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This episode of CropTalk is brought to you by Hort Americas and HortiPlan. In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with John McMahon, President of Equinox Growers. John left a corporate finance and audit career in New...
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CropTalk
Hosted by Kyle Barnett · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Welcome to CropTalk, Your favorite podcast for all things greenhouses, CEA, and AgTech! Whether you've been with us since day one or you're a brand-new listener (hi, welcome, grab a seat!), we're here to bring you insightful conversations with the people shaping the future of agriculture.Hosted by the endlessly curious Kyle Barnett, CropTalk dives into everything from growing tips and industry trends to personal stories and business advice. We talk with growers, greenhouse operators, AgTech innovators, and anyone with a good story to tell. It's like chatting with your smartest friends over coffee, except about crops (and usually with fewer coffee spills).Now powered by IUNU, CropTalk has had a little glow-up. We've added more resources, expanded our guest list, and doubled down on making every episode better than ever. So whether you're here for the wisdom, some entertainment, or both, you're in the right place.New listeners, longtime fans, welcome to the CropTalk family. Let's tal
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What is CropTalk about?
Welcome to CropTalk, Your favorite podcast for all things greenhouses, CEA, and AgTech!
Who hosts CropTalk?
CropTalk is hosted by Kyle Barnett. The show has published 289 episodes to date.
What has CropTalk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "289. From 1500 Square Feet to Ten Acres w/ John McMahon" (27 October 2026, 75 minutes), "287. Starting With the Plant, Not the Machine w/ Rodrigo Pereyra" (15 September 2026, 52 minutes), and "286. Learning the Greenhouse Before Betting the Farm w/ Carl Gupton" (25 August 2026, 42 minutes).
How often does CropTalk publish?
CropTalk publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 289 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on CropTalk?
Booking probability for CropTalk is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CropTalk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CropTalk's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch CropTalk?
The strongest fits for CropTalk are Greenhouses & Nurseries and Business & Management Consulting. CropTalk has a business audience.
About the host
Kyle Barnett hosts CropTalk, a business podcast with 289 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Sep 15, 202652 minS8In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Rodrigo Pereira, VP of Horticulture, Development, Innovation and Quality Assurance at GoodLeaf Farms. Rodrigo joined GoodLeaf in August 2025 after roughly three and a half...
Aug 25, 202642 minS8Carl Gupton filled his first greenhouse at half capacity on purpose, to learn how the house behaved before chasing a yield number. Now CEO of Greenswell Growers, the start-from-scratch operation outside Richmond in...
Aug 4, 202654 minS8In 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...
Episode #284
284. Presence is a Strategy w/ Ryan Douglas
Jul 14, 202653 minS7_*]: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...
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Jun 29, 20261h 3mS7Here's the description, matched to the final title: 283. Building Greenhouses in the Desert: Scale, Climate, and Hard Lessons w/ Ryan Archer In this episode of CropTalk, we sit down with Ryan Archer, co-founder of...
Jun 15, 202654 minS7In 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...
Jun 1, 202659 minS7In 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...
Episode #280
280. Pushing the Plant: Propagation, Protocols, and Grower Collaboration w/ Rachel Warner
May 14, 202648 minS6In 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...
May 5, 202652 minS6In 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...
Apr 21, 202639 minS6In 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...
Mar 17, 202644 minS6In 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...
Feb 24, 202642 minS6n 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...
- Jan 28, 202647 minS6
In this episode of CropTalk, we kick off the 2026 Predictions Series with Adam Greenberg , CEO of IUNU , to examine where the CEA industry is headed in the year ahead. Adam shares five clear predictions shaping...
- Dec 17, 202540 minS5
In the final episode of CropTalk for 2026, I'm joined by Paul Sellew, Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms. Paul shares his journey from growing up in a family-run nursery in New England to building Little Leaf Farms...
Dec 2, 20251h 20mS5The Future Leafy Green Leaders Series concludes with a roundtable that brings together three growers who have lived the realities of modern CEA lettuce production. Dominick DiMucci (Haven Greens) shares the nonstop...
Nov 18, 202544 minS5In this episode of CropTalk, we conclude the Future Leafy Leaders of CEA series with Jonah Helmer, Director of Growing at Campo Caribe in Puerto Rico. Jonah shares his path from early hydroponic work at Cornell to...
Nov 4, 202553 minS5In this episode of CropTalk, we continue the Future Leafy Leaders of CEA series with Gus Brennan, Head Grower at Greenswell Growers in Virginia. Gus shares his path from vertical farms and cannabis cultivation to...
Oct 23, 202549 minS5In this episode of CropTalk, we kick off the Future Leafy Leaders of CEA series with Dominick DiMucci, Director of Cultivation at Haven Greens in Ontario, Canada's first fully automated mobile gully lettuce facility...
Sep 24, 20251h 7mS4The CEA Strawberry Series concludes with a roundtable bringing together three critical voices. Josh Tamminga (TamBerry Farms) shares the grower's reality after four seasons of production, Katia Zacharaki (Niab |...
Recent guests
Recent guests on CropTalk. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Andrew Howell
Head of Research, Sustainable Finance, Environmental Defense Fund
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Ryan Douglas
Co-Founder at DeepWell DTx, Founder at NeuFluent, Founder at Nextern, Ryan Douglas Cultivation LLC
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Dave Chen
senior director of UX Foundations & Enablement, Equilibrium Capital
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Adam Bergman
Managing Director, Clean Energy Transition Group and the Global Head of AgTech, EchoTech Capital
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