Agbioscience

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111. COVID19 study provides analysis of Indiana’s food supply chain Feb 01, 2021

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This week we have a special discussion for our podcast from the Ernst and Young + AgriNovus COVID-19 Moderated Discussion. AgriNovus Indiana President + CEO Mitch Frazier leads the discussion with Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University and Brian Bourquard, Senior Director at E-Y-Parthenon, Food and Agriculture Strategy.

109. Loving science + loving food = a perfect match for the agbiosciences Dec 07, 2020

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From plant to final product, students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology are rolling up their sleeves in the school's first semester offering of a food chemistry course. On this week's episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Luanne Tilstra of Rose-Hulman to talk about the course's popularity, the curriculum and how this offering applies to the every day life of a college student who wants to work in STEM upon graduation. Luanne also talks about her role in the launch of The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, actively promoting diversity on campus and how far Rose-Hulman has come since she started as a professor in 1992 - before the school was co-ed.

108. New study shows $39 billion comes from Indiana agbiosciences Nov 30, 2020

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AgriNovus Indiana recently released a new report, Innovative Agbioscience in Indiana: 2020 Assessment, showing the sector contributes $39 billion to the state economy. This week's special episode features Mitch Frazier, president + CEO, of AgriNovus Indiana with Simon Tripp and Deborah Cummings of TEConomy Partners.

Read the full report here: https://agrinovusindiana.com/research/

107. Agbioscience entrepreneurs are going for it in 2020 Nov 16, 2020

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There has been an uptick in entrepreneurial activity this year, paving the way for more startup creation and collaboration in the agbiosciences. On this week’s episode of the podcast, gBeta Indy’s Geoff Zentz joins Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business to talk about the organization's Agbioscience Cohort.

Interested in learning more about the 2020 startups participating in the accelerator? Join us for Pitch night on Friday, 11/20: - https://live.remo.co/e/gbeta-agbio-science-and-indy-vir/register

106. Producers shape new innovations in agbioscience Nov 09, 2020

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As the agbioscience sector routinely introduces new innovations, the question should always be asked: is this solving a real problem for producers? Or does it create a problem that’s only solved by new innovation?

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business talks with Andy Tauer at Indiana Farm Bureau about the ongoing Producer-Led Innovation Challenge with AgriNovus Indiana, Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/ProducerLedPod

105. Career advice: let your dreams swerve and merge Nov 02, 2020

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While in college, Adrienne Woodward could have sworn her career would lead her down an equestrian path. On this week’s episode of the podcast, Adrienne joins Gerry Dick at Inside INdiana Business to talk about her present-day career path at United Animal Health where she works with an entirely different species: swine.

Adrienne is a featured nutritionist on our career profiles section of Field Atlas – a career exploration platform designed to connect high-school and college students to the diverse opportunities in agbioscience. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/FA-Nutritionist

104. FFA Blue Room spotlights new innovations + careers Oct 26, 2020

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Along with most other large events in 2020, the National FFA Convention is providing a virtual experience in lieu of its otherwise massive annual event in downtown Indianapolis. On this week’s episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business sits down with Blaze Currie at National FFA to talk about this year’s convention and Blue Room.

103. Innovative environments = good ideas, people + capital Oct 19, 2020

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AgriNovus Indiana recently wrapped its 3-week Hackathon series with Forbes. Among those involved was High Alpha Innovation, and CEO Elliott Parker joins Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business on this week’s episode to talk about the experience.

Elliott also talks about innovative environments, Indiana’s unique opportunity to be a global leader in agtech and what young entrepreneurs need to be doing now to set themselves up for success.

102. IU research: cutting-edge specialties focused on agbioscience Oct 12, 2020

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In a time where life has slowed drastically in some aspects, research at Indiana University is as busy as ever. And while you might think of business, informatics or medicine when it comes to their expertise, the university is hard at work in the agbioscience space, as well.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business talks with Fred Cate, VP of Research for Indiana University. They talk innovation in the COVID-19 era, research collaboration among businesses and universities in Indiana and what IU is working on to directly help farmers with efficiency, actionable decision-making and environmental change.

101. Field Atlas: students exploring the unexpected in agbioscience Oct 05, 2020

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It’s episode 100! This week, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Melissa Rekeweg, senior director of talent for AgriNovus Indiana, to talk all things Field Atlas – a career exploration platform launched in September that connects high school and college students to careers in the agiosciences.

Learn more about Field Atlas: www.myfieldatlas.com.

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