Agbioscience

Creating soybean innovation for a better planet

She's a third-year student at Purdue's College of Veterinary Sciences AND she recently won a competition put on by the College of Engineering where she developed a fabric for use in face masks made from waste stream in soybean processing. Ash Chitnis joins Gerry Dick on this week's episode of the podcast. They talk animals, the entrepreneurial mindset and keeping your ambition high to avoid regret.

Creating a community for entrepreneurs

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is home to some of Indiana's best and brightest talent -- an area ripe for entrepreneurial development. On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business talks with President Robert Coons of Rose-Hulman.  They talk about the launch of The Sawmill Society, which gives alumni entrepreneurs a forum for sharing insights, experience and inspiration with each other. They also talk Rose-Hulman students, their entrepreneurial efforts and potential for impact on Indiana's agbioscience sector. 

148. Making southwest Indiana an agtech hub for specialty crops

Southwest Indiana is known for its melon production. Now they want to be known for agtech in specialty crops, too. On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business, talks with Nichole Like, CEO of The Pantheon. They talk about the theatre's recent renovation and evolution into a business incubator, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in southwest Indiana and advancing agtech in the region.

145. Small school making giant impact in agbioscience

Young talent finding their way to the agbioscience sector doesn't just happen - it takes boots on the ground and effort in spreading awareness about the career opportunities available. On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Sylvia Harris, a Field Atlas Ambassador and senior at Huntington University. They dive into Huntington's fast-growing agriculture program, connecting students to the agbiosciences through Field Atlas and what it's like for soon-to-be college graduates searching for their first career. Want to learn more about Field Atlas? Visit myfieldatlas.com.

144. Family, innovation and starting with “why?”

It started in 1937 with three acres of hybrid seed corn offered by Purdue University and today, it is the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the U.S. Beck's Hybrids CEO, Sonny Beck, joins Mitch Frazier on this week's episode. They talk family, using agbioscience innovation to help farmers succeed and exploring the “why” in your work.

143. Insects: the next alternative protein source

Scientists at IUPUI, the IU School of Medicine and two other U.S. universities have been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore insects as food and feed in agriculture as a response to a growing population, climate issues and food insecurity. On this week's episode, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business talks with Christine Picard, an associate professor at IUPUI, about The Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming. They talk about the basis for this research, why it's necessary and the industry engagement with their work.

142. Indiana entrepreneur automating the almond industry

A once aspiring fashion designer, Anna Haldewang is now the founder and CEO of InsightTRAC based in Syracuse, Indiana. On this week's episode of the podcast, she joins Gerry Dick from Inside INdiana Business to talk finding agtech as a career, developing a Rover to remove mummies and navel orangeworms in almond orchards and her biggest lessons as an entrepreneur

141. Introducing the 2021 Producer-Led Innovation Challenge Winner

Meet Team Regrow, the winners of the 2021 Producer-Led Innovation Challenge, designed to inspire innovators to create software that makes it faster for farmers to aggregate complex data sets required to participate in Carbon markets. Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus talks with Manal Elarab, global head of business and product development at Regrow. They walk through their solution, collaborating with Indiana producers and what's next for their company after winning $25K from Purdue Foundry. A special thank you to the presenting sponsor of the Producer-Led Innovation Challenge: Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance.

140. Robotics + giving consumers seed to shelf traceability

What if one day you purchased a bottle of wine from the store and a label on that bottle could trace back to where its grapes were grown? Blockchain technology of that kind isn't far away and it's being developed right here in Indiana. On this week's episode of the podcast, Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business is joined by Mont Handley and AJ Moran, the co-founders of Plantennas, a patented Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) sensor enabled, molded fiber, propagation pot and ancillary hardware/software system.

139. Field Atlas, one year later

Happy 1st birthday to Field Atlas! On this week's episode of the podcast, Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus is joined by Hannah McGee, a former Field Atlas ambassador and a recent college grad turned agbioscience professional. From Butler from Beck's Hybrids, Hannah talks about finding Field Atlas in 2020, her ambassadorship and opening the door to new opportunities for her peers on campus (as well as herself). Are you ready to connect with careers that make a difference and feed the world? Visit myfieldatlas.com.