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  • Ep123: Fixing Ag Freight with Jared Flinn of BulkLoads
    2025/07/16

    Show Highlights:

    • BulkLoads’ origin story and company overview. [03:31]
    • Opportunities and challenges ag bulk freight creates. [07:39]
    • Service innovation with factoring and TMS solutions. [21:24]
    • Insights on broad appeal and pain points beyond load matching. [26:26]
    • The benefits of digitization in trucking and freight. [28:47]
    • Explore the uses and trends of AI robotics in trucking. [36:20]
    • The future role of load boards as robo-trucks and AI evolve. [39:54]
    • Is there added complexity in ag bulk hauling vs. general freight? [47:12]
    • Check out The BulkLoads Podcast hosted by Jared. [48:45]

    Explore BulkLoads at https://www.bulkloads.com/. Find Jared Flinn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredrflinn/.

    To follow The BulkLoads Podcast, go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakkfZXYtJjzcMxK3_QFU9ECrFE1aqnlm.

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    55 分
  • Ep122: Strategy First, AI Second with Rhishi Pethe & Patrick Honcoop
    2025/07/09

    Show Highlights:

    • Taking a collective approach to agtech advisory needs. [06:13]
    • The Collective’s service offerings and expertise. [10:37]
    • Core forms of AI in ag with compelling examples. [17:46]
    • Why a digital strategy is essential for every agribusiness. [25:45]
    • Factors hindering AI adoption away from Excel and ERPs. [26:09]
    • How does AI enhance operational efficiencies for farmers, dealers, and agronomists? [32:58]
    • The danger of the “do something with AI” mandate in agribusiness [42:07]
    • How to lead digital and AI adoption with agribusiness goals in mind. [51:22]

    To contact the AgTech Advisory Collective, go to https://www.agtech-collective.com/.

    Rhishi Pethe can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhishi-p-800685/, or via Metal Dog Labs at https://www.metaldoglabs.ai/.

    To connect with Patrick Honcoop, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-honcoop/, or go to AgTech-Pro at https://www.agtech-pro.com/.

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    56 分
  • Ep121: Rethinking Customer Retention Risk Post-M&A
    2025/07/02

    Show Highlights:

    • Understand the centrality of customer retention in M&A success. [00:47]
    • The importance of defining retention goals as explicit data-driven targets. [02:43]
    • How to identify the customers to prioritize in retention strategies. [04:18]
    • Why first-year post-deal retention is not predictive. [05:57]
    • Growth and retention as “both/and” objectives explained with M&A math. [11:49]
    • The value of anchoring retention and growth plans in existing customer realities. [15:21]
    • Three core takeaways to capitalize on the increased M&A activity in ag. [19:28]

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    21 分
  • Ep120: Crop Fertility and Humics M&A with Nick Bancroft of AgroLiquid
    2025/06/25

    Show Highlights:

    • Learn about Michigan-based AgroLiquid 40+ years strong in crop fertility. [03:15]
    • Why AgroLiquid chose M&A for growth after decades of organic expansion. [05:55]
    • The five-key disciplined framework that led to acquiring Monty’s Plant Food. [06:47]
    • Understand the post-deal realities of integration. [15:28]
    • Is your agribusiness sellable, though you may never sell? [21:07]
    • Explore the seller’s vision and legacy concerns in M&A. [25:15]
    • Advice for M&A target sourcing and first meetings. [27:40]
    • What made Monty’s Plant Food a strategic fit for AgroLiquid? [32:46]
    • Achieving smart growth through adjacent innovation. [37:22]

    Learn more about AgroLiquid at https://www.agroliquid.com/.

    Visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-bancroft-73811488/ to connect with Nick Bancroft on LinkedIn.

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    44 分
  • Ep119: Investing in Rural America with Jase Wagner of Compeer Financial
    2025/06/18

    Show Highlights:

    • How Compeer Financial positions its identity and impact in agribusiness. [03:40]
    • Multilateral collaboration as an ag innovation accelerator. [07:29]
    • How an abundance mindset, not zero-sum thinking, benefits ag. [12:20]
    • Why long-term rural community development matters for true sustainability in ag. [16:36]
    • Defining a strong organizational culture and articulating its essence as a leader. [27:46]
    • The risks of prioritizing client outcomes over values. [36:44]
    • Upside lessons from a tri-party ag credit banking merger. [40:08]
    • Navigating the current state of uncertainty in ag. [49:36]

    Learn more about Compeer Financial at https://www.compeer.com/.

    To connect with Jase Wagner on LinkedIn, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/jase-wagner-1a1b614/.

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    53 分
  • Ep118: Demand Signals and Supply Equilibrium with Ryan Locke of National Oilseed Processors Association
    2025/06/11

    Show Highlights:

    • Discover the origins and key role of NOPA in oilseeds. [05:04]
    • The latest science vs. sentiment conversation on seed oils in food. [09:01]
    • Are seed oils ultra-processed as the MAHA Commission asserts? [11:12]
    • Why clear policy signals from RVOs and 45Z tax credits are critical. [18:54]
    • How 45Z policy changes will directly benefit domestic farmers and producers. [21:38]
    • Will the 45Z extension revive soybean crush capacity? [25:47]
    • Sunsets, uncertainties and policy shocks behind plant closures in ag. [29:31]
    • Is RVO an artificial demand driver? [33:59]
    • What long-tail risks to U.S. export competitiveness are likely from the trade war with China? [46:21]
    • How to follow or connect with NOPA. [54:13]

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    56 分
  • Ep117: Building Consolidation Proof Agtech with Kyle McMahon of Tractor Zoom
    2025/06/04

    Show Highlights:

    • How Tractor Zoom transforms sales and inventory workflow for ag equipment dealers. [04:32]
    • Real-time marketplace visibility and price discovery using AI. [08:07]
    • Tractor Zoom’s origin story and the power of leveraging genuine pain points. [14:26]
    • Why true value comes from workflow integration, not data for data’s sake. [19:49]
    • The importance of dealer–farmer relationships in the equipment value chain. [23:20]
    • Is Tractor Zoom poised to adapt to farm and dealer consolidation? [28:58]
    • Balancing customer-driven innovation with the internal product roadmap. [37:31]
    • Data-driven sales acceleration, multi-OEM quoting, and more AgTech on the horizon. [41:25]
    • Potential for lateral growth and industry comparisons. [43:49]

    Learn more about Tractor Zoom at https://www.tractorzoompro.com/.

    Kyle McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-mcmahon-0440954b/

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    46 分
  • Ep116: Solving Agribusiness Customer Retention Risk with Andrew Levenson of Root+Beta
    2025/05/28

    Show Highlights:

    • Root + Beta’s niche marketing for John Deere dealer groups and scope of services. [03:35]
    • Emerging trend of cross-border M&As in ag equipment. [07:38]
    • Potential risks to customer retention during M&A branding. [15:43]
    • Why failure to engage staff in the M&A process is a critical PR misstep. [19:57]
    • How to plan and execute external and internal M&A communications. [23:39]
    • Storytelling to create concurrent legacy and prospective customer buy-in. [27:32]
    • Importance of employee training to navigate a reprioritized customer base. [31:02]
    • The power of authenticity and highlighting differentiators—not overselling—in post-deal branding. [37:25]

    Learn more about Root + Beta at https://rootandbeta.com. To connect with Andrew Levenson on LinkedIn, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-levenson/.

    If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

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    42 分