2026 July Member Updates

2026 July Volume 20 Number 6

AI and the Problems Worth Solving

By Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO

Among the dozens of websites that insist I need more AI-related content in my life, LinkedIn recently caught my attention. After a bit of scrolling, it served me a Photoshop tutorial on using AI features to edit a photo of a broken plate. Commentors focused on “working smarter, not harder” and how well the AI selected textures to seamlessly fill the void where the broken and missing pieces of the plate had been. I couldn’t help but think it was a poor use of time when there was surely an undamaged plate that could have been photographed. Read more >

Setting Priorities for a Busy Second Half

By Ben Craker, Portfolio Manager and Jim Wilson, Chief Technology Officer

This year’s mid-year meeting in North America was a little different and a great success. Based on member feedback we tweaked the agenda to focus more on time for discussions and networking and fewer working group or topic specific sessions. This was great from the perspective of the Portfolio Management Center. The roundtable discussions along with a few other sessions surfaced a variety of new topics and issues the members are facing and interested in addressing. We will be working on refining the topics and identifying project leaders, so be on the lookout for next steps and further communications soon. Read more >

AGIIS Disaster Recovery Exercise: Practicing for the Unexpected

On Friday, July 24, AgGateway and DXC Technology will begin the annual AGIIS disaster recovery exercise. This is an important opportunity to test how quickly and effectively AGIIS services can be restored if the unexpected occurs. During the exercise, DXC Technology, AGIIS’s service provider, will simulate an extended outage at the primary hosting location and move operations to the backup hosting site. Read more >

AgGateway Embraces ConBAP-ICPA Partnership

By Jose Alexandre Loyola, Region Director

AgGateway will once again have a booth at ConBAP 2026, to be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from July 13–16, at the PUC Convention Center. But a first-ever partnership ensures that this will be anything but an ordinary experience. Read more >

Budgeting for 2027 Sponsorships? Lock in Now and Save

For organizations planning next year’s marketing spend now, AgGateway is pleased to release its 2027 Conference Sponsor Program. Commit to supporting the Mid-Year Meeting in Des Moines, IA, or the Annual Meeting and Conference in New Orleans, LA before September 1, 2026 and save 5% off the total package price. Sponsor both conferences and save an additional 10%!

AgGateway Staff, Volunteers Participating in Tech Hub Live

AgGateway is pleased to be a supporting organization of Tech Hub Live, July 21-23 in Des Moines, IA. Tech Hub LIVE draws leading ag retailers, cooperatives, agronomic consultants, and other technology stakeholders with content and networking around evolving and emerging technology, precision ag tools, and digital strategies that directly impact farmer-client profitability and business performance. Read more >

Archive Available - Precision Application Technology

As advances in sprayer technology are fundamentally changing how crop protection products are applied, regulators around the world are working with industry to understand how to update frameworks and policies to align with the capabilities of these new tools. AgGateway, along with its members and collaborating organizations, are working to address these new challenges and find a clear path forward.

The most recent Inside AgGateway Webinar brought together a panel of experts to share perspectives on the topic. A recording of the the session, titled, “In the Field and On the Record: How Precision Application Technology Is Reshaping Data, Compliance, and Regulation,” is now available for on-demand replay.

The archive of this session is available in the webinar archive linked here.