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Cultivate Conference brings together a diverse community of experts, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and growers to share their knowledge and experiences, create feedback loops and explore the exciting possibilities of technology in agriculture. Explore the dynamic intersection of technology and agriculture, where we emphasize bringing valuable grower feedback into the industry and create an impact on AgTech advancements. Join us to learn about cutting-edge solutions, connect with industry leaders, and discover opportunities to drive innovation in agribusiness.
June 13, 2024
Armory Event Center Moorhead, Minnesota
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
1. Foster stronger engagement with startups, growers, and industry stakeholders
2. Create feedback loops between the AgTech industry and innovative growers
3. Highlight and promote advancements and innovations in AgTech
4. Facilitate connections among startups, growers, corporations, technologists, investors, and universities
Networking Opportunties
The conference will have plenty of networking opportunities, and we will create space for attendees to connect.
Relevant Content
Conference content will be woven in a narrative format to keep everyone engaged.
Workshops
There will be three workshop options for attendees to choose from; Novel Tech in Agriculture, Grower Challenges and Ideation, and Startup Pilot Projects.
CEO, Pivot Bio
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Transformation and Chief Information Officer, CHS
CEO of AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America, and Frontier Farm Credit
Founder/CEO, Agency 29
Chief Production Officer, Black Gold Farms
Deep Valley
Director of Origination, ADM
Farm News Director, Ag News 890
Owner, FLOLO Farm
CEO, Doubting Thomas Farms
Founder, Appareo
President/CEO, Farm QA and Amity Technology
Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Microsoft
Vice President of Global Innovation, Bobcat
Chief Product Officer, VisorPRO
Managing Director, Purdue DIAL Ventures
Principal, Lewis and Clark AgriFood
Co-Founder/CSO, ClearLeaf
Co-Founder and CEO, Crop Diagnostix
President, Bactelife
Founder, CEO and Director, Susterre
CEO, Earnest Agriculture
Associate, Lewis and Clark AgriFood
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Crop Diagnostix
CEO, MyAg Data
Technical Services Manager, Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health
Executive Director, North Dakota Trade Office
Great Plains Greens
Chair, North Dakota State University Computer Science Department
Program Manager of Startups, Grand Farm
Senior Program Manager of Field Operations, Grand Farm
Red River Harvest Co-op
Turkey Road Farm Products
Extension Specialist and Program Director Rural Leadership North Dakota, North Dakota State University
Facility Manager of the Beef Cattle Research Center, North Dakota State University
Cultivate is part of AgTech week, an agriculture and technology focused week hosted by a group of dedicated organizations in Fargo, North Dakota. This week provides a unique opportunity to showcase the region’s commitment to agriculture, technology and innovation by bringing together the AgTech industry. By doing this, we hope to accelerate the adoption of technology and solve challenges in agriculture.
Events include customer events, farm tours, technology/product showcases, happy hours, investor and reverse pitch sessions and policymaker meetups with entrepreneurs. By getting the community to rally, we know that we are stronger together and showcase our wonderful community.
If you are interested in getting involved, email Andrew Jason. Media inquiries can be directed to Matt Wendel
Grand Farm, powered by Emerging Prairie, is a network of growers, technologists, corporations, startups, educators, policymakers, and investors working together to solve problems in agriculture with applied technology.
The Grand Farm initiative accelerates research and innovation in technology for the farm of the future.
Grand Farm does not take ownership or a vested interest in partners’ intellectual property and refrains from making decisions on IP developed as part of contracts with other organizations.
