We have more tech talk for you on this Tuesday episode! Michael Lavin of Germin8 Ventures joins us to talk about the venture capital firm, the global food system and more.
Great episode this week with Sam Goldberg. Sam is the producer of Silo the Film. Silo centers around a grain entrapment in rural America. However, it does more than bring awareness to farm safety. There are so many aspects of rural America caught in this film: family dynamics, stress on the farm, rural economy, cohesiveness in a rural community, et. al. We talk about Sam's background and how he came to be the driving force behind Silo. We then spend some time discussing the relationships that he formed while making this film and how he was so captivated by the people in Rural America. At the end of the show, we did something different and did a "post interview' with Sam after I had the opportunity to watch the film. I wanted to discuss in greater detail some of the family dynamics captured in the film. So thankful for my connection with Sam and I'm very excited to see where he goes with Silo and other projects. Find Sam and Silo online at https://www.silothefilm.com/
We are talking to Zach Johnson to round out our week! You may know Zach as the Millennial Farmer on social media. Zach chats with us about his experience as a Minnesota farmer and how started his agriculture advocacy efforts.
John Coleman Locke and Stuart Austin both master graziers in their own right joined me to discuss how and why they use animal density. We talk about John's Ultra-High Density Grazing operation in Hungerford, TX and Stuart's grazing at Wilmot Cattle Company in New South Wales, Australia. This was a unique opportunity to give these two gentlemen the opportunity to share the why behind their operations and then ask each other questions about their methods.
On today's episode we speak with Paxton Dahmer, a sixth generation agriculturalist from Missouri. Tune in as we discuss his experience with Missouri Farmers Care and what his future holds.
Trace Genomics is helping agronomists make data-driven decisions on what to do with their soil. Co-Founder Poornima Parameswaran joins us to talk about tthe services and history of Trace Genomics. We also talk about the newest USDA reports and other headlines from the day.
For our #MarketMonday episode, we are joined by Matt Bennett from agmarket.net. He talks with us about the future for the ethanol market, trade expectations for stocks, and more.
Wrapping up our month featuring beef producers, we speak to Michelle Patten of Patten Bookkeeping and Consulting. We spend some time getting to know Michelle and her family's background on a ranch in Montana. We then talk about her business and how getting an operation's financials in order can help prevent a lot of mental stress for generations to come. As we all know, lots of stress is the direct result from financial issues, so we spend some time on how being more intentional with your money can help lead you to a less stressful business. Find Michelle and her business online at https://pattenbookkeeping.com/
Pour a drink and join us as we talk to Bootleggers Grandson, Heath Schneider. He tells us of the rich history of Iowa Legendary Rye, what they do and the products they offer.
