development and extension to improve productivity and profitability for Australia’s 1250 cotton growers.
Episode 15: Renee Vassilos on lessons from the midwest
Renée Vassilos is an Ag Economist, who's started her own consultancy to help growth-stage agribusinesses. Last month, Renee and I set out on a ten day, whirlwind trip through the midwest of the U.S. to explore the intersection of ag and agtech. Here's a bit on what we learned.
Episode 14: Chris Sounness on the digitization of Australian agriculture
Episode 11: Zack Armen on agtech commercialization and the intersection of food and tech
Zack Armen, formerly a senior associate at venture development firm Flagship Pioneering, is currently Director of Business Development at Incredible Foods. In this episode Zack talks about Flagship's unique model for commercialization, the intersection of foodtech an agriculture, and how VCs look at agtech.
Episode 10: Matthew Pryor on startup acquisitions and building an Australian agtech ecosystem
Welcome to season two of the Bushtech Podcast! We kick off this season with a serial entrepreneur, Matthew Pryor, who is one of very few agtech founders with a successful exit.
Episode 9: Airlie Trescowthick on how tech can make a vision become a reality
Airlie Trescowthick, Founder of Farm Table, shares her journey into agtech, her passion for helping farmers, and what it's like to launch a product before it's ready.
Episode 8: Nick Addison on the building blocks of Blockchain and Ag
Nick Addison, CTO of AgriDigital, gives us a lesson in blockchain 101 and the "so what" for agriculture.