Solving the Modern Challenges of Global Food Production with Randy Krotz, CEO at AgWiki Inc

This episode features a conversation between Phil Dillard, Founder of Thruline Networks, and Randy Krotz, Chief Executive Officer of AgWiki Incorporated, an online social media organization focused on bringing food producers from all over the globe together to address food production challenges. AgWiki works to build relationships between farmers, ranchers, researchers, dieticians, and educators.

Randy also served as the CEO of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, a consumer-focused ag movement consisting of more than 125 farmers and rancher-led organizations and industry partners engaged in dialogue about how food is grown and raised. 

In addition to nearly 30 years of experience ranging in food, health care, agriculture, and biotechnology, Randy owns and plays an active role in the diversified family farm in North Central Kansas on which he was raised.

In this episode, Randy talks about comparisons between small agriculture and big ag, the utmost importance of healthy soil in farming, and how farmers benefit greatly from global discussion, activating changemakers within the community.

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Guest Quote

“As I've been around farmers all over this planet my entire career, the joy that a farmer has, they enjoy talking to consumers, there's no question. But a farmer from Alabama talking to a farmer from Kenya is one of the most exciting conversations you can ever watch take place. And you can say Alabama to California. You can say China, talking about hog production from Iowa to Beijing. I mean, farmers, talking to farmers about those things, it's so inspiring for farmers to be able to take part in those conversations. What we did was we looked at this issue around hunger, we looked at this issue around technology sharing and education and information sharing, and we created a platform in AgWiki to help do that. That was the goal.” - Randy Krotz

Episode Timestamps

(02:17) Randy’s role

(06:47) His industry background

(10:47) Small ag versus big ag

(14:17) The importance of healthy soil

(19:41) Addressing hunger through AgWiki

(22:20) How farmers benefit from global discussion

(25:19) Developing the future of AgWiki

(32:07) Activating communities to make change

(39:42) Quick hits

Links

Randy Krotz’s LinkedIn

AgWiki

Phil Dillard’s LinkedIn

Thruline Networks