The Michigan Ag Today Podcast for 6/19/24

On the Wednesday edition of the Michigan Ag Today Podcast: There’s a new company based in Indiana that is looking to convert watermelon waste into biodegradable plastics! C.J. Miller chats with Brian Southern, the co-founder of AgroRenew, which is breaking ground this week on an $83 million manufacturing and research facility in Vincennes in southwestern Indiana. Brian will also share how he and his wife, Katie–the other co-founder of AgroRenew–came up with the idea of taking unused watermelons and turning them into bioplastics. Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Michigan Farm Forecast. Plus, Tom Fritz with the EFG Group