Videos

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

As an entrepreneur, sometimes the boldest move you can make is to pivot. This week, we are joined by Rian Mc Donnell, CEO of FloVision Solutions, to talk about AI-driven solutions to help the food industry become more financially and environmentally sustainable by reducing waste and maximizing yield. We get into:

The work Rian leads with his team to optimize the food chain starting with protein – and how that vision varies from when he started the company

Insights that FloVision drives downstream to food processors and the capabilities they have because of these technology

FloVision’s market differentiation

How Rian sees the company playing a role in this massive food evolution

Feedback he gets from working with customers – especially food processors who are very traditional in their operations

FloVision’s recent $8.7 million Series A fundraise and what it will enable the company to do

The company’s tech stack and how the data drives different decisions and solutions based on their position around the globe, their food priorities and regulatory frameworks

Areas ripe for collaboration and what’s ahead in 2026

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

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

Great innovation starts with answering one question: what problem are you uniquely positioned to solve?

Velocity is an agbioscience accelerator focused in three critical areas: food is health, bioinnovation and farmer-focused innovation. Guided by research and strong mentorship, participants ranging from students, start-ups and existing companies will create solutions to defined challenges. Velocity culminates with a $25,000 prize for each track and an opportunity to move big ideas forward.

Congratulations to our 2025 Winners!

Chicago, Ill.-based Integrated Dynamics, Indianapolis, Ind.-based NanoBio Designs and South Bend, Ind.-based NutriPop have won Velocity in 2025, securing each company $25,000 to advance their tech-enabled businesses that address many of the toughest challenges facing the food and agbioscience economy.

Indiana Farm Bureau has outlined its legislative priorities for 2026 and this week. Katie Nelson, the organization’s Executive Director of Public Policy, joins this week to talk about the three buckets of prioritization heading into session, why they’re focused on broad issues and the call to action for agbioscience innovators. We get into:

A legislative recap of 2025 and lingering challenges that persist for the industry

The broad policy scope that Indiana Farm Bureau has casted heading into 2026 and the “why” behind that

Investment in agriculture, the challenges farmers are facing and how Katie hopes some measures move forward to enable operational success

Helping rural communities thrive, the uphill battles being faced – from education to healthcare – and where Indiana Farm Bureau plans to be most active

Supporting Indiana farmers through helping them to have the resources they need (water, land, etc.)

How Indiana Farm Bureau is navigating federal challenges, the shutdown and conversations on behalf of farmers

Trade agreements they’re eyeing heading into 2026 that may impact Indiana farmers most critically

The call to action for the agbioscience community to drive these priorities forward

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

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

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

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

Biochar is an effective and profitable way to manage organic waste – and there are innovators creating new platforms to enable producers, investors and equipment suppliers to grow and deploy waste-to-value projects faster and easier than ever before. This week, we are joined by Jason Dodier, Co-Founder and CCO of Grain Ecosystem, to talk decarbonization projects, the value of the American farmer and grain as a risk reduction partner. We get into:

What Grain Ecosystem does and how they deploy these waste-to-value solutions

How this process looks for each player in the system – farmers, investors and equipment suppliers

The Grain Ecosystem model and its adoptability that differentiates it from competitors on the market

Feedback they get from the ecosystem as they deploy solutions

Grain’s momentum built up over the last three years and the company’s biggest opportunities for growth

Working with Elevate Ventures and other Indiana partners to expand their footprint in the state

What’s ahead for Grain Ecosystem

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

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