Videos

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

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

From the land to the animals, Dave Fischer has taken a committed approach to the family business. He joins us this week to talk Southern Indiana’s Fischer Farms, his rapid growing natural meat delivery business, the criticality of consumer voice, soil health and beyond.

Highlights include:

The history of Fischer Farms, Dave’s approach to leading the family operation and their scope of service today

Regenerative agriculture, soil health and creating an environment where cows are a net positive for sustainability

What innovation looks like in practice at Fischer Farms and their differentiated approach across the portfolio

Fischer Farms’ growth story and how Dave has balanced scaling while maintaining innovative and sustainable practices

The consumer voice and what Dave believes to be the role of the farmer and food brands in this space when it comes to food’s impact on health

Fischer Farms’ retail business, focus on tight supply chain and direct to consumer approach

How they’ve designed their retail operation for efficiency to guarantee quality products – while also maintaining their commitment to sustainability

What technologies – from AI to automation – are transforming how Fischer Farms is operating their processing and packaging business

The pursuit to innovate and find the next opportunity, finding great partners along the way and which organizations make sense for their collaborative approach

Fischer Farms’ participation in the Beef Research Project with USDA and what they are aiming to accomplish

What is happening this year – and it’s a big facility that cranks out a lot of burgers – and beyond

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AgriNovus will release new research today identifying critical challenges ripe for innovation that will serve as the foundation for the 2026 Velocity Accelerator, a six-month program that awards entrepreneurs three separate $25,000 cash prizes for their technology solutions in bioinnovation, farmer-focused innovation and food is health. Joining us on the podcast is Tayo Sanders from Arrowpoint Labs, authors of the study that shape the foundation for this year’s accelerator.

Are you interested in participating in this year's Velocity? Ten teams will be accepted for each track, so space is limited! Apply to participate today: https://agrinovusindiana.com/velocity/

Highlights include:

Tayo’s work at Arrowpoint Labs and who they serve through insights and research

The report that his team did for AgriNovus tied to 2026 Velocity, its findings and how it shaped this year’s challenge statements

Indiana’s “right to win” across the agricultural value chain, the state’s strongest advantage right now and biggest opportunities to grow

A theme in the report that emerges – bridging the gap in innovation among farmer-focused innovation, bioinnovation and food is health

Engaging with local, state and national stakeholders to gain insights for this study and how their input provided support or opposition to what had been gathered as existing research

The challenges that exist within the food is health space and gaps they identified in the report that could serve as opportunities for startups to innovate for in this year’s accelerator

Priorities that were shaped through insights and research on a growing bioeconomy and how entrepreneurs can tackle the challenge being presented in that track for Velocity

The value of connecting innovators at the farmgate to create new technologies that impact ROI and help develop new companies that can grow and scale through a program like Velocity

What excites Tayo the most about this report and its potential to inform and inspire new innovation

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

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