Agbioscience

16. Gen-z charting their agbioscience course

Clean resumes. Companies with strong values. Transparency and communication. These are a few things running through the minds of gen-z talent as they search for internships or early-career opportunities. This week, Gerry Dick from Inside INdiana Business is joined by Field Atlas Ambassadors - Baylee Dwenger from Hanover College and Sriya Nagubani of Purdue University for a panel episode about agbioscience, challenges in their search and what they look for in companies while on the job hunt.  

15. Personalized medicine from the ground, up

Happy Earth Week! Farmers work tirelessly to be good stewards of the land and innovation enables them to make better decisions than ever before. This week, we are joined by Sustainability Lead at Advanced Agrilytics, Jane Stautz.  They talk about data science creating actionable insights for farmers, advancing data precision in the future and the ways that agtech is allowing farming to increasingly become more sustainable. 

BONUS: The epicenter for animal health innovation

The silver shovels were out this week as Elanco broke ground on their new global headquarters west of downtown Indianapolis. CEO of Elanco, Jeff Simmons, made one thing very clear: this is a new era at Elanco Animal Health. The company’s new facility includes many amenities; biggest among them is the epicenter for animal health innovation and the opportunity for innovators across the globe to collaborate on new ideas, create, incubate and scale new animal health companies right here in Indianapolis.  This bonus episode of Agbioscience comes from the groundbreaking event as AgriNovus spoke with Jeff Simmons, CEO of Elanco, and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on what this new headquarters brings to the state – and the world. 

14. Egg-celerating innovation in Indiana

Byproduct feed for chickens. Solar panels to power facilities. MPS Egg Farms recently announced a partnership with Kroger’s Simple Truth Brand to bring the world’s first carbon-neutral eggs to the United States. On this week’s episode, Mitch Frazier talks with Sam Krouse, VP of Business Development for MPS Egg Farms.  They talk about what it takes to make eggs carbon-neutral, the partnership with Dutch-based company Kipster and when you will find these available in a Kroger store near you. 

13. Giving food entrepreneurs a system of success

A new tech platform is giving artisan food entrepreneurs the opportunity to manage their business in one place – from website creation all the way to order fulfillment. This week, Mitch Frazier talks with Mark Josephson, founder and CEO of Castiron.  They dive into Mark’s idea for the platform during a High Alpha Sprint Week, creating opportunity for entrepreneurs and how established systems of success will grow the artisan food industry. 

12. Starting entrepreneurs early

Earlier this year, Ivy Tech announced the launch of their Garatoni School for Entrepreneurship and Innovation with the idea that entrepreneurs needed to know better than how to just run a company – they needed to know how to start one, too. This week, Gerry Dick hosts our monthly panel episode with Ronda Taylor, the statewide dean for Garatoni School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Ivy Tech, and Iris Hammel, executive director of RISE (Regional Innovation and Startup Education).  They talk about the need for more entrepreneurs in Indiana, starting kids early with the idea of entrepreneurship as a career and how this program can connect startups to their local communities, enabling them to thrive. 

11. Innovating for critical challenges in our food system

From a fractured supply chain to an increasing desire from consumers to be more connected to the food they eat, some of the best innovations in agbioscience are birthed in times where opportunities for growth are presented. On this week’s episode, Mitch Frazier is joined by Dave Taiclet and Larry Page from Lewis and Clark Agrifood.   They talk about the quiet disruptions that shift markets and gain the attention of investors, agbioscience being in the early innings of ESG and emerging trends they are carefully watching as our global food system continues to evolve. 

10. Bionutrients: Indiana’s latest agbioscience collaboration

Hello Nature and MPS Egg Farms recently announced plans to partner on a $50M Indiana-based specialty fertilizer manufacturing facility. Hello Nature CEO, Luca Bonini, joins Mitch Frazier this week to talk about the company’s new venture.  They also talk about the role of bionutrients in a time where fertilizer is economically challenging to farmers, his definition of sustainability and what the future holds for Hello Nature. 

9. Functional food vs. healthy food

What exactly is functional food and how is it different than eating healthy? This week, we are joined by Matt Whiteside, Co-Founder and CEO of Circle Bev, a functional beverage company located in downtown Indianapolis.  They dive into how the business was founded, what functional food really is and the company’s vision on sustainability and supply chain. Matt also talks about the perks of growing a business in downtown Indianapolis. 

8. Market shift meets opportunity for Indiana entrepreneur

This week, Mitch Frazier is joined by Jennifer Crandall, Founder and CEO of Safe Food En Route.  They talk all things food safety, how regulatory shifts helped to her founding of her own company and the impact of COVID-19 on food safety and the supply chain.