The Modern Acre

Mike Hemman is the SVP of Netafim North America. Mike joined Netafim in 2019 as the President of Netafim USA and was promoted to Senior Vice President of North America in 2024. He has been instrumental in driving strategic growth and expanding profit margins through innovative market strategies, customer segmentation, product lifecycle management, and improvements in supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies. With multiple decades of experience in the crop protection and seed industry, Mike has held key commercial leadership positions at DuPont, Corteva, and Pioneer Seed.  — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Netafim - https://www.netafimusa.com Mike on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/agexecutiveandchangeleader/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Cody Agee is the Owner & CEO at Sierra Dairy Laboratory. After getting his degree in finance and a career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, Cody decided to search for a business to buy. He ended up acquiring Sierra Dairy Laboratory and joins the podcast to tell the whole story. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Sierra Dairy Laboratory - https://www.sierradairylab.com Cody on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-agee-62451142/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "How to do better napkin math - A framework for units and measures in agriculture." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil, a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help farmers manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva, Mineral, and now, Innerplant. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Topsoil - https://topsoil.substack.com Ariel on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielpatton/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Travis Potter is the founder of Tractor Beverage, an innovative beverage company that offered the first and only Certified Organic, Non-GMO beverage solution for foodservice. Travis is now working on his next project - bringing Green Lightning to market. Green Lightning has developed on farm technology that produces liquid fertilizer from only air and water. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Green Lightning - https://www.greenlightning.ag Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Tracey Wiedmeyer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gripp. From independent growers to national co-ops, Gripp is focused on providing the ultimate platform for connecting operations teams, keeping tabs on their equipment whereabouts, interactions, and bringing organization to their unique collection of operational knowledge & routines. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Gripp - https://www.gripp.ag Tracey on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiedmeyer/ Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Big announcement! Tyler and Tim are joining Polaris Energy Services as CEO and Head of Corporate Development, respectively. They break down all of the details of the move and share more about how Polaris enables California farmers to get paid and save more money. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Polaris Energy Services - https://polarisenergyservices.com Hourly Flex Pricing Pilot - https://polarisenergyservices.com/hourly-flex-pricing Follow Polaris on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/polaris-energy-services/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Stemilt Growers is a family-owned and operated tree fruit growing, packing, and shipping company based in Wenatchee, Washington. The company was founded in 1964 by the Mathison's, a multi-generational farming family who have grown fruit for more than a century. Today, Stemilt grows and markets fresh apples, pears, cherries, stone fruits and organic tree fruits. Stemilt is proud of its signature fruits and brands, including: Rave®, SweeTango® and Pinata® apples, Skylar Rae® cherries, A Half Mile Closer to the Moon® cherries, and Lil Snappers® kid-size fruits. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links Stemilt - https://www.stemilt.com West on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/west-mathison-38a0146/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Chris is the Founder and President of L&A, his third start-up in the AgTech space. He previously founded Robodondo, which was acquired by Motivo Engineering in 2017, then built & rapidly grew Motivo’s B2B AgTech business into their primary vertical and led early market research for the technology that would become Monarch Tractor. Chris left Motivo in 2019 to cofound Stout Industrial Technologies, establishing their core technical team, strategic industry partnerships, intellectual property, and overseeing the completion of the initial series development of the Stout Smart Cultivator before continuing his relentless pursuit of creative destruction with his most capable team yet. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links L&A - https://www.laudando.com Chris on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laudando/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Kyle McMahon is the founder of Tractor Zoom and leads the company as CEO. Kyle is a 3rd generation entrepreneur and actively farms in southeast Iowa. Prior to starting Tractor Zoom, he was the Director of Acquisitions for Summit Agricultural Group where he led a team to buy and sell farmland across the Midwestern corn belt. Kyle co-founded Buch-McMahon Lawn and Landscaping and is a graduate of Iowa State University. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links TractorZoom - https://tractorzoom.com Guillermo on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-mcmahon-0440954b/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Guillermo Valenzuela is the VP of Sales and Marketing at WiseConn. WiseConn specializes in precise irrigation solutions that drive sustainable farming practices. WiseConn empowers sustainable farming through precise irrigation solutions. They provide a user-friendly system for easy monitoring and control, offering farmers the most complete irrigation management system available. Established in 2006, WiseConn has a global presence, serving regions in Latin America, the US, Europe, and Australia. — This episode is presented by Corteva Agriscience. Learn more HERE. — Links WiseConn - https://wiseconn.com Guillermo on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gvalenzu/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Modern Acre Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com