Headstorm: https://headstorm.com/
AGPILOT: https://headstorm.com/agpilot/
Ecovative: https://www.ecovative.com/
MyForest Foods: https://myforestfoods.com/
I’ve been meaning to do an episode on mushroom farming and mushroom technology for a long long time. But the right story just never presented itself. Then I got connected with Ecovative and about the same time got in touch with the subject of next weeks’ interview and all of a sudden I have two fascinating stories of fungi! And these aren’t far-fetched companies: they are proving commercially that mushroom farming shouldn’t be kept in the dark when it comes to the future of agriculture. In fact, when you think about the vast diversity of fungi that exist in nature, it’s surprising to me that we haven't seen more done to commercialize them for food, fiber and other resources (relative to domesticated plants and animals). But there are reasons to believe that’s starting to change, and will likely be accelerated through advancements in biotechnology in my opinion.
So this is a great time to bring on Eben Bayer, co-founder and CEO of Ecovative, which he co-founded clear back in 2007. Ecovative is now the leading mycelium technology company in the world. He is also Co-founder of MyForest Foods, and is listed as an inventor on 64+ patents.
Eben grew up working on his family's farm in Vermont, where he began thinking of mycelium as a new category of material with myriad possibilities. He has since developed mycelium technology into the basis of sustainable innovations across industrial categories, including applications in construction, packaging, food, automotive, fashion and apparel.
We will of course focus on his work in food and specifically on the bacon product made from his mycelium.
FoA 418: Bayer's Collaboration With Microsoft | Claudia Roessler | Mark Pendergrast
FoA 417: Commercializing University Research For Better Nutrient Management | Phospholutions | Sentinel Fertigation
FoA 416: Robotic Mushroom Harvesting with Sean O'Connor of 4AG Robotics
FoA 414: Amie Thesingh on Leading Technology and Strategy at a 100 Year-Old Agribusiness
FoA 413: Practical Farm Innovation With Brad Fruth of Beck's Hybrids
FoA 412: 'Biological' Is Not A Category (it's the future of agriculture)
FoA 411: Making Technology Your Unfair Advantage with Lawrence King of Headstorm
FoA 410: The Farm to Fashion Supply Chain With Paul Ensor of Hemprino
FoA 409: Is Agtech Entering A GenAI Era? Conversations From World Agri-Tech
[Field Report] Paul Sullivan of P.T. Sullivan Agro on SWAT MAPS
FoA 408: The Future of Precision Agriculture With Dr. Steve Shirtliffe and Dr. Preston Sorenson
FoA 407: Attracting Top Talent to Solve Agribusiness Problems with Christian Guffy of The Context Network
[Field Report] Corteva Research Associate Brett McArtor on SWAT MAPS
FoA 406: Health Trends Are Agricultural Opportunities...The Story of WonderCow
FoA 405: From Fintech Startup to the Largest Produce Trader in the World With Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck of ProducePay
FoA 404: Digital Solutions for the Largest Ag Retailer in Latin America With Alex Wimbush
FoA 403: Shrimpin' Ain't Easy with Steve Sutton of TransparentSea
FoA 402: How To Know When An Ag Company Is Ready For Growth With Jim Taylor of Forage Capital Partners
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