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🗓️ 10 March 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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On this episode of Field Work, hosts Mitchell Hora and Zach Johnson talk money with the founders of two startups. Sami Tellatin says FarmRaise will be a one-stop shop to help farmers apply for grants and loans. And FarmRaise will do all the paperwork! Robyn O’Brien helps lead rePlant Capital, a new venture capital fund that invests in farmers who implement regenerative practices. Replant is working with Danone, and other big food companies whose customers want to know more about sourcing.
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0:00.0 | Hey everyone, you clicked on the right button. |
0:11.4 | You're back with me. |
0:12.9 | Mitchell Hora. |
0:13.7 | I'm a farmer from Iowa. |
0:15.9 | Join by a special guest today. |
0:18.3 | And I'm Zach Johnson. |
0:20.2 | Special is correct, Mitchell. |
0:22.0 | I farm in Minnesota, and this is fieldwork, a podcast by farmers for farmers. |
0:27.0 | We want to give a big thank you to the Walton Family Foundation for supporting us this season |
0:31.9 | financially and ironically, Zach, we're going to talk about ag finances here today because I guess that's an important thing when you're running a business. |
0:42.4 | Godd be able to have a little bit of money to flow around. |
0:46.0 | I would say that's probably an important thing if you want to be in business next year and the year after. |
0:51.6 | Well, we're going to talk with a couple key guests here today that are getting |
0:56.3 | creative with how ag financing really works, but especially the financing around sustainable |
1:02.4 | agriculture. You know, it's a little bit different than just going into your bank to say, |
1:07.2 | hey, I need to buy seed and chemical and equipment. But talking with them about |
1:11.8 | sustainable ag can be a little bit of a different conversation. Yeah, it'll be interesting to hear |
1:16.1 | what they have to say about incentives when it comes to transferring to regenerative farming or |
1:21.5 | what some of their farmers are doing right now when it comes to things like that. And what kind of |
1:25.0 | options are out there as far as incentives. |
1:28.4 | Also, some of the bureaucracy that goes along kind of behind the scenes and what they have to say |
1:32.6 | about that, what might be coming down the pipeline. |
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