Aligning corporates, startups and investors in agrifood, with Brad Fruth and Frank Wooten
While agrifood innovation often celebrates bold founders and breakthrough technologies, what happens when the incentives of corporates, startups and investors don’t quite align?
In this live recording from evokeAG in Melbourne, Sarah Nolet is joined by Brad Fruth, Director of Innovation at Beck's …
AgTech Profits Meet Planet: Where Climate Impact and VC Returns Align | Sarah Nolet, Tenacious Ventures
In climate investing, credibility is often associated with breakthrough technologies or large-scale energy infrastructure. This episode challenges that assumption by asking a different question: what if some of the most compelling climate investment opportunities lie within the everyday realities o…
Australian agtech: what we got wrong and right, with Sam Duncan and Natalie Engel
Seven years ago, agtech in Australia was still in its infancy. There were bold predictions, a flurry of startups, and an emerging ecosystem of programs and investors to back them. So how have things panned out?
In this live stage recording at the 2026 AgriFutures evokeAG event in Melbourne, Sarah …
Halter’s $2 billion question, with founder Craig Piggott
In less than a year, NZ-based virtual fencing company Halter raised $165 million and then $220 million more, reaching a $2 billion valuation at a time when global agtech funding is down more than 70% from its peak. By any measure, that's a remarkable achievement.
But what does it actually mean?
I…
Business model breakdowns: co-ops and their future in ag, with Shane Thomas
Co-operatives have a long and sometimes colored history in agriculture, across the Western world. What role will they play in the future of agriculture?
As agriculture becomes increasingly shaped by digital technologies and artificial intelligence, the question of who owns, governs, and benefits f…
Can biomaterials compete on price, not just purpose? with Tina Funder
Some of the most transformative innovation in agri-food is happening downstream of the farm, in the materials, products, and industries that agriculture ultimately feeds into.
In this episode, Sarah Nolet speaks with Tina Funder, founder of Alt Leather, an Australian startup developing fully bio-b…
Business model breakdowns: the Monsanto playbook, with Shane Thomas
Monsanto is one of the most influential and controversial companies in the history of global agriculture. But beyond the headlines, what can its evolution teach us about how value is created and captured in ag?
As agriculture enters a new era shaped by technological advances, climate pressures, an…
AgTech Without the Hype: What Actually Works on Farm
Can technology really help farmers build resilience in an increasingly unpredictable climate — or are we getting distracted by shiny new tools?
In this episode, we head to Twynam Farm in NSW to hear directly from farmers trialling agtech including virtual fencing, livestock monitoring and regenerat…
My story on the “AgTech So What”: with Sarah Nolet | Ep. 131
Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations across every industry—but what does it actually mean for farmers?
In this special episode, the tables are turned as Paul joins Sarah Nolet, founder of Tenacious Ventures and host of the AgTech So What podcast, to discuss his journey from first-gen…
The missing link in agtech adoption, with Pip Job
Adoption isn't the final stage of ag innovation. And extension doesn’t just happen when workshops and fact sheets are added to research projects. Both need to be designed in from the beginning and supported for long enough for change to actually stick.
The agriculture system invests heavily in rese…
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