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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

From agbioscience innovation to defense, pharma, food and nutrition, and beyond – the bioeconomy is broad; and the intersection of innovation, research and policy generates a lot of questions when it comes to how we grow and scale to be a global leader right here in the United States. This week, we are joined by Sarah Glaven, Visiting Fellow at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center and a former biotechnologist representing The White House, The Pentagon and The Naval Research Laboratory. We get into:

Sarah’s professional story, from being an outdoors kid to leading critical bioinnovation work on a national scale

How she defines the bioeconomy and what she believes is its importance to the US’ future

Biggest headwinds we are facing when it comes to the growth and scale of the bioeconomy

How her past experiences have shaped her perspective on the critical alignment needed among policy, innovation and research to advance the bioeconomy in the US (and the grade she’d give us on that alignment today)

Indiana’s position in the bioeconomy and how reshoring biomanufacturing supply chains can reduce disruption and increase competitiveness in the US

Creating a skilled workforce to grow the bioeconomy and examples of upskilling and developing talent that have her most impressed

What has Sarah most excited about the US’ bioinnovation future

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

The intersection of innovation and regulatory – specifically when it comes to food is health – is a growing conversation. This week, we are joined by Dave Riggs, Business Cluster Unit President for Eurofins SFA, to talk laboratory science, consulting food brands around the world and health emerging as a trend on their minds. We get into:

The work his SFA team leads and who they aim to serve

How much food companies have to think about in product development and the risks that come up in a product’s life cycle in quality and safety standard aren’t met

How laboratory scientists approach their work like consultants to overcome challenges and drive big outcomes for food brands around the world

Food is Health making its way into the Eurofins labs and unintended consequences that have come alongside the movement

Balancing innovation and scientific discovery with an evolving regulatory landscape

Challenges and headwinds on the horizon for the food industry and how those create opportunities for creativity across the value chain

Dave’s advice to young talent considering science careers

What’s ahead for Eurofins

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

Developing and recruiting next generation talent is a critical topic for all industries and agbioscience leaders are no stranger to the conversation. This week, we are joined by National FFA CEO, Scott Stump, to examine how young leaders are developed, getting them engaged in agbioscience and looking ahead to the excitement that is October for National FFA in Indianapolis as their Convention and Expo looms near. We get into:

Scott’s story – from leading students in the ag classroom to leading the National FFA Organization

What the organization does and who it exists to serve

How Scott has seen the makeup of National FFA students evolve over his career – and how that’s changed the organization

What National FFA hears from industry partners on challenges they are facing in terms of workforce and talent development

How agriculture education will need to shift in the future to meet industry needs

The upcoming 98th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, what to expect and why it’s important to unite to share ideas

What’s ahead for National FFA

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

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

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

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