Agbioscience

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121. Indiana agtech startup strikes partnership with John Deere Apr 12, 2021

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By the time Steve Booher founded Smart Guided Systems, he had already launched and sold four other businesses. On this week's episode of the podcast, the serial entrepreneur is joined alongside his new CEO, Jerry Johnson, to talk their intelligent spray control system - Smart-Apply. Steve and Jerry talk with Gerry Dick at Inside INdiana Business about serving the grower, sustainability and their recent partnership with global equipment powerhouse, John Deere.

120. More than money: math majors discovering agbioscience Apr 05, 2021

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When Morgan Sparks became a Field Atlas Ambassador, she knew she would be helping other students connect to careers in agbioscience. What she maybe didn't expect, though, is that her career search would change as well. On this week's episode of the podcast, Morgan talks with Gerry Dick at Inside INdiana Business about her semester in the Field Atlas Ambassador program, how the platform is helping students connect to agbioscience careers and the current job market from the perspective of a college student beginning their search.

119. Purdue Research Foundation making an impact through discoveries Mar 29, 2021

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Purdue University was named 3rd nationally in startup creation by IP Watchdog Institute last year, and in the words of Wade Lange, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue Foundry, there is the potential to do more. On this week's episode, Wade sits down with Gerry Dick at Inside INdiana Business to talk innovation in the agbiosciences, the state's need for young entrepreneurial talent and what resources are lacking for startups in Indiana.

118. People, robots, machinery: making AI easy for producers Mar 22, 2021

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There's a new kid in town and they brought their robots with them. On this week's episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Mike DiPaola, North American general manager and vice president of sales for Taranis. They talk about the company's choice to relocate global headquarters to Indiana, their precision scouting AI technology and where the future of agtech is quickly headed.

117. AgReliant’s Seed Academy diversifying agbioscience talent Mar 15, 2021

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What if college you had the opportunity to go back and start your higher education in step with a professional development internship program? Not just one that locks you into a career that you'll do for life, but helps you diversify and discover all of your opportunities? What if you had that internship for your entire college career? On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Clayton Michael-Butler with AgReliant Genetics as the two discuss their brand new Seed Academy - a three-tier learning and development program designed to connect first-year college students to careers in agbioscience.

116. Man vs. machine: fighting food waste with agtech Mar 08, 2021

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Food waste is a global issue -- the United Nations reports $1 trillion in wasted food across the world annually. On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Rian Mc Donnell, CEO of Flowaste, to talk agtech as a solution to reform our food's supply chain. Rian talks about his time at Notre Dame and launching his business here in Indiana. Flowaste recently completed a $270k round of pre-seed funding. Learn more about that here: https://agrinovusindiana.com/2021/03/02/flowaste-secures-270k-pre-seed-funding-round-led-by-plug-and-play-ventures/

115. How a food bank can improve health outcomes Mar 01, 2021

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This week Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick sits down for a one-on-one discussion with Gleaners Food Bank CFO/COO Joe Slater.

114. Introducing Field Atlas Ambassadors Feb 22, 2021

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This week Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick sits down with University of Notre Dame students and Field Atlas Ambassadors Kyle Walker and Katherine Urasky.

113. The First Producer-Led Innovation Challenge Winning Team Feb 15, 2021

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Inside INdiana Business host Gerry Dick sits down for a discussion with Paul Ousterhout and Keith Hoeing of the Benton Group. The pair won AgriNovus Indiana's Producer-Led Innovation Challenge.

112. Innovative technology changing waste to clean water + fertilizer Feb 08, 2021

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This week Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick sits down with Cheri De Jong of Natural Prairie Dairy.

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