# #kyletalksagtech (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover #kyletalksagtech. Page: Feed: --- ## [285. What Actually Gets a CEA Company Funded or Sold in 2026 w/ Andrew Howell](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-08-04 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Andrew Howell, Partner at Ascendant Partners. Andrew last joined us 101 episodes ago at episode 174 in November 2021, and he returns to test what actually holds up about getting a CEA company funded or sold heading into 2026 and 2027. We walk through the three legs of the stool he uses to judge any operation: reliable growing technology and a cost… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Andrew_285_full.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [284. Presence is a Strategy w/ Ryan Douglas](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-07-14 · CropTalk_ \_\*\]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"\> In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Ryan Douglas, cultivation consultant and author of Presence Is a Strategy . Ryan brings more than 25 years in commercial cultivation, starting with 15 years growing ornamental flowers across New Mexico, Mississippi, and Massachusetts, followed by a decade in cannabis that included serving as head grower for one of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Ryan_284.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [283. Building Greenhouses in the Desert: Scale, Climate, and Hard Lessons w/ Ryan Archer](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-06-29 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Ryan Archer, co-founder of Horizon Growers, a developer and operator of high-tech greenhouses. Ryan came into CEA in 2018 from a construction background, brought onto a project he was told only was a greenhouse, which turned out to be a 12-hectare semi-closed facility in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, producing 6,000 tonnes of fresh tomatoes a year for… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Ryan_283_full.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [282. Innovation Doesn't Sell Itself w/ Jennifer Neujahr and Ted Buis](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-06-15 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Jennifer Neujahr and Ted Buis, co-founders of Next Step Solutions. Between them they bring nearly six decades in horticulture: Jennifer spent more than three decades introducing products across six continents, including the 60X scale-up of Hydra fiber while building the horticulture group at Profile Products, and Ted grew a Dutch substrate company from… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Jennifer__Ted_full_episode.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [281: The Plant Leads the Operation w/ Pieter Slaman & Tim Van Hissenhoven](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-06-01 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Pieter Slaman, founder of GaaS Solutions and advisor to Green Gardens in Slovenia, and Tim Van Hissenhoven of Cultivators. Pieter spent over a decade scaling Little Leaf Farms into one of North America's leading greenhouse lettuce operations, while Tim was raised in a Belgian greenhouse, spent years in commercial hydroponic lettuce in the Netherlands,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/tim__pieter_full_episode.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [280. Pushing the Plant: Propagation, Protocols, and Grower Collaboration w/ Rachel Warner](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-05-14 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Rachael Warner, head grower at Planteva, a vertical propagation company in Canada delivering clean, pest-free starts for leafy greens and strawberries. Rachael holds a master's in plant science with a controlled environment focus and has worked across small, medium, and large-scale facilities before taking on the role of building Planteva's production… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Rachael_Warner_ep.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [279. Linear and Boring: The Revol Greens Turnaround w/ Dirk Aleven](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-05-05 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Dirk Aleven, CEO of FoodVentures and acting president of Revol Greens. Dirk has spent two decades operating greenhouses across Eastern Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, and the US, and was brought in by Equilibrium Capital to lead the Revol Greens turnaround. We walk through what he found when he arrived at the Texas farm, including a sign on the wall… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Dirk_Aleven.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [278. Scaling Lessons, Pivots, and Growing Inside Corrections w/ David Flynn](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-04-21 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with David Flynn, CEO of AmplifiedAg, a Charleston-based company building technology and systems for container farming and grow room operations. David spent 25 years as a U.S. Army officer, earned the Silver Star, and found his way into CEA through founder Don Taylor after settling down in Charleston in 2015. We walk through the full arc of Amplified AG,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/David_Flynn.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [277. 2026 Predictions Series (Episode 3) w. Dave Chen, Equilibrium Capital](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-03-17 · CropTalk_ In this episode of CropTalk, we close out the Predictions for 2026 and Beyond series with Dave Chen, CEO of Equilibrium Capital. With over $1 billion raised and deployed into large-scale greenhouse operations and companies like Revol Greens and Little Leaf Farms, Dave brings one of the most grounded capital perspectives in CEA. We dig into the faster-than-expected consolidation that reshaped the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Dave_Chen_Audio.mp3?dest-id=884732) ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tR2j5B9VQHUZ) _2026-03-17 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [276. 2026 Predictions Series (Episode 2) w. Adam Bergman, EcoTech Capital](https://www.croptalkmedia.com/listen) _2026-02-24 · CropTalk_ n this episode of CropTalk, we continue the Predictions for 2026 and Beyond series with returning guest Adam Bergman, Managing Director of EcoTech Capital. Our conversation is grounded in Adam's 2026 report, The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good , where he lays out a clear read on the AgTech and FoodTech landscape heading into the year ahead. We dig into why Adam expects 2026 to bring the highest number… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/croptalkpodcast/Adam_Bergman_Predictions.mp3?dest-id=884732)