In this episode of the Humans of Agriculture podcast, Oli is joined by Jordy Kitschke, founder of Flux Robotics and former evokeAG. Future Young Leader (2019). We follow Jordy's journey from growing up on a farm in South Australia, to founding not one, but two AgTech businesses.

For Jordy, it started on the family cropping farm where he had a list of problems he wanted to fix that was a mile long... He was listening to podcasts on the tractor, learning about various technology and software that he thought could help him solve some of these problems.

But first, Jordy wanted to understand agriculture more broadly, which took him overseas to South America and Africa. From there, he ended up working in the commercialisation and product development of different technologies... All of this set him up to be the CEO of a business at the ripe age of 22!

“I try to think, ‘What am I actually passionate about?’ Because I'm passionate about all sorts of things… I think what I'm passionate about is solving important problems that I think I'm well-placed to solve. It's like if I don't do it, then who is this going to? Is it going to be solved?” - Jordy

APPLY NOW TO BE A FUTURE YOUNG LEADER!!

Jordy was a finalist of the 2019 AgriFutures Future Young Leaders Award. Applications for the 2024 award are open NOW, closing on September 4. Thanks to AgriFutures for sponsoring this episode.

The search for the next generation of Future Young Leaders in agrifood is underway. Applications are now open for the evokeAG. Future Young Leaders Program and close on Monday, 4 September 2023, offering five emerging leaders the opportunity to showcase their ideas, innovation, or research to an international audience at evokeAG. on 20-21 February 2024 in Perth, Western Australia.

 The program recognises the contributions of young industry leaders in our food, fibre and fuel production systems, and provides them with the support systems, networks, and connections to thrive in their careers.

 For more information on how to apply for the Future Young Leaders Program, visit https://www.evokeag.com/evokeag-2024/future-young-leaders-2024/