Rhishi Pethe

1 month ago | metaldoglabs.ai | Rhishi Pethe

Welcome to another SFTW Convo. This week’s edition features a conversation with Michele Lombardi. Michele is the SVP, Corporate Development & Venture Capital at CNH. This week's edition is available to all subscribers, including for the free tier. Michele is a very thoughtful nerd, who has worked in multiple countries all over the world, including Thailand, China, Australia-New Zealand among other places. He is a student of economics,  and technology.

1 month ago | metaldoglabs.ai | Rhishi Pethe

This week’s SFTW ConvoTM features my conversation with Greg Chiocco, VP of Engineering and Product at Farmwise. Greg excels at the intersection of hardware and software, bringing complicated products to life that provide real and immediate value to customers. He loves spending time around cars, and industrial equipment. He has spent a career spanning more than 20 years working at different Ag, AgTech, and consumer hardware companies like Mineral, Granular, Zoox, Climate Corp, Corteva and Trimble.

Mar 3, 2025 | globalagtechinitiative.com | Rhishi Pethe

In this episode of Ag Tech Talk by AgriBusiness Global, we sit down with Maria McWhorter, Head of North America Ag at Kynetec, to explore the latest trends in agricultural technology adoption. A market research and data company, Kynetec accesses insights from farmers and how they make decisions about ag tech. McWhorter shares key findings on the rise of precision ag, farm management platforms, and drone adoption and how it may affect the crop protection industry across different regions.

Feb 28, 2025 | globalagtechinitiative.com | Rhishi Pethe

Editor’s note: In a recent blog on Software is Feeding the World (SFTW), agrifoodtech consultant Rhishi Pethe shares a conversation with Matt Percy, VP of Solutions as a Service at John Deere, to better understand Deere’s approach, thought process, and their strategic conviction around this business model. Here’s a summary of that article:John Deere is reshaping agriculture with its innovative Solutions as a Service strategy.

Feb 26, 2025 | sftw.substack.com | Rhishi Pethe

Welcome to another edition of “SFTW Convos” with Tami Craig Schilling, Vice President, Agronomic Digital Innovation Lead for Bayer Crop Science. Tami’s resume, her list of achievements and community engagement are longer than a CVS receipt. Tami has spent almost 35 years at Monsanto and Bayer Crop Science! Over more than three decades Tami has had roles in commercial, corporate affairs, R&D, corporate engagement, market development, global agronomic impact, and digital innovation.