Fall Line Field Notes en Fall Line Field Notes is where generational farmers and AgTech leaders share their vision for the future. How can we use tradition and wisdom to guide our advances in agricultural innovation and technology?  Hosts Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, founders of Fall Line Capital, explore current agricultural challenges, sustainable solutions, and new technologies shaping how land and technology work together. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fa845966-e041-11ed-b47d-f397b813910b/image/Fall_Line_Capital_Cover_Art_A.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Fall Line Field Notes no episodic Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Fall Line Field Notes is where generational farmers and AgTech leaders share their vision for the future. How can we use tradition and wisdom to guide our advances in agricultural innovation and technology?  Hosts Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, founders of Fall Line Capital, explore current agricultural challenges, sustainable solutions, and new technologies shaping how land and technology work together. Fall Line Field Notes is where generational farmers and AgTech leaders share their vision for the future. How can we use tradition and wisdom to guide our advances in agricultural innovation and technology? 

Hosts Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, founders of Fall Line Capital, explore current agricultural challenges, sustainable solutions, and new technologies shaping how land and technology work together.

]]> Fall Line Capital FallLineFieldNotes@gmail.com The "One and a Half Generation Farmer" and Entrepreneur | Todd Du Mond https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Todd Du Mond, ‘one and a half generation’ farmer and owner of Du Mond Ag, Grain, and Trucking, explores the synergies between the farming and processing businesses. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 The "One and a Half Generation Farmer" and Entrepreneur | Todd Du Mond full 1 12 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Todd Du Mond, ‘one and a half generation’ farmer and owner of Du Mond Ag, Grain, and Trucking, explores the synergies between the farming and processing businesses. Todd Du Mond, ‘one and a half generation’ farmer and owner of Du Mond Ag, Grain, and Trucking, explores the synergies between the farming and processing businesses.

]]> 2004 no Being an Entrepreneur in Crops and Climate Change | Chris Seifert https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Chris Seifert, Co-Founder of AcreValue, discusses building software systems to measure farmland value and climate change’s impact on ag-tech innovations. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Being an Entrepreneur in Crops and Climate Change | Chris Seifert full 1 11 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Chris Seifert, Co-Founder of AcreValue, discusses building software systems to measure farmland value and climate change’s impact on ag-tech innovations. Chris Seifert, Co-Founder of AcreValue, discusses building software systems to measure farmland value and climate change’s impact on ag-tech innovations.

]]> 2547 no Engineering a Business and Agriculture Hardware | Tjarko Leifer, Part 2 https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the entrepreneurial side of acquisitions and creating scalability through Ag-tech branding strategies. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Engineering a Business and Agriculture Hardware | Tjarko Leifer, Part 2 full 1 10 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the entrepreneurial side of acquisitions and creating scalability through Ag-tech branding strategies. Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the entrepreneurial side of acquisitions and creating scalability through Ag-tech branding strategies.

]]> 1497 no Engineering a Business and Agriculture Hardware | Tjarko Leifer, Part 1 https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the cost of capital and how to build a sustainable business and blended-industry team when starting out. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Engineering a Business and Agriculture Hardware | Tjarko Leifer, Part 1 full 1 9 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the cost of capital and how to build a sustainable business and blended-industry team when starting out. Tjarko Leifer, CEO of FarmWise, talks about the cost of capital and how to build a sustainable business and blended-industry team when starting out.

]]> 1528 no 6th Generation Farmer Takes on the Challenges of Organic Farming | Cole Pestorious https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Cole Pestorius, 6th generation farmer and pioneer seed-dealer at Frontier Family Farms, discusses the processes and business implications of organic farming. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 6th Generation Farmer Takes on the Challenges of Organic Farming | Cole Pestorious full 1 8 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Cole Pestorius, 6th generation farmer and pioneer seed-dealer at Frontier Family Farms, discusses the processes and business implications of organic farming. Cole Pestorius, 6th generation farmer and pioneer seed-dealer at Frontier Family Farms, discusses the processes and business implications of organic farming.

]]> 2327 no Feeding the AgTech Market with Oral Animal Vaccines | Jenny Filbey https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Jenny Filbey, CEO of Mazen Animal Health, breaks down innovations in food-based vaccination and the challenges of bringing protein delivery to market. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Feeding the AgTech Market with Oral Animal Vaccines | Jenny Filbey full 1 7 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Jenny Filbey, CEO of Mazen Animal Health, breaks down innovations in food-based vaccination and the challenges of bringing protein delivery to market. Jenny Filbey, CEO of Mazen Animal Health, breaks down innovations in food-based vaccination and the challenges of bringing protein delivery to market.

]]> 2271 no Discovering the Science Behind Sustainable Agriculture | Travis Bayer Travis Bayer, Co-founder and CTO at Sound Agriculture, explains the chemistry behind epigenetics in sustainable agriculture and how to scale a business. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Discovering the Science Behind Sustainable Agriculture | Travis Bayer full 1 6 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Travis Bayer, Co-founder and CTO at Sound Agriculture, explains the chemistry behind epigenetics in sustainable agriculture and how to scale a business. Travis Bayer, Co-founder and CTO at Sound Agriculture, explains the chemistry behind epigenetics in sustainable agriculture and how to scale a business.

]]> 2451 no How Microbial Cover Crops Allow for Affordable Farming | Dr. Barry Goldman https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ Dr. Barry Goldman, Founder and Chief Science Officer at Pluton Biosciences, breaks down the science behind microbial cover crops and organism ag-tech. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 How Microbial Cover Crops Allow for Affordable Farming | Dr. Barry Goldman full 1 5 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Dr. Barry Goldman, Founder and Chief Science Officer at Pluton Biosciences, breaks down the science behind microbial cover crops and organism ag-tech. Dr. Barry Goldman, Founder and Chief Science Officer at Pluton Biosciences, breaks down the science behind microbial cover crops and organism ag-tech.

]]> 2719 no How to Innovate with Ag-Software | John Brubaker https://www.fall-line-capital.com/fieldnotes/ John Brubaker, founder and CEO of Smartwyre Inc., shares insights into how startups think going into market and the innovation opportunities in ag-software. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 How to Innovate with Ag-Software | John Brubaker full 1 4 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell John Brubaker, founder and CEO of Smartwyre Inc., shares insights into how startups think going into market and the innovation opportunities in ag-software. John Brubaker, founder and CEO of Smartwyre Inc., shares insights into how startups think going into market and the innovation opportunities in ag-software.

]]> 1781 no Ag Machinery Insights | Jorge Heraud Jorge Heraud, VP of Automation and Autonomy at John Deere, shares his entrepreneurial journey and the technological advances in agricultural machinery. Tue, 30 May 2023 16:54:00 -0000 Ag Machinery Insights | Jorge Heraud full 1 3 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Jorge Heraud, VP of Automation and Autonomy at John Deere, shares his entrepreneurial journey and the technological advances in agricultural machinery. Jorge Heraud, VP of Automation and Autonomy at John Deere, shares his entrepreneurial journey and the technological advances in agricultural machinery.

]]> 3119 no Conquering Allergies With Protein Design | Anat Binur Anat Binur, Co-Founder and CEO of Ukko, discusses how her Tel Aviv-based biotech company is working on a revolutionary solution to food allergies. Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Conquering Allergies With Protein Design | Anat Binur full 1 1 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Anat Binur, Co-Founder and CEO of Ukko, discusses how her Tel Aviv-based biotech company is working on a revolutionary solution to food allergies. Anat Binur, Co-Founder and CEO of Ukko, discusses how her Tel Aviv-based biotech company is working on a revolutionary solution to food allergies.

]]> 1997 no Developing and Selling an Ag Tech Start-Up | Sid Gorham Sid Gorham, former CEO of Granular, shares how to build a successful Ag Tech start-up that stands out for acquisition. Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Developing and Selling an Ag Tech Start-Up | Sid Gorham full 1 2 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Sid Gorham, former CEO of Granular, shares how to build a successful Ag Tech start-up that stands out for acquisition. Sid Gorham, former CEO of Granular, shares how to build a successful Ag Tech start-up that stands out for acquisition.

]]> 2576 no Fall Line Field Notes: COMING SOON! Most people don’t think about where their food comes from and the impact it has on the planet.  Half of Earth’s habitable land and three-quarters of its fresh water is used in agriculture. That leaves a huge footprint in greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution. But there are huge ways to improve efficiency and reduce that environmental impact with better technology and farming practices.  Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, the founders of Fall Line Capital, invest in farmland and technologies that make farming more productive and sustainable. Join Eric and Clay for Fall Line Field, a podcast that dives into some of the innovations happening in Ag-Tech and Food-Tech, as well as the stories of the people shaping the future of agriculture and food production.  Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:49:52 -0000 Fall Line Field Notes: COMING SOON! trailer 1 Eric O'Brien and Clay Mitchell Most people don’t think about where their food comes from and the impact it has on the planet.  Half of Earth’s habitable land and three-quarters of its fresh water is used in agriculture. That leaves a huge footprint in greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution. But there are huge ways to improve efficiency and reduce that environmental impact with better technology and farming practices.  Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, the founders of Fall Line Capital, invest in farmland and technologies that make farming more productive and sustainable. Join Eric and Clay for Fall Line Field, a podcast that dives into some of the innovations happening in Ag-Tech and Food-Tech, as well as the stories of the people shaping the future of agriculture and food production.  Most people don’t think about where their food comes from and the impact it has on the planet. 

Half of Earth’s habitable land and three-quarters of its fresh water is used in agriculture. That leaves a huge footprint in greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution.

But there are huge ways to improve efficiency and reduce that environmental impact with better technology and farming practices. 

Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell, the founders of Fall Line Capital, invest in farmland and technologies that make farming more productive and sustainable. Join Eric and Clay for Fall Line Field, a podcast that dives into some of the innovations happening in Ag-Tech and Food-Tech, as well as the stories of the people shaping the future of agriculture and food production. 

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