2019 June Newsletter

June 2019   Volume 13  Number 5


  • Come on down! Join us at the Mid-Year Meeting, June 10-13 in Altoona, Iowa
  • Welcome new members — Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, and The Andersons Plant Nutrient LLC
  •  Consider nominating a colleague for AgGateway’s Ron Storms Leadership Award. Learn more!


Mid-Year Meeting

Join Us Next Week at Prairie Meadows

Don’t miss the Mid-Year Meeting next week, June 10-13, at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. Make sure you’ve registered and reserved your hotel room!

Why attend? Read more >


AgGateway Activities

Quick Synopsis of AgGateway’s Current Work

AgGateway Standards Director Jim Wilson recently prepared a high-level overview of AgGateway activities. Here in alpha order is his synopsis, plus a few other items I added that will be discussed at the upcoming Mid-Year Meeting. This summary is project-specific and does not include ongoing great work being done by AgGateway committees and other groups. And if we’ve missed something, let us know! Read more >


Member Services

Member Services Live in Altoona!

Here we are, just days away from the 2019 AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting at Prairie Meadows Resort & Casino in Altoona, Iowa! As in past years, AgGateway Member Services will be on hand throughout the week, manning the “Member Services Live!” desk. The purpose of Member Services Live is to provide you one-on-one attention, helping you locate and use AgGateway resources, answer questions about AgGateway membership or an AGIIS subscription, and answer questions about meeting sessions. Read more >

 

Call for Nominations

Ron Storms Leadership Award

Is there a veteran AgGateway leader whose work you've really admired at AgGateway? It may be someone on the Strategic or Operations Board, or within your council, committee or project team that you think goes above and beyond the call of duty, and really keeps things moving. Finally, is this someone who has been involved with AgGateway for at least two years as a member volunteer (not staff), and has he or she demonstrated their leadership in more than one place, on more than one activity? Read more>

AgGateway in the News

AgGateway in the News

More great coverage last month of AgGateway’s case studies, and a welcome call-out as AgGateway joins the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

AgGateway Digital Ag In Action: John Deere Expands Compatibility — agprofessional.com, May 8, 2019 — This article is part of AgGateway's case study series on digital agriculture, a partnership with Farm Journal Media.

AEM Welcomes Latest Member Companies — Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), May 23, 2019 — AgGateway Corporation – a non-profit organization with the mission to promote and enable the industry's transition to digital agriculture.