181: Acre Insights - The Impact of the Drought, Abundant Robotics Shuts Down, and a Major Gap in Co-Packing for Farmers

07/20/21 • 22 min

Another edition of Acre Insights! This week we are talking about the drought crisis on the West Coast and the impact on farmers there, the shutting down of Abundant Robotics and what that means for agtech startups, and finally we discuss some challenges we are seeing in the co-packing space, specifically for farmers trying to develop a brand. Tune in!

Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/181

Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/181

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180: Solving Renewable Energy Problems in Ag with Bob Powell, Founder and CEO of Brightmark

Bob Powell is the founder and CEO of Brightmark, a global leader in waste solutions that takes a holistic approach to tackling the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with imagination and optimism for the future. Brightmark enables programs specifically tailored to environmental needs in order to build scalable project solutions that have a positive impact on the world and communities in which they live and work.

Bob joins us to talk about how and why he founded the company and how Brightmark is working closely with the ag community, specifically dairy farms, to solve these environmental challenges. Don't miss this one!

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182: Oatly's Head of Sustainability, Julie Kunen

Julie Kunen is the Director of Sustainability at Oatly, the world's original and largest oat drink company. Julie's background is in creating and delivering sustainability programs and motivating stakeholders to deliver results. She joins us to dig deep on what sustainability means at Oatly and how they are driving towards continued improvement.

Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/182