In the vertical farming industry, Nona Yehia stands as a beacon of innovation and social impact. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Vertical Harvest, she spearheads a mission-driven initiative to revolutionize agriculture through vertical farming. In this week’s episode of CropTalk #KyleTalksAgtech we delve into the remarkable journey of Nona and her team, tracing their trajectory from the company's inception in 2008 to their current expansions in Maine and Michigan. Amidst the myriad challenges they've encountered, Nona shares invaluable insights into their strategies for overcoming obstacles and underscores the pivotal role of social impact in their endeavors. In a world where knowledge is ever-evolving, Nona's reminder that "you don’t know what you don’t know" resonates as sage advice for navigating the complexities of innovation and social responsibility.
146. #CropCareConvos - Practicing Pesticide Stewardship and Preventing Pesticide Resistance w/ Gretchen Pettis, PhD at BioSafe Systems
145. #LeadersTalkCrops - If You Ain’t Adding Value Through Products You Are Leaving Money on the Farm Table w/ Brian "Duckie" Watkins
144. #KyleTalksAgtech: Designing and Building a High-Tech Platform for Vertical Farms via Netled w/ Niko-Matti Kivioja
143. #CropCareConvos: What Sets the Most Successful Cannabis Executives Apart? w/ Steve DeAngelo
142. #KyleTalksAgtech: Growing the CEA industry with news, supplies and advice w/ Chris Higgins
141. #LeadersTalkCrops - Reasons to Consider Pest & Disease Susceptibility and Resistance When Selecting Your Next Commercial Cannabis Cultivar w/ Jeff Coco
140. #KyleTalksAgtech: Redefining taste, nutrition and product quality of fresh produce at Planet Farms w/ Roel Janssen
139. #LeadersTalkCrops - Think Twice About Doubling Production Before Doubling Down on Quality w/ Emily Gogol, PhD
138. #CropDebates: Seeds vs Clones
137. #LeadersTalkCrops - Trialing to Define Your Cannabis Cultivar’s Optimal Photoperiod Response w/ Rob Smallman
136. #LeadersTalkCrops - Reasons to Consider More Than CBD Potency When Selecting Your Hemp Cultivars for Production in 2021 w/ Jeremy Klettke
135. #LeadersTalkCrops - Reasons to Seek Unbiased Advice When Developing or Improving Your IPM Program w/ Sam Konchan
134. #LeadersTalkCrops - Cannabis Plants Don’t Judge a Nutrient By the Look of Its' Label, So Why Do You? w/ Andrew Varela
133. #KyleTalksAgtech: PART 2 - Developing a Center for Advanced Agriculture and Sustainability w/ Ian Kanski
131. #LeadersTalkCrops - Not Meeting Expectations?! Reasons Why Transparency and KPIs Drive Accountability and Success w/ Matt Marshall
132. #LeadersTalkCrops - How Minimizing Turnover of Front Line Associates is a Major Advantage in Regulated Cannabis w/ Tim Nolan
130. #CropCareConvos: Impacts of Supplemental Lighting on Crop Pests and Beneficial Insects w/ Laura Ingwell
129. #KyleTalksAgtech: PART 1 - Developing a Center for Advanced Agriculture and Sustainability w/ Ian Kanski
128. #LeadersTalkCrops - Minimizing Fallow Periods to Decrease Land Erosion w/ Robert Masson
127. #LeadersTalkCrops - Going Back in Time a Century to Learn How to Use Less Pesticides to Produce Food in India w/ Bharath Dayananda
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