AgriBusiness Global Podcasts

Tracking the Future of Supply Chain with CropTrak

CropTrak leverages decades of industry, data, science, process improvement program management, and geospatial experience to help companies analyze, simplify, and digitize their supply chains. Aaron Hutchinson, CEO and founder, discusses how supply chain software solutions can improve the procurement process and help ensure continued supplies. 

Using Lasers to Zap Weeds

Traditional crop inputs face many challenges -- regulatory agencies, “woke” consumers, and lawyers looking to make quick money at the expense of chemical companies with deep pockets. Add to that Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder. The machine seems part advanced ag tool and part “Star Wars” inspired weapon. We talk with Paul Mikesell, Carbon Robotics’ Founder and CEO, who talks about how and why he and his team developed the device and the future of robots in tech.

Traction Ag’s Cloud-based Accounting Software

The role of the farmer is deeply embedded in the human psyche. Books and movies convey growers as uneducated, dirty overall-wearing yokels, but that depiction couldn’t be further from the truth.
In this podcast, Ian Harley, Cofounder and CEO of Traction Ag, maker of an ag-centric accounting software talks about the company’s recent raising of $3 million in seed funding, the importance of ag-specific software, and how consolidation in the industry could affect financials.

Bringing AI and Humans Together to Solve Edge Cases

According to past predictions we were supposed to have flying cars, jetpacks, and robots to handle menial tasks. While they exist, they’re a far cry from the promise.
Existing artificial intelligence and automation are sophisticated but get quickly stumped by unexpected “edge cases.” SparkAI’s solution brings humans together with technology to overcome those challenges.
We talk with Michael Kohen, Founder and CEO of SparkAI about AI and the future of farming.

Managing the Farm from the Cloud

Having one’s head in the clouds is usually not a good thing. Though managing farm operations just might be. Cropin Cloud brings together a suite of digitized ag applications into an integrated, easy-to-use platform. The company has digitized over 16 million acres and is used in more than 90 countries to manage 500 crops. We talk with Sujit Janardanan, Cropin’s Chief Marketing Officer about the role of “thinking” tech and how it can be used to mitigate ag’s challenges.