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

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Four Billion Dollar Vision

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

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Three Yards and A Cloud of Dust

For over 230 episodes of Agbioscience, Mitch Frazier has helped share the stories of leaders and innovators across food, animal health, plant science, agtech and agriculture. One story we’ve not told, though, is that of the storyteller, himself. Today we close a chapter on this podcast and with all love, turn our pages forward to what lies next. But make no mistake, this is not a chapter we will soon forget. For his final time on Agbioscience, Mitch Frazier joins us. We get into:

A look back at the last five years of agbioscience innovation

Mitch’s vision as a leader and why he chose growth as a focus for AgriNovus

The importance of creating the conditions for industry to grow

Seizing the opportunity – and which of those opportunities agbioscience should be looking to in the years to come

The power of a small team to drive outcomes

His favorite part about hosting more than 230 episodes of the podcast

Learning from some of Indiana’s best and bright leaders while in agbioscience – and what lessons he plans to take with him

His favorite down to business – and unserious – moments at AgriNovus

Mitch’s personal signoff on Agbioscience

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Co-Founder of RiteCarbs Bruce Hamaker joins us on Directionally Speaking

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Prebiotics: Targeted Gut Health in 10 days

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

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Recession Proof Popcorn

Founder of Food for Health Adam Southam joins us to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and experience as a Velocity innovator.

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Accelerate with GONO App

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

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Validated In Humans

Co-founder + CEO of Earnest Agriculture Eddie Meija joins us on Directionally Speaking to share his journey to entrepreneurship and experience in the Velocity accelerator.

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40,000 Percent Growth

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

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AI Finding Solutions

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the food ag industry contributes roughly 1.5 trillion to the country’s GDP – that's a 5.5% share. It’s a market that continues to evolve as many factors – from consumers to regulatory challenges – create new opportunities for innovation and new products. This week we are joined by Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing CEO, Jason Kashman, to share perspective on food, health and what’s ahead. We dive into:

The overall landscape in the food manufacturing market, what Jason is seeing and what’s driving growth for brands
Popcorn is a commodity and a finished good – are the challenges and turbulence the same on both sides of the coin?
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s history, how it became its own entity in 2019 and their overall innovation portfolio
The massive footprint that is Weaver Popcorn – from grocery brands to private label
Jason’s take on emerging trends on snack foods and where popcorn fits in the market
How food has changed over the last decade, including difficulty for startup innovation to grow in the space, better for you ingredients and automation on the manufacturing side
The supply chain lessons learned from COVID and how companies have maybe pivoted to vertical integration to eliminate uncertainty
If and how the regulatory challenges are affecting Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing’s business

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

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Eureka Business Moment

Co-Founder of RiteCarbs Bruce Hamaker joins us on Directionally Speaking

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Fast-Acting Prebiotics for Gut Health

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

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Multiple Times Better

Founder of Food for Health Adam Southam joins us to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and experience as a Velocity innovator.

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