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E 7.6 - Powering Ideas That Feed The World with FARMS CEO Dr. Hollie Mackey
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Everybody needs to eat, and our food has to come from somewhere. With changing weather patterns and landscapes, ensuring we have secure and resilient agricultural and food systems is crucial to our future.
It’s fitting that our next stop on the US National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines tour has subtitled themselves the FARMS Engine: Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security.
Officially known as the North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine, FARMS is building an ecosystem to support the agricultural innovations that will feed the world. Today, I’m sitting down with FARMS CEO Dr. Hollie Mackey to get the scoop on how they’re empowering North Dakota’s diverse communities to meet the challenges of creating thriving, resilient food systems for the present and the future.
A citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Dr. Hollie Mackey brings a unique perspective to her work, combining deep expertise in community-driven innovation with a commitment to equity and sustainability. With a distinguished career spanning academia, public policy, and industry leadership, Dr. Mackey has been at the forefront of integrating Indigenous knowledge with modern AgTech solutions. Her leadership at FARMS focuses on empowering Tribal Nations, small farmers, and rural communities by fostering scalable, localized food systems that address both regional and global challenges.
Listen to the full episode to hear:
- How FARMS is helping researchers and growers connect and collaborate to accelerate the pace of agricultural innovation
- How they are supporting pathways for the next generation to be able to stay in their communities and continue their agricultural legacies
- The complex interplay of politics, economics, national security, public health and more that impacts how we interact with food systems
- Why developing and implementing agricultural technologies also requires investing in social change and community building
- Why successful innovation in agriculture starts with addressing what growers actually need
- How FARMS is integrating Indigenous knowledge of the landscapes and facilitating the exchange of ideas and practices across communities
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Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods, Shawn Wilson
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