Future of Agriculture – How Biotechnology Can Make Us Healthier with Andry Andriankaja and Carl Andre of BASF
Andry Andriankaja is an agronomist that specializes in the field of plant biotechnology. Carl Andre is the research manager for the EPA-DHA Canola project at the BASF Plant Science Department who studied how plants convert simple sugars to oil as well as plant lipid metabolism. They are working together on a big project in biotechnology that will innovate the way we eat and provide our body with nutrients: making the typical canola plant naturally produce EPA and DHA, two types of Omega 3 fatty acids.
We all know what Omega 3 fatty acids are and what they can do for the body, but we’re often forced to either eat their food sources or buy fish oil supplements. What if we can consume omega 3 fatty acids in products we’re already eating? Andry and Carl are now working on that answer and have been working on it for the past 10 years.
In this episode, Andry and Carl discuss their big project, why they chose the canola plant as their host, and what it took for them to get this far. They also discuss their vision with regards to the importance of plant biotechnology in the near future.
“We pride ourselves to create chemistry for a sustainable future.” – Andry Andriankaja
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What’s the project all about the issues it will address.
- What does getting more EPA and DHA have to do with canola?
- Where does this technology currently stand?
- When do they expect the product to hit the market?
- Why did they partner with Cargill?
- What made this project possible to start coming together now?
- Why did they choose EPA and DHA?
- How farmers can benefit from this project.
- How will this product influence how people view biotechnology and genetic engineering?
- Where do they see the future of biotechnology?
- Countries that are big canola producers.
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The SharkFarmer Podcast – Rheannon Ehlers Zumba Queen
Rheannon Ehlers is the Zumba Queen of Iowa… or something. Listen as we talk about her being cheap and social media.
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9:55 meeting Nick
31:47 best joke ever
35:58 social media
The Farmer and the City Girl – Kevin Folta talks hurricane Irma
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking to Dr. Kevin Folta about Hurricane Irma’s affect on Florida agriculture
Here is what Kevin has been up to:
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Ontario AgCast – Brett Myers, S**thaven Farms
1:10 What do you mean you’ve never heard of Punkydoodles Corner?
2:30 Things Holstein Canada WON’T let you name your cows.
4:30 Brett’s in the business of making milk. Period.
8:45 Family Farming ups and downs.
13:30 Supply Management, yes or no?
15:20 Brett has figured out Victoria’s Secrets.
18:00 Succession planning – you won’t have to drag Brett out kicking and screaming.
21:30 So…. What’s worse – Margaritas or Crocks?
24:40 Hey!!! I ask the questions here.
Future of Agriculture – Hydroponics and Controlled Environment Ag with Joe Swartz of American Hydroponics
Joe Swartz is the Vice President of Commercial Sales and Technical Support at American Hydroponic, a.k.a AmHydro. AmHydro is a small company in the United States that designs and builds innovative hydroponic systems, a soil-free way to grow plants, and have been doing so for the last 30 years. Joe Swartz himself came from a family of farmers, and started researching the science of hydroponics when he saw the traditional methods of farming were no longer paying the bills during the real estate boom of the late 80s.
After purchasing the family farm from his father, Joe put his formal education and passion in agriculture to good use and invested time and money into researching and experimenting with different hydroponics system operations. Some said he was a genius, some called him otherwise. Regardless, with hydroponics AmHydro has slowly and steadily made a huge and growing impact towards preserving the environment.
In this episode, Joe tells us all about hydroponics, its advantages and disadvantages, why hydroponics farming is still farming, and how to turn it into a profitable business.
“The real issue is that we have a need to be able to put agricultural production in areas not necessarily suitable for agricultural production.” – Joe Swartz
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What is Nutrient Film Technology?
- How his old-school family reacted to him telling them it’s time to find a new path in agriculture.
- How has controlled environment ag changed from the 80’s to now?
- What factors cause people to think controlled environment agriculture is too hyped? Is that a good thing?
- How would he advise new farmers who want to proceed in getting started as a grower of indoor farming?
- What is the correct approach at building a hydroponics business?
- How big does a greenhouse need to be to make indoor farming profitable?
- The ballpark price for indoor farming packages.
- What is Aquaponics?
- Why some controlled environment agriculture growers fail?
- His prediction for the future of hydroponic agriculture.
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The SharkFarmer Podcast – Nathan Leeper can jump real high
Nathan Leeper can jump real high, so high it took him to the Olympics. But he’s here to talk about how he overcame alcoholism with the help of his friends and family.
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7:45 Olympics
19:05 Retirement
21:12 Alcoholism
40:07 Getting Help
The Farmer and the City Girl Podcast – WTF is a SuperWeed
In this episode, Lesley Kelley and Rob Sharkey are talking about weed resistance and how to describe it to non farmers
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Ontario AgCast – Natalie and Matthew from GFO
Grain Farmers of Ontario Mad Scientists – Natalie DiMeo and Matthew Czerwinksi
0:25 Scientists are interesting and informative. No, really, they are.
7:55 Doing research that matters to farmers.
14:50 If research is done in the forest and no one is there, does it make a sound?
17:10 Natalie sucks at Christmas gifts.
21:00 Thorough research involves beer. No, really, it does.
22:30 Natalie “I caught a fish THIS big…”
25:00 Effectively communicating scientific results.
Future of Agriculture – Guest Host Michelle Bufkin Shares an Inside Look Into AgGrad
Today’s episode will be a bit different. We normally find guests and have them share their incredible ideas and wisdom on the Future of Agriculture podcast. For this episode, we decided to change it up a bit. This time, we will have a guest host who will then interview our very own Tim Hammerich. Our guest host will be none other than Michelle Bufkin, a freelance writer for Ag Daily Media and also the very person who recently took over our Snapchat channel.
In this special episode, we will give you an inside look at the core principles of AgGrad, why it was made in the first place, its vision, and tidbits about my life.
“AgGrad.com exists to help people find their place in modern agriculture.” – Tim Hammerich
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- How AgGrad got started.
- My favorite part of seeing AgGrad grow since 2015 and my plans for the future.
- How I choose who to feature in the podcast?
- Why I chose Snapchat for AgGrad?
- Why you can’t outsource all Ag careers.
- Four pieces of advice for students who are about to graduate and go into the workforce.
- Why I didn’t like to do an internship back in college.
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