Shows
AcreForward PodcastWinning in Turbulent Times: Insights from Mark FaustIn a recent episode of the Taranis AcreForward Podcast, host Cory Edge sat down with Mark Faust, a business growth strategist and author, at the Top Producer Summit in Kansas City. Their discussion centered around winning in turbulent times, a topic highly relevant to today’s agriculture industry. Mark shared insights from his years of experience advising businesses on strategies for resilience, growth, and innovation, offering valuable takeaways for both growers and ag retailers navigating uncertain economic conditions.
2025-03-1129 minAcreForward PodcastBreaking Barriers to Conservation Funding: Tom Buman on Tech-Driven EQIP and CSP SuccessIn this episode of the AcreForward Podcast, host Cory Edge talks with Tom Buman, the newly appointed Director of Sustainability at Taranis. They discuss how technology can help growers unlock conservation funding through EQIP and CSP programs. Learn practical insights on maximizing funding opportunities and adopting sustainable practices with the support of innovative tech solutions. Tune in to explore the intersection of agriculture, conservation, and technology!
2024-12-0246 minAcreForward PodcastBridging Digital Innovation with Agriculture: Insights from Taranis’ Outbound Product Manager, Jennifer StutzIn this episode of the Acre Forward Podcast, Jason Minton, Chief Commercial Officer at Taranis, hosts a conversation with Jennifer Stutz, Taranis’ Outbound Product Manager, to discuss her journey in ag tech, her vision for the future and how Taranis is shaping innovative solutions to better serve farmers and advisors.
2024-11-1432 minAcreForward PodcastFVC: Helping Veteran’s Transition to a New Kind of Service to AmericaToday is Veteran’s Day, and there’s no better time to highlight the impactful work the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is doing to help our country’s vets transition from service to civilian life. FVC is dedicated to those who have served and, as Jeanette Lombardo, Executive Director of FVC shares in this week’s AcreForward Podcast:
"Everyone needs to reach out to our veterans and be appreciative of what they've done for our country.”
2024-11-1129 minAcreForward PodcastFarming Smarter: How Technology Can Drive Profitability in a Challenging EconomyThis week’s Acreforward podcast welcomed Kansas Dr. Brady Brewer, an economist with Kansas State University who shared his insights on the current state of the farm economy and the important role technology plays in farm profitability.
2024-10-1827 minAcreForward PodcastAgribusiness Insights: Bruce Kettler on Education, Leadership and PolicyThis week’s AcreForward podcast offers a look at the Agribusiness Council of Indiana (ACI) with CEO and President, Bruce Kettler. Hosted by our own, Katie Staton, Director of Customer Success, Bruce shares his perspectives on the evolving landscape of agribusiness and technology.
“One of the things that really set me on a path to be involved in agriculture is the fact that we all have to eat, we all need to be clothed, we all need things that agriculture provides. That doesn’t go away and it’s a great challenge for the industry...
2024-06-261h 12AcreForward PodcastExpertise and Integration: An Ag Tech Conversation with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Andrew TuckerIn this week’s AcreForward podcast, host and Customer Success Representative, Elaina Ripberger, sits down with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Andrew Tucker to talk ag tech: application, adoption and why farmers need to look to technology to help gain bushels even when commodity prices are low.
2024-05-3025 minAcreForward PodcastPremier Cooperative Leverages 100+ Years of Serving Farmers to Look ForwardThis week, Regional Sales Manager Mark Bradke is in the host seat, visiting with Premier Cooperative’s Karlee Deitchler. The duo discusses the evolution of agricultural practices and the integration of advanced technologies in farming, each bringing their generational perspective to what’s happening in the industry and what the outcomes mean for farmers.
It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss, pairing a 40-plus-year career with a recent graduate who brings a lifetime of farming experience to Gen Z.
2024-05-0728 minAcreForward PodcastUsing Technology to Build Trust and TransparencyIn the latest episode of the AcreForward Podcast, Madison (Maddie) Vaught, Taranis’ Field Customer Success Rep, sits down with Ethan Noll, Digital Ag Director for Ag Partners, to talk about Noll’s position, the evolution of digital agronomy and what it means for the future of farming.
2024-05-0327 minAcreForward PodcastThe Future is Here: AI on the FarmIf you happened to catch Nir Naor’s interview with Laura Handke on our AcreForward Podcast, you knew there would be a follow-up. How could there not be? AI has revolutionized how farmers and their advisors build information and the decision-making that information drives. And Taranis is here for it, strengthening the proprietary algorithm we use to analyze the millions (and growing) of data points we gather every growing season.
At the Top Producer Summit in February, Bryan McMurtrie, Regional Sales Manager, and other Taranis employees listened in on the event’s future of farming panel:
“The...
2024-04-2230 minAcreForward PodcastHarnessing AI in Agriculture: Insights with Taranis’ Head of AI, Nir NaorThe only constant in agriculture is change. The sector circulates on a carousel of challenge, technology and adaptation, evolving with every rotation – the fourth industrial revolution, if you will. On this week’s AcreForward podcast, Laura Handke sat down with Nir Naor, who has helped to pioneer the artificial intelligence (AI) that is revolutionizing how insights drive decision-making on the farm.
As one of the first AI experts to join the Taranis team, Nir has been instrumental in the continued development of Taranis’ AI.
2024-04-1541 minAcreForward PodcastPutting Conservation Incentive Dollars to WorkAre you interested in deploying conservation programs across your farming operation but aren’t quite sure where to start…or when to start? You aren’t alone. Over the past decade, USDA conservation programs have multiplied to provide more producers more variety in implementing soil health, water quality and wildlife conservation opportunities. In doing so, the application windows have staggered and the entire process has become a complex web of paperwork facilitated by timing that many farmers find challenging.
2024-03-1331 minAcreForward PodcastSeeds of Cooperation: Drew Garretson's Perspective on Building a Keystone in AgricultureNew year, new face, same industry-leading and forward-thinking conversations. We’re shaking things up on the AcreForward podcast, giving you a new listening experience. Each week, different members of our team will host, from customer success representatives and sales to our marketing and product support teams; every conversation will leave you with a better understanding of what drives Taranis.
This week, Cory Edge from our customer success team sits down with Drew Garretson, vice president of innovation, sustainability, and public policy for the newly formed Keystone Cooperative, formerly Ceres Solutions, for a conversation centered around what keeps the...
2024-02-2952 minAcreForward PodcastCultivating Success: The Chance Family's Journey with Taranis AcreForward and the Evolution of FarmingWhen employees become like family, you’re doing something right. If you’ve had the chance to work with Nicole Hall, who has served our Taranis team as a customer success representative for the past couple of years, you understand how integral she and her teammates are to our team and your experience.
Nicole grew up on a farm in Boone County, Indiana. Never straying far from her roots, Nicole transitioned into a role on the family farm after acquiring her most important title, “Mom” to Hank Allen.
In this episode of the AcreForward podcast, Mike sits...
2023-12-281h 15AcreForward PodcastTransforming Agriculture Through Innovation: The Taranis JourneyIn the dynamic realm of agricultural Technology (AgTech), few stories capture the essence of innovation and perseverance like that of Taranis. Founded in the early 2010s, Taranis embarked on a mission to revolutionize crop monitoring and analysis using cutting-edge
technology. Through a combination of strategic vision, technical expertise, and relentless determination, the company navigated the challenges of the startup
landscape to emerge as a trailblazer in the field of AI-driven agriculture.
In this episode of the AcreForward Podcast, Ofir
Schlam, co-founder of Taranis, reflects on the company's journey, stating, "We didn't know how it...
2023-12-191h 20AcreForward PodcastA Deep Dive into Crop Management and Technology with Asmus Farm SupplyIn this episode of the Acre Forward Podcast, host Mike DiPaola interviews Nate Eitzmann of Asmus Farm Supply, located in North Central Iowa. The conversation revolves around the challenges and opportunities faced by farmers in the region, especially during a particularly dry growing season.
2023-11-0740 minAcreForward PodcastIf Not Us, Who? A Conversation with Landus President and CEO, Matt CarstensThe definition of progressive, Landus President and CEO, Matt Carstens, joined Mike on the AcreForward podcast to talk about some of the greatest challenges farmers are facing today. Spoiler alert: inputs and agronomy don’t make the list.
“If we can get this (health insurance) under control, that spouse that may be better at merchandising or selling and hedging grain can come back home full time. That son or daughter can come back from college or graduate high school and join the farm right away. That’s powerful, and people shouldn’t have to take jobs off the farm...
2023-10-2344 minAcreForward PodcastWhat the Farmers of Tomorrow Need MostOn Taranis’ live stage at the 2023 Farm Progress Show, Mike recorded a special episode of the AcreForward podcast with Sam Lowers, strategic account manager with Landus. The topic was crop intelligence, and how that data fuels the brains behind farm operations.
Mike quickly found out that Sam’s view on his customers closely aligns with Taranis’ own: He calls them “farmers of tomorrow.” Why? “Our focus is farmers not necessarily based on size, but based on their position for the future … and how can we grow with them.”
Like Taranis, Landus is anything but traditional in its approach...
2023-10-0500 minAcreForward PodcastDrones Fuel the Future for Ag…and Rural CommunitiesMike DiPaola and Agri Spray Drones owner, Taylor Moreland, share their insights on ag tech, how they find value for their customers, and why both companies are passionate about empowering rural America in this don’t-miss episode of the AcreForward podcast.
“There’s a lot of overpromising when it comes to technology and ag, so taking what is out there and then finding what can actually be accomplished on the farm, is where we have to meet in the middle.”
- Taylor Moreland, Agri Spray Drones
2023-09-2926 minAcreForward PodcastAn AcreForward Conversation with Landus GROW Lead, Jamie OrrIf you missed the Farm Progress Show this year, you missed more than the latest in machinery and agriculture innovation. Our Taranis team was onsite and recorded live interviews for the AcreForward podcast with members of our partnership network.
With a growing number of acres enrolled in the AcreForward Crop Intelligence, Landus is the “forward-leaning, progressive cooperative working with the farmers who want to be here tomorrow and will be here tomorrow,” says GROW Lead, Jamie Orr, who joined Mike on stage to talk technology, innovation, and what sets Landus apart in the cooperative marketplace.
“The main...
2023-09-2020 minAcreForward PodcastBehind the Scenes of the Farm Progress Show 2023 with Show Director Matt Jungmann“It’s special to be a part of something that is emulated around the world.” – National Event Director, Matt Jungmann
Join Matt and Mike for a behind the scenes look at this year’s Farm Progress Show. They talk about attendance, playing favorites between Boone and Decatur, and how President George W. Bush has been involved in the show.
2023-08-3015 minAcreForward PodcastA Retailer Focus on Dialed-In Customer ServiceIf you’re a fan of TikTok, Tyler Tobald of JTAC Farms does a great job of breaking through the marketing to give honest on-farm reviews. The young musician-turned-farmer lends a unique perspective to his family’s farming operation that includes capitalizing on out-of-the-box opportunities and practices with a focus on technology.
Dr. TikTok, as our host, Mike DiPaola, Chief Commercial Officer, jokingly refers to Tobald, has been making waves on the social channels and, in doing so, inadvertently sharing a message that is near and dear to the Taranis mission: making agriculture better by bringing small commu...
2023-08-281h 06AcreForward PodcastService-Based Journalism: A Conversation with Ag Broadcasting Legend, Chip FloryIf you follow ag radio, news, and crop reporting, you’ve heard the name Chip Flory. The iconic voice is quickly discernable, as are the insights and no-nonsense outlooks it provides farmers around the country twice a day every weekday.
This week, Mike is joined by Chip to talk through what continues to fuel his journalistic fires today,
where the industry is headed, and the ins and outs of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour—from where it started to how the team arrives at the “magic number” every August.
We’re talking “soybeans with beaks,”...
2023-08-2451 minAcreForward PodcastCommunication + Accountability + Leveraging the Right Tools = Achieved Yield GoalsIn this week’s AcreForward podcast, Chief Commercial Officer, Mike DiPaola sits down with Stateline Cooperative’s Jody Soma and Kelli Barnett to talk about what it takes to provide agronomic insights that make a difference for every acre.
“It’s about bringing the right products and interacting with the grower at the farmgate,” Stateline Regional Account Manager Jody Soma told Mike in this week’s AcreForward podcast. “We want to make sure that our customers are going to get the highest level of customer service, but also the quality advice that really helps them maximize their performance an...
2023-08-031h 04AcreForward PodcastMore than Service: The Formula for Becoming a Trusted AdvisorThe 100-year-old business that we know today as Southern States first laid roots in Richmond, Virginia when a group of farmers came together looking for a better way to farm. The necessitated entrepreneurship was funded by a $11,000 pool of funds that each of the 150 member-founders contributed to, and the Virginia Seed Service, as it was called, built a business supplying seed that would thrive in the mid-Atlantic area. A tradition of service and innovation was born.
Over the years, the member-owned cooperative added fertilizer, fuel, feed, and farm supplies, becoming a 2-billion-dollar full-service retail powerhouse; Southern States h...
2023-07-241h 00AcreForward PodcastConnecting Eye in the Sky Opportunities to Entrepreneurs Across the CountryNationwide aerial data capture across multiple business sectors developed by the man who “was Moneyball before Moneyball”?
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This week Mike sits down with Fly Guys founder and CEO, Joe Stough, to learn more about Joe’s vision to connect people who want to fly and can fly with the opportunities to do that work across many business verticals.
A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Joe Stough is the quintessential outdoorsman. Duck hunting, “chasing red snapper”, shrimping, and crabbing are just a few of the pastimes you’ll find him...
2023-07-1356 minAcreForward PodcastTelling the Stories of American AgricultureEvery acre tells a story, and that story shouldn’t stop at the farm gate or the desk of the farm office. To make an impact, the story of every acre and how farmers and their team of advisors and retailers are growing more with less need to be front and center in the mainstream conversation. That’s where Leah Beyer has carved her niche: telling those stories. From the fields and pastures to the kitchen table and R&D lab, Beyer made it her mission to put the stories of American agriculture and the technologies that help to prop...
2023-07-0648 minAcreForward PodcastFinding Perspective: The Changing Agricultural Value ChainSarah Beth Aubrey joins the AcreForward conversation this week to share her role in helping build the support blocks that strengthen the agriculture value chain. As the owner of Elevate Ag, LLC. and the recently formed IN-Climate, Aubrey lends a unique perspective to leadership and the path forward for ag retailers.
Starting her career in the crop protection business, Aubrey worked in sales before pivoting to start her own business. And while she admits that a sales role wasn’t the best fit for her, what she learned from her time in the space, working within teams to...
2023-06-2652 minAcreForward PodcastEconomic Development and the Changing Workforce in Agriculture - Featuring Don LambDon Lamb leads teams that act as advocates and cheerleaders for agriculture and work to protect soil and water. He does this while farming his own land and serving his calling to help farmers in other parts of the world better understand practices and principles that can improve their yields. He’s a champion for all of agriculture and shares that he holds the story of Taranis and the opportunities the technology delivers near and dear to his heart.
In this week’s AcreForward, Mike DiPaola is sitting down with him to learn more about how he gets...
2023-06-2040 minAcreForward PodcastWhat Does It Take to Provide Value to Your Customers?
Taranis’ Mike DiPaola sits down with Scott Downey, Purdue University, to talk ag technology, sales, and what it takes to truly provide value to a customer in this week’s AcreForward podcast. What we learn is that the agriculture value chain has changed, as have those who make up the links of service within it. True differentiation, Downey tells us, comes from not just knowing your product, but knowing your place in the value chain, knowing your customer, and, most importantly, knowing and having a passion for how you connect to their goals.
2023-06-1555 minAcreForward PodcastForward Thinking Farming featuring Damian MasonIn this episode of AcreForward, host and Taranis COO, Mike DiPaola sits down with professional speaker, podcast host, and creator of the Business of Ag success group, Damian Mason. This forward-thinking conversation tackles the challenges of communication across the value chain, labor shortages and unbalance, and how the “Amazon Effect” has and continues to disrupt the retail ag channels. The conversation starts at Mason’s early beginnings and broaches the future of production agriculture.
Mason, who grew up on a farm in northeast Indiana, also says that corporate America wasn’t for him, abandoning the “normal” 8-5 for a hopeful...
2023-05-3147 min
GROW PodcastWhat’s Affecting Your Emergence? - Agronomy EpisodeThe agronomy trio is back in the very first on-location GROW Podcast. John King (@JMKINGLANDUS), optimization and procurement lead; Dan Bjorklund (@DanielBjorklun9), technical agronomy and precision lead; and Brad Sherwin, technical agronomist, welcome GROW Podcast listeners to the Jefferson Seed Center. With an estimated 89% of Iowa’s corn in the ground, and surrounding states reporting similar numbers, there’s no better backdrop than pallets of chemicals at our updated Jefferson location.
The gang dives into the Taranis data that’s helping farmers scout their acres with drones, how practices are benefiting the farmers in the future, and much m...
2023-05-2328 minAcreForward PodcastAcreForward: Unbiased Decisions for a Profitable SeasonIn the inaugural AcreForward podcast, host and Taranis Chief Operating Officer, Mike DiPaola, sits down with Luke Carlson, Board Chairman for Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA), York, Nebraska, to discuss the ins and outs of technology’s role in value delivery.
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