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Latest Episodes
Trait Innovation and the Future of Farming
Charlie Baxter, Head of Trait R&D at Syngenta discusses how plant traits, biotechnology and genome editing are shaping the future of agriculture. From insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to AI-driven trait discovery and precision bree...
AgTech at a Crossroads: Capital, Innovation, and Resilience
In this final episode of the Climate-Ready Agriculture series, agtech investor and innovation advisor Mark Brooks shares insights on how new technologies, research, and business decisions are shaping the future of agriculture. The conv...
AI-Powered Plant Breeding with Avalo
Mariano Alvarez, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Avalo, shares how AI and machine learning are reshaping plant breeding. From genomic prediction to advanced modeling and data-driven decision-making, we explore how advanced tools are acc...
MRV: From Measurement to Impact with Bill Salas
In this episode, Bill Salas, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Regrow, explains how MRV—measurement, reporting, and verification—is helping agriculture quantify environmental and agronomic outcomes at the field level. The conversation exp...
Soil Microbes and Crop Resilience with Dr. Amy Grunden
Dr. Amy Grunden, professor of microbiology at NC State University, discusses how soil biology and plant–microbe interactions play a critical role in crop resilience under heat, drought, and other climate stresses. She shares insights into how m...