2025 June Member Updates

2025 June Volume 19 Number 5

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Valid Data Can Support Commitment to Conservation

By Brent Kemp, President and CEO

In mid-May, severe weather in the US Midwest resulted in the most significant dust storm to hit Chicago, Illinois, in more than a century. Strong winds gusting to over 60 mph over dry farmland picked up dust and caused near zero visibility during the worst of the event. Similar storms in New Mexico, Texas, and as far afield as Australia, are making news around the world about the impacts to both crops and communities. Read more >

Countdown to Mid-Year Meeting

By Ben Craker, Portfolio Manager

The time has come to cue that 1986 big-hair, heavy metal classic song: it’s the Final Countdown.

Indeed, we are mere days away from another jam-packed Mid-Year Meeting in Altoona. Iowa. Just like spring planting, everyone knows it’s coming … but it always seems to catch people surprised and unprepared when it arrives. Many Working Groups are putting the final touches on deliverables, and other groups are preparing discussions to set the course on where they go next. Undoubtedly, there will be an abundance of great discussions on numerous topics as well as some of the best networking to be had in the ag data industry. Read more >

Ready to Serve You at the Mid-Year Meeting

By Nikki Marshall, Member Services Program Manager

AgGateway’s 2025 Mid-Year Meeting in Altoona, IA will be here before we know it! Are you ready for the horse races? I know I am, and I’m excited to see everyone in person again! Along with great networking and the opportunity to work on projects in a collaborative in-person environment, your Member Services team is available to help you make the most of your membership investment:

Company Contact Review. At each face-to-face meeting, Member Services encourages everyone to drop by the Member Services Live table to review their contact information on file with AgGateway. This gives us a good opportunity to connect, answer any questions you might have, and of course, ensure your contact information is accurate and up to date. Read more >

May Member Meeting Review

By Jose Alexandre Loyola, Regional Director

On May 19, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (UTC-3), I was pleased to host the first Virtual Members' Meeting of 2025. We enjoyed a number of valuable presentations, including the following:

Semear Digital Project, presented by Luciana Romani, proved to a be very interesting and important initiative from Empraba Digital Agriculture in partnership with other entities, focused on promoting the inclusion of digital agriculture in small and medium-sized properties in Brazil. Read more >

Still on the Fence? Here’s 5 Reasons to Attend the North America Mid-Year Meeting

By Paul Schrimpf, Marketing and Communications Director

The North America Mid-Year Meeting kicks off next week, and if you’ve not registered there is still time to join us for a terrific week of networking and learning in Altoona, IA.

“We’re excited to once again bring our members back together again to work on current projects and discuss new ideas for future innovation,” says Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO. “While we accomplish quite a lot as an organization throughout the year through virtual meetings, nothing can replace the one-on-one interactions that take place at in-person events.” Read me >