AgriBusiness Global Podcasts
The Ag Tech TALK podcast by AgriBusiness Global covers how ag tech developments are affecting the crop protection market. This includes new products, trends, analysis, and other information that those in the crop protection can use to stay up to date. The Sustainable podcast by AgriBusiness Global covers the crop protection, biologicals and plant health markets advancements towards creating a healthier planet.
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Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
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.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
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.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
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.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
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.