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THE PODCAST FROM CULTURA TECHNOLOGIES
Cultivate &
Collaborate
Real stories from leaders and experts across agriculture and food. Each episode explores how innovation, data and strong partnerships are moving the global agri-food supply chain forward — practical insights and forward-thinking ideas from the people doing the work.
4 EPISODES · NEW EPISODES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
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EPISODE 04 · JULY 28, 2026 · 29 MIN
Building Trust and Standards Across the Ethanol Value Chain
Jeff Schreiner (Cultura) with Jay Weber (CreditCrop), Andy Jenks and Clay Sellmeyer (Verdova)
Recorded live at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in St. Louis, four leaders talk candidly about what it actually takes to align an industry around a shared outcome. They dig into why data — not technology — is the real hurdle in the 45Z and low-carbon fuel space, how the Clean Fuel Credit Consortium was built to solve it, and how you cooperate with companies you also compete against.
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Beyond the Barrel: Building Transparent, Connected Distillery Supply Chains
EPISODE 03 · JUNE 10, 2026 · 23 MIN
Ryne Davis, CEO of FIVE x 5, with Rich Reynertson
Ryne Davis spent 13 years in healthcare running a medical billing company before landing in the spirits world, where he now leads a team serving hundreds of distilleries worldwide. He and Rich Reynertson explore the surprising overlap between the distillery supply chain and agri-food — and how software, data and genuine partnership are reshaping both.
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EPISODE 02 · APRIL 20, 2026 · 18 MIN
Capital, Customers, and Collaboration: Inside an AgTech Acquisition
Rich Reynertson with Matt Ashton, CEO of New Vision Cooperative
The story behind Cultura’s acquisition of BIG Consulting LLC — what began as a customer–vendor relationship and became a partnership. An open conversation about balancing capital, board dynamics and long-term priorities, and about knowing when to invest and when to divest so the outcome is right for customers, employees and the industry.
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EPISODE 01 · MARCH 15, 2026 · 32 MIN
What Collaboration Means in the Agri-Food Industry | IPPE 2026, AI in Ag, and More
Rich Reynertson and Jeff Schreiner, Cultura Technologies
The episode that started the series. Rich and Jeff unpack the rise of AI in agriculture, the shift toward data-enriched commodities and the growing pressure for end-to-end traceability — with stories from the field and lessons from running more than 20 cross-industry “circles.” The through-line: build ecosystems, not silos.
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THE PODCAST
Launching Cultivate & Collaborate: A New Space for Industry-Changing Conversations
Why we started the podcast, who you’ll hear from, and what we hope these conversations spark across the agri-food ecosystem.
MARCH 26, 2026 · ERIN HOOKER
RELATED TO EPISODE 01
Strengthening Grain Trade with Traceability at NGFA: How Digital Verification Can Unlock New Value
The traceability argument from Episode 1, in long form — how digital verification turns a compliance obligation into new value for grain traders.
MARCH 23, 2026 · ERIN HOOKER
RELATED TO EPISODE 01
Key Takeaways from World Agri-Tech and Top Agriculture Trends in 2026
AI in agriculture, data-enriched commodities and the trends shaping the year — the wider context behind our first two episodes.
APRIL 9, 2026 · ERIN HOOKER
RELATED TO EPISODE 04
GrainCom 2026: Why Europe’s Grain Industry Is Building the Future Around Operational Intelligence
What European grain leaders told us about operational intelligence, and how it connects to the standards conversation in Episode 4.
JULY 2, 2026 · ERIN HOOKER
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