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Ag Future focuses on the challenges and opportunities that exist within the agricultural sector. Join us as farmers, entrepreneurs and other agri-food industry leaders, both on and off the farm, discuss some of the most significant issues facing our planet and how they are working together for a better tomorrow.
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Tuesday May 23, 2017
Tuesday May 23, 2017
Alltech Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President Aiden Connolly talks "disruption" with Tom Martin
Monday May 22, 2017
Monday May 22, 2017
Founder and CEO of futurethink Lisa Bodell transforms teams and organizations with the power of simplification. We talk with the award-winning author of “Kill the Company” to discuss her new book, “Why Simple Wins.”
Monday May 22, 2017
Monday May 22, 2017
On today’s episode of the AgFuture podcast, we speak with one of the 10 ag-tech startups from The Pearse Lyons Accelerator program: Hargol FoodTech. The company seeks to address increasing global demand for protein by farming grasshoppers using an optimized method and technology.
Saturday May 20, 2017
Saturday May 20, 2017
In this episode of the AgFuture podcast, Aidan Connolly, Alltech’s chief innovation officer, discusses The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, a late-stage, business development-focused program that aims to aid ag-tech startups in partnership with Dogpatch Labs.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
In today's episode we talk with Ramez Naam, award winning science fiction writer and Co-chair for energy and environment at Singularity University. Ramez shares with us how advances in solar energy and land utilization are helping to build a more sustainable future.
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Friday Mar 10, 2017
In today's episode, we talk with Dan Dhuyvetter, director of nutrition services, R&D, and marketing for Ridley Block Operations. Dan shares with us how developments in the field of block nutrition are leading to new species applications and improvements in environmental sustainability!
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
In today's episode we talk with Dr. Karl Dawson, vice president and chief scientific officer at Alltech. Dr. Dawson directs activities at the company’s bioscience centers around the world, and in recent years, has provided leadership for nutrigenomic research initiatives that use epigenetic switches to more effectively control nutrient utilization and improve animal health.
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
We talked to Becky Timmons, director of applications research at Alltech, about the importance of fish oil and the need to find substitutes. About a million tons of fish oil are produced each year. Most of it is used to make feed for fish farms but a growing segment is consumed as dietary supplements. Since there is a shortage of fish oil, producers are forced to use substitutes like soybean meal and soy oil. That means there is less DHA omega-3 in farm-raised fish.
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
In today's episode, we talk with David Hunt, CEO and co-founder of Cainthus, a company dedicated to digitizing agricultural practices. David shares with us how innovations in digital technology can help increase farm efficiency while combating the growing sustainability concerns related to traditional, monoculture farming practices.
Friday Jan 27, 2017