In August of 2025, InnerPlant hosted a technology demonstration field day in Perry, IA, that took guests through the 2030 growing season with a walking tour featuring demonstrations representing a different day in the future season. Each stop on the tour showcased a specific aspect of how InnerPlant's technology will shape the future of agriculture. This special Croptastic series of episodes is designed to tell the story of that day and share the demonstrations with a wider audience. ...

In August of 2025, InnerPlant hosted a technology demonstration field day in Perry, IA, that took guests through the 2030 growing season with a walking tour featuring demonstrations representing a different day in the future season. Each stop on the tour showcased a specific aspect of how InnerPlant's technology will shape the future of agriculture. This special Croptastic series of episodes is designed to tell the story of that day and share the demonstrations with a wider audience. ...

In August of 2025, InnerPlant hosted a technology demonstration field day in Perry, IA, that took guests through the 2030 growing season with a walking tour featuring demonstrations representing a different day in the future season. Each stop on the tour showcased a specific aspect of how InnerPlant's technology will shape the future of agriculture. This special Croptastic series of episodes is designed to tell the story of that day and share the demonstrations with a wider audience. ...

Shely is joined in this episode by New York Times bestselling author, Michael Grunwald, whose new book "We Are Eating the Earth" publishes on July 1, 2025. Michael shares the idea behind his book and chats with Shely about finding a pragmatic balance between climate and real-world human behavior as it relates to agriculture and food. "We Are Eating the Earth" is available for pre-order now: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Eating-Earth-Climate/dp/1982160071

InnerPlant is planning three field days to show off our CropVoice product that's currently deployed across the Midwest. The events will take place in three sites this summer, July 28 in Stewardson, IL, July 30 in Perry, IA, and Aug. 1, in York, NE. We’re also planning another field day on Aug. 5, in Perry, IA. For that event, we’ll give guests a tour through the growing season in the year 2030 and show them how InnerPlant’s technology will evolve into the future alongside our current commerci...

This is the second of two special episodes featuring Virginia farmer and "King of Corn," who broke the 600-bushel corn barrier, David Hula. He joins the conversation about a conceptual framework examining the value of agricultural inputs using the examples of how wine and diamonds are valued and sold. The idea was introduced in Part I by Dan Northrup, a veteran agricultural research scientist with experience at companies including Booz Allen Hamilton and Benson Hill. His current r...

This is the first of two special episodes discussing a conceptual framework examining the value of agricultural inputs using the examples of how wine and diamonds are valued and sold. The idea was brought to the team by Dan Nothrup, a veteran agricultural research scientist with experience at companies including Booz Allen Hamilton and Benson Hill. His current role is Principal, Science and Technology, at Galvanize Climate Solutions. InnerPlant's Director of Product and creator of the "Topsoi...

Shely is joined in this episode by Ron Adner, the Nathaniel D'1906 and Martha E. Leverone Memorial Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and author of "The Wide Lens," and "Winning the Right Game." Ron chats with Shely about the complexities of bringing innovation to market and how it might impact the future of agriculture. "The Wide Lens" is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wide-Lens-New-Strategy-Innovation/dp/1591844606 "...

Croptastic's fifth season continues with Bruce Sherrick, Professor, Director of the TIAA Center for Farmland Research, and the Fruin Professor in Land Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joining Shely to discuss how the economics of crop insurance and tariffs will impact the future of agriculture.

Croptastic kicks off our fifth season with a special episode from the second Croptastic on Stage conference held at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta in January! Get a glimpse of what attendees enjoyed during the one-day event that gathered members of InnerPlant's InnerCircle farmer feedback community along with partners and industry experts to learn more about the company's technology and exchange ideas about building a new system for agriculture.

This episode we chat with Piyush Pandey and Brandon Rasmussen from our Detection team about the work they do detecting stress signals from InnerPlant's groundbreaking plants.Don't forget that this season of Croptastic features video. Head over to our YouTube channel to give this and our other episodes a watch.

This episode we chat with Ryan Mitchell and Ian Lemersal from our Molecular Biology team about the work they do manipulating molecules including plant DNA to help create InnerPlant's plant sensors.Don't forget that this season of Croptastic features video. Head over to our YouTube channel to give this and our other episodes a watch.

This episode pulls the curtain back on our Plant Genetics Transformation Team. Ramtin Ravanfar and Sharon Radke give us a look at the transformation process and what makes the InnerPlant team so successful.Don't forget that this season of Croptastic features video. Head over to our YouTube channel to give this and our other episodes a watch.

This episode features Michael Doane, Global Managing Director of Food & Freshwater Systems at The Nature Conservancy. Michael joins Shely to talk about The Nature Conservancy's work and how sustainability might fit into the future of agriculture.Don't forget that this season of Croptastic features video. Head over to our YouTube channel to give this and our other episodes a watch.

This episode features Trey Malone, the Purdue University College of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Economics' Boehlije Chair in Managerial Economics for Agribusiness. Trey chats with Shely about the work he does to better understand the business of agriculture and shares his thoughts on innovation in the industry.Below are links to the studies that Trey references during the episode.Don't forget that this season of Croptastic features video. Head over to our YouTube channel to give th...

InnerPlant recently held its first Field Day in partnership with GROWMARK FS and hosted at the West Central FS Innovation Campus in Galesburg, IL. The day featured live demonstrations of InnerSoy plants signaling in the field, as well as panel discussions about how InnerPlant's technology is helping companies like John Deere and Syngenta build the future of agriculture. This episode features a quick look at the Field Day activities along with the full keynote panel.Don't forget that this seas...

Croptastic returns for its third season with video! Join the InnerPlant team for exclusive peaks behind the scenes and special guests who join us to discuss the future of agriculture. You can find the video versions of the podcast on our YouTube channel @Inner_Plant This episode features Jon Entime, founder and Executive Director of the Genetic Literacy Project, who joins Shely to talk about genetically engineered crops and how the public perceives them. Access the video version of this ...

Croptastic returns for its third season with video! Join the InnerPlant team for exclusive peaks behind the scenes and special guests who join us to discuss the future of agriculture. You can find the video versions of the podcast on our YouTube channel @Inner_Plant This episode features Tim Keller, InnerPlant's Detection Engineer, who shares a bit about his role and some of the projects he takes on to help develop and deploy our technology. If you'd like to experience the video version ...

This is a particularly exciting episode as we’re joined by Charles C. Mann, the New York Times bestselling author of “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus,” and “1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.” Charles shares insights with us about his more recent book, “The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World,” and chats with Shely about the lessons the story of Norman Borlaug and William Vogt have for the fu...

In this episode, we’re joined by Laura Wood, an environmental and agricultural lobbyist who works on behalf of clients like IPSA, the Independent Professional Seed Association. Laura previously led federal affairs for Syngenta and Indigo Ag. She shares with Shely some of the ins and outs of lobbying, as well as tips for how startups can engage in the process and help shape the future of agriculture.