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Agbioscience

This weekly podcast dives into agbioscience, where agriculture, life sciences and cutting-edge technology converge. Agbioscience is an in-depth conversation with leaders and entrepreneurs across food, animal health, plant science and agtech. This one-of-a-kind podcast offers updates on the latest advancements and future trends from those at the forefront of agbioscience innovation.

419. AgriNovus' Christy Wright recaps March, talks Velocity launch, Indiana's $1B investment in One Health, CICP's Catalyst Scholars Fund, Cal-Maine Foods' acquisition + Corteva Catalyst's investment in Tropic

18 mins; March 31, 2026

418. Arrowpoint Lab’s Tayo Sanders on agbioscience areas ripe for innovation, connecting industry problems with startup opportunity + the launch of AgriNovus’ Velocity

34 mins; March 30, 2026

417. Ourobio’s Alec Brewer on the journey of a startup, bioinnovation’s opportunity to reshape traditional industries + contributing to a circular economy

37 mins; March 23, 2026

416. Beck’s Hybrids’ Jim Schwartz on SeedIQ, enabling better on-farm decisions through Practical Farm Research + balancing innovation adoption with risk assessment

32 mins; March 16, 2026

415. AgriNovus’ Karis Witte on Field Atlas, the next wave of agbioscience talent + experiential learning as workforce development’s secret ingredient

24 mins; March 09, 2026

414. Indigo Ag’s PJ Smith on the convergence of agbioscience, sustainability + data, the launch of Nemora + farmers shaping innovation priorities

34 mins; March 02, 2026

413. FoodHealth Co.’s Sam Citro-Alexander on the launch of FoodHealth Score, connecting the value chain + driving better health outcomes through food

26 mins; February 23, 2026

412. Primient’s Jim Stutelberg on a fast-growing bioeconomy, the important role of the farmer + partnerships with Sustainea, acquisition of Primient Covation

35 mins; February 16, 2026

411. Rob Sharkey on entrepreneurial resilience, launching The Shark Farmer + succession planning conversations from the 2026 First Farmers Bank & Trust Ag Summit

38 mins; February 09, 2026

410. Nutrition 101’s Rick Shipley on food upcycling into livestock nutrition, servicing the value chain + turning waste into solutions

30 mins; February 02, 2026

409. January Recap - Corteva + bp launch Etlas, big investments from Elanco + POET, Primient makes acquisition, Gripp adds agtech honor

19 mins; January 30, 2026

408. Traction Ag’s Hannah Parsons on farmer-led fintech, driving yield through better decisions + partnerships with impact

24 mins; January 26, 2026

407. Ingredion’s Eric Seip on advancing food is health, investing in Indianapolis + ingredient innovation to meet an evolving consumer

25 mins; January 19, 2026

406. United Animal Health’s Trent Torrance on transforming food production, food is health + innovative collaborations driving impact

32 mins; January 12, 2026

405. Sandra Vijn on Kipster US' partnership with MPS Eggs, consumer transparency + revolutionizing sustainable food production

24 mins; January 05, 2026

404. The Agbioscience Best of 2025

178 hours 19 mins; December 29, 2025

403. Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Danny Carmony on leveraging crop inputs into ROI, partnerships driving value + bringing talent to rural America

29 mins; December 22, 2025

402. Christy Wright on food as the next frontier of health, innovating for the farmer + AgriNovus as a critical ecosystem convener

28 mins; December 15, 2025

401. ASTA’s Andy LaVigne + Dave Treinen on starting with seed + supporting innovation, consumer health through policy

43 mins; December 08, 2025

400. Farm Business Farm Management’s Dwight Raab on data-driven decisions + balancing innovation with financial management

28 mins; December 01, 2025

399. November recap from the One Health Summit + panel discussion with Elanco, Corteva, Eli Lilly, Purdue and IU

41 mins; November 25, 2025

398. AgFunder News’ Jennifer Marston on the good news for VC, rethinking how to fund startups + Indiana as a unique pocket for innovation

30 mins; November 24, 2025

397. FloVision Solutions’ Rian Mc Donnell on leveraging AI to reduce waste + optimize yield for food processors

18 mins; November 17, 2025

396. Indiana Farm Bureau’s Katie Nelson on legislative priorities, trade agreements + navigating uncertainty

13 mins; November 10, 2025

395. Turning curiosity into career exploration, peer connection with Field Atlas’ Angel Vazquez

22 mins; November 03, 2025

394. Christy Wright recaps a busy October, talks new HQs for Elanco + ARI, a Corteva restructure, BiomEdit's Bezos Grant + more

20 mins; October 30, 2025

393. Grain Ecosystem’s Jason Dodier on waste-to-value solutions + innovating to create growth for farmers, agbiosciences

28 mins; October 27, 2025

392. Princeton University’s Sarah Glaven on growing the bioeconomy + finding critical alignment among policy, innovation + research

31 mins; October 20, 2025

391. Eurofins’ Dave Riggs on balancing food innovation with the regulatory landscape + opportunities for creativity across the value chain

29 mins; October 13, 2025

390. National FFA’s Scott Stump on developing future leaders, meeting industry needs + convening in Indianapolis for Convention

30 mins; October 06, 2025

389. AgriNovus' Christy Wright recaps September, examines Indiana's One Health opportunity + agtech startups on the move

22 mins; September 30, 2025

388. NutriPop’s Ujaswin Jain + Audrey Chung on student entrepreneurship, food is health + innovating for an evolving, mindful consumer

30 mins; September 29, 2025

387. BiomEdit’s Aaron Schacht on innovation pipeline, approaching scientific discovery + developing “and” solutions in animal health

23 mins; September 22, 2025

386. NanoBio Designs’ Ryan Skaar on IndyStix, innovating for confidence in the value chain + winning AgriNovus Velocity

25 mins; September 15, 2025

385. CountryMark’s Matt Smorch on their $100M expansion + Indiana’s 1st commercially available renewable diesel fuel production facility

21 mins; September 08, 2025

384. Cora Rodibaugh on 10 years of 4-H leadership, next generation agbioscience talent + being a peer influence for the industry

15 mins; September 01, 2025

383. A look back at August with AgriNovus CEO Christy Wright, a potential merger + big news for Intelinair + FloVision

30 mins; August 28, 2025

382. Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Hannah Vorsilak on The Glass Barn, consumer education + connecting innovation to the farm

23 mins; August 25, 2025

381. Indiana State Fair’s Cindy Hoye on 15 days of agbioscience innovation + creating a meaningful consumer experience

30 mins; August 18, 2025

380. AgReliant Genetics’ Dave Pugh on GDM + uniting strengths to deliver innovation to the American farmer

32 mins; August 11, 2025

379. Cause Matters Corp.’s Michele Payn on consumer acceptance + making the agbioscience story personal

31 mins; August 04, 2025

378. Libby Fritz recaps July, big news for USDA in Indiana, AgReliant Genetics' acquisition, BiomEdit moves, a CEO update + more

28 mins; July 31, 2025

377. Advancing science for better food + health, farmer wellness with Corteva Agriscience’s Dr. Claudia Coplein

20 mins; July 28, 2025

376. Vivayic’s Blaze Currie on agbioscience’s talent disparity, how we got here + preparing for next generation talent + leadership

19 mins; July 21, 2025

375. Bay State Milling’s Ed Fish on food is health, innovating “in the middle” + connecting food to agriculture

29 mins; July 14, 2025

374. BW Fusion’s Dr. Tanya Soule on biological innovation + the importance of strategic partnerships to accelerate scientific discovery

22 mins; July 07, 2025

373. Libby Fritz recaps June, the AgriNovus CEO search, Velocity Demo Day + what's ahead

22 mins; June 30, 2025

372. Mitch Frazier on 5 years of AgriNovus, the power of a small team + an Agbioscience farewell

28 mins; June 30, 2025

371. Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s Jason Kashman on emerging trends in food + getting ahead of market demands

18 mins; June 23, 2025

370. Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Bret Marsh on building innovators of the future + their insurmountable opportunities

22 mins; June 16, 2025

369. Nuritas’ Dr. Nora Khaldi on the power of peptides + harnessing science change the health of people + longevity

27 mins; June 09, 2025

368. Verility’s Liane Hart on leveraging AI to manage animal fertility + stabilize growing demand for protein

16 mins; June 02, 2025

367. Mitch Frazier recaps May, talks Liberation Labs + Vivici, Velocity $75K Demo Day + Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Indiana

12 mins; May 29, 2025

366. The Ugly Company’s Ben Moore on tackling food waste, innovating for consumer health + leading to serve

24 mins; May 26, 2025

365. Liberation Labs’ Mark Warner on precision fermentation for food + beverage, the Vivici partnership + biomanufacturing’s future

18 mins; May 19, 2025

364. Croft’s Scott Prince on the ag labor market, H-2A's administrative hurdles + innovating a streamlined solution for the farmer

19 mins; May 12, 2025

363. Oaken’s Shashi Raghunandan talks the landowner + farmer relationship, agtech that saves time + money

21 mins; May 05, 2025

362. Mitch Frazier recaps April, talks Midwest resilience + looks ahead to Quadrant + Velocity's first Demo Day

17 mins; April 30, 2025

361. IBOAH’s Dr. Kelli Werling on animal disease pressure, biosecurity risks + farmers innovating to combat the spread

24 mins; April 28, 2025

360. BONUS: The FBI’s Herb Stapleton on the complexity of threats affecting agbioscience + calls to action for defense

11 mins; April 23, 2025

359. Dr. Mahsa Vazin on PawCo Foods leveraging AI to optimize pet nutrition + disruption in pet health innovation

14 mins; April 21, 2025

358. Keystone Cooperative’s Phil Brewer on farmer-led innovation + the evolution of service provider to on-farm business partner

24 mins; April 14, 2025

357. Conner Prairie’s Ronda Hamm on becoming The Smithsonian of the Midwest focused on food and agriculture

18 mins; April 07, 2025

356. Mitch Frazier recaps March from Indiana Farm Bureau’s Ag Threats + Security Summit

14 mins; March 31, 2025

355. Claudia Nari on Inari’s unique advantage + gene editing as a new paradigm in agbioscience

18 mins; March 31, 2025

354. TerraForce’s Mike Jacob on farmer-led innovation, solving for the labor gap + jobs to be done

16 mins; March 24, 2025

353. BONUS: Corteva’s Brook Cunningham and Kearney’s Rob Dongoski from World AgriTech in San Francisco

24 mins; March 17, 2025

352. Beck’s Hybrids’ Brad Fruth on agbiosciences’ go-to market differentiation + the criticality of customer trust

26 mins; March 17, 2025

351. Akston Biosciences’ Todd Zion on animal health innovation, companion animals + collaborating with Purdue

19 mins; March 10, 2025

350. Elevate Ventures’ Matt Tyner on the cost of innovation + the role of the investor in this next era of venture capital

28 mins; March 03, 2025

349. Mitch Frazier recaps February, 2025 trends + investment news from Ingredion, Liberation Labs, Corteva Catalyst and TerraForce

21 mins; February 27, 2025

348. Ag Alumni Seed’s Jay Hulbert on biotechnology’s transformation in agbioscience + the industry's most important job to be done

19 mins; February 24, 2025

347. Farm Credit Mid-America's Natasha Cox on the speed of change + prioritizing smart bets for innovators and farmers alike

26 mins; February 17, 2025

346. Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer on market turbulence, trade wars + the need for a Farm Bill to make plans for the future

24 mins; February 10, 2025

345. Stumbling into agbioscience, forging your path in college + what young talent wants with Field Atlas’ Cameron Weber

16 mins; February 03, 2025

344. AgriNovus' Mitch Frazier recaps January, big wins for Gripp + Croft, Velocity's launch + reasons for optimism in 2025

11 mins; January 30, 2025

343. AgriNovus’ Dan Dawes on Indiana’s unfair advantage, biggest lessons in leadership + reflections on agbioscience innovation

17 mins; January 27, 2025

342. The Pantheon’s Nichole Like on growing a rural economy, creating an agtech hub in Vincennes + leaving things better than you found them

26 mins; January 20, 2025

341. Corteva’s Wendy Srnic on gene editing, the Pairwise partnership and artificial intelligence adding speed to biotechnology

20 mins; January 13, 2025

340. BioBond’s Marc McConnaughey on bioproducts, university partnerships and Indiana as a perfect storm of location, logistics + people

22 mins; January 06, 2025

339. Mitch Frazier recaps 2024 + looks ahead to three big forces of change in agbioscience

30 mins; December 30, 2024

338. AGCO Ventures’ Alex Russomagno on agtech + a new wave of innovation for farmers

21 mins; December 23, 2024

337. Purdue University President Mung Chiang on the AI revolution + demand-driven education driving impact

22 mins; December 16, 2024

336. Doing something with your data + the ag equipment market with Gripp’s Tracey Wiedmeyer

18 mins; December 09, 2024

335. Make Hay’s Scott Nelson on the power of storytelling + closing the gaps between farms, food and people

21 mins; December 02, 2024

334. Mitch Frazier recaps November, the election's impact on agbioscience innovation + big investment announcement from Bain Capital

11 mins; November 26, 2024

333. DPH Biologicals’ Alex Cochran on a maturing ag biologics market + the importance of clearly stated ROI for growers

19 mins; November 25, 2024

332. How policy will shape opportunities for innovation in agbioscience with Agri-Pulse's Sara Wyant

23 mins; November 18, 2024

331. Field Atlas’ Rilynne Puckett on striving for purpose + the growing interest in agbioscience careers among college students

15 mins; November 11, 2024

330. Decision science, optimizing data + uniquely solving problems with Sensix Ag’s Carlos Ribeiro

23 mins; November 04, 2024

329. Mitch Frazier recaps a gigantic October for bioinnovation + long-term implications for farmers

14 mins; October 31, 2024

328. Anu’s Scott Massey on uniting technology + health, closing the gap on nutrition access

18 mins; October 28, 2024

327. Beck's Hybrids' Bethany Gremel on defining company culture + its critical link to brand

22 mins; October 21, 2024

326. Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures’ Anthony Gregory on growing + scaling the sustainable aviation fuel market

21 mins; October 14, 2024

325. Intelinair’s Tim Hassinger on agtech’s impact on net farm income + managing today for less turbulent times

20 mins; October 07, 2024

324. Mitch Frazier recaps September, Corteva + Pairwise collaboration, NASDA and more

47 mins; September 30, 2024

323. Insignum AgTech’s Kyle Mohler on early disease detection in crops + the value of farmer feedback

16 mins; September 30, 2024

322. Land O’Lakes' Leah Anderson on the farmer perspective, emerging innovations and data as a differentiator to drive net farm income

24 mins; September 23, 2024

321. The Directions Group’s Mark Purdy on farmers of the future + their identified opportunities for innovation in agbioscience

22 mins; September 16, 2024

320. Rumin8’s Dr. Lucas Huntimer on durability, sustainability + the decarbonization of 100 million cows by 2030

18 mins; September 09, 2024

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