Tag: SLN podcast

LISTEN: KoraLabs connects AI to the field, helping agtech grow a more sustainable future

By Tommy Felts / November 15, 2025

On this episode of our 12-part Plug and Play Topeka podcast series, we speak with Luca Corinzia of KoraLabs — an agtech pioneer based in Switzerland that’s bridging the gap between scattered farm data and actionable insights. KoraLabs’ AI-driven “digital twin” platform integrates field data, satellite imagery, soil and weather models to help agronomists and…

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LISTEN: Ground Truth Ag puts real-time objectivity into grain grading; here’s how it makes your food safer

By Tommy Felts / October 31, 2025

On this episode of our 12-part Plug and Play Topeka podcast series, we speak with Kyle Folk, CEO and founder of Ground Truth Ag — a next-gen ag-tech company using AI, machine vision and near-infrared spectroscopy to deliver real-time grain-quality data across the farm-to-market workflow. Folk shares how his upbringing on a Canadian farm inspired…

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LISTEN: How the Midwest opened this German agtech company’s eyes to opportunity in the US

By Tommy Felts / October 27, 2025

On this episode of our 12-part Plug and Play Topeka podcast series, we connect with Débora Moretti, co-CEO of NutriSen — a Berlin-based agtech startup building real-time molecular sensors to measure nutrient concentrations in plants directly on the field. Moretti shares how her team, alongside co-founder Tobias Vöpel, is merging biosensor technology, data-driven insights and…

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LISTEN: Gripp helps farmers get a handle on multiple ag apps with dead-simple record keeping platform

By Tommy Felts / October 20, 2025

On this episode of our 12-part Plug and Play Topeka podcast series, we explore how agtech startup Gripp is bringing structure and simplicity to farm operations. Its helps farmers connect their teams, track equipment and assets, and turn everyday routines into shared knowledge. Having grown up on a Wisconsin farm, co-founder and CEO Tracey Wiedmeyer…

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LISTEN: Meet the partners behind Plug and Play Topeka’s growth (and impact)

By Tommy Felts / October 10, 2025

On a special episode of Startland News’ 12-part podcast series diving deeper into Plug and Play, we explore how the Topeka-based program and its partners work to turn bold ideas into Kansas success stories. Guests includes Bret Lanz from Kansas State University’s Technology Development Institute; John G. Brown of StenCo; and Cole Ahlvers from NQV8…

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