The Visionary Farmer

From capital to coherence: Why one investor is betting big on the future of frequency farming.

UpTerra Executive Chairman Roland Vandermeer sits down with CEO Steve Birch for a straight talk on why he is backing frequency farming at scale. Roland shares what he sees in the market, why water is the pressure point for growers, and how a frequency based approach can change field performance without adding more inputs. Steve breaks down what the team is seeing in the field, how the system works on real farms, and why growers are returning for more acres.

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Stephen Birch - CEO

Chief Executive Officer, UpTerra Corporation, Host

Steve Birch is a seasoned entrepreneur and operator with over 30 years of experience building and scaling businesses across aviation, technology, and medical manufacturing. He founded multiple companies, including one that reached $450M in revenue, and led three to public listings. A member of a third-generation corn farming family, Steve combines deep operational expertise with a personal understanding of agricultural systems. He has served on numerous public and private boards and brings a strong track record of value creation and execution. At UpTerra, he is focused on scaling a proven platform that delivers measurable benefits to farmers.

Roland Vandermeer

EVP Corporate Strategy

Roland Vandermeer provides strategic guidance and vision for UpTerra. He has more than fifteen years of experience investing in water, agriculture and energy. UpTerra combines ancient principles with modern science to structure irrigation water, infuse it with targeted frequencies and add digital amendments—a system he helps refine and bring to market. Roland explains the technology using simple analogies, noting that spinning water like rain adds a charge and vitality that stagnant water lacks. At UpTerra he shapes corporate strategy, builds partnerships and mentors the leadership team as they scale the technology to more farms.

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