{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Aussie Ag Update","title":"Business: From waste to wood vinegar with PyroAg CEO, John Mellowes","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":882,"description":"John Mellowes saw an opportunity with wood vinegar, little did he know it would change the course of his life's work.\nA civil engineer by trade, he and his business partner, Chad, began their journey with PyroAg about eight years ago and throughout that time they have discovered the many uses that pyrolyzed (don't worry, we'll explain that in the episode) wood chips can have.\nWhether you've heard of wood vinegar or not, it's definitely one to get across and hopefully you come away from this ep with some answers but also lots of curiosity!\n John answers these questions in the episode:\nWhat is John's background and how does it intertwine with agriculture?\nWhat is PyroAg?\nHow do you take a waste product and turn it into a high value good of a different kind?\nIs one byproduct of the pyrolysis process better or are all the byproducts beneficial?\nIf you had 10 tonnes of input (wood/green waste), what does that look like in terms of output?\nWhat kind of volumes are going through the process at the moment and where do you source the input from?\nHow much does wood vinegar cost?\nHow much wood vinegar do farmers buy?\nHow is wood vinegar applied?\nHow are you making sure the product is safe for use on crops?\nWhat are the benefits to the soil and what are you learning about microbial activity?\nWhere do you see PyroAg in 10 years?\n\nIt looks like a lot... but trust us, it's all in this 15 minute ep so let's get into it!\nhttps://www.pyroag.com/ ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yLozgCfR75Dzx5M3ykisX-yLFkrr1m_LTBq906GZzd0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1MTI1LzE2NjUw/NTgyMTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}