Join us at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus for Elevate, our AI in Agriculture Summit, followed by a public Field Day tour. Get your Tickets

Exploring AI's role in the next revolution of agriculture.

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ABOUT OUR 2026 EVENT

We’re back on July 28th for a full day focused on how artificial intelligence can support real work on real farms. If you spend your time exploring AI, using it, questioning it, or building it, you will want to be at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus during Elevate 2026.

Elevate is Grand Farm’s annual summit focused on how artificial intelligence is transforming agriculture across the Upper Midwest, from predictive analytics and automation to robotics, sensing, and real-time on-farm decision systems. Through expert keynotes, focused panels, hands-on demonstrations, and curated networking, Elevate gives attendees a place to collaborate, ask honest questions, validate needs, and help shape what comes next for AI-powered agriculture in the region.

NEW THIS YEAR: Join us for our public Grand Farm Field Day from 3:30 to 5:00 pm! Attendees can take field tours, learn about our 2026 trials, and explore the Innovation Campus in action.

Summit Goals

  1. Align AI Innovation With Agricultural Stakeholders: Ensure AI tools and research reflect grower realities, regional conditions, and the top challenges identified in the newest Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report.
  2. Lower Barriers to Adoption: Address cost, connectivity, data access, workforce readiness, interoperability, and ROI so AI becomes practical for farms of all sizes.
  3. Build a Secure and Interoperable Data Ecosystem: Promote trust, transparency, and responsible data practices across AI-driven platforms.
  4. Explore the Future of AI in Agriculture: Showcase emerging technologies, including robotics, autonomy, sensing systems, computer vision, digital phenotyping, and predictive modeling that support real decision making on farms across the Upper Midwest.

2026 SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Colin Angle

CEO and Co Founder

Familiar Machines & Magic

Guy Coleman

Founder

OWL

Lisa Gevelber

Founder, Grow With Google & CMO, Americas Region

Google

Justyn Hornor

CEO

I/ONX High Performance Compute

Gregory Jarman

Co-founder and CTO

Emergent Connext

Steven Mirsky

Director of Digital Agriculture

USDA ARS

MAINSTAGE SPEAKERS + PANELISTS

Kerwin Bradley

Chief Production Officer

Black Gold Farms

PANEL

AI on the Farm

Kyle Courtney

PANEL

AI on the Farm

John Dobberstein

PANEL

AI on the Farm

Deb Golden

Principal and Lead Alliance Partner

Deloitte

Mark Haggerot

Chair, Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board and Senior Fellow

 

Nick Horob

Founder of Harvest Profit

AI on Your Farm

PANEL

AI on the Farm

Joni Kindwall-Moore

CEO and Founder

The Ryzosphere

 

Carl Peterson
Ryan Raguse

Chief Executive Officer

Acre Almanac

PANEL

AI on the Farm

Nick Reinke

Director of Commercialization

 Taylor Geospatial

Jeremiah Roeth
Ali Zulfikar

Vice President of Technology

Ellingson Companies

Marc Schober

Innovation Ventures and Emerging Technologies

Old National Bank

PANEL

AI in Ag Financing

STARTUP PITCHES

Vikram Adve

Chief Executive Officer

AgAnswers.ai

Jack Brodshaug

CEO and Founder

Flatland Capital

PANEL

Ai in Ag Financing

2026 AGENDA

8:00 AM – 9:00AM

Coffee + Registration

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Welcome

Fireside Chat with Colin Angle – Familiar Machines

Deb Golden – Deloitte

Lisa Gevelber – Google

Nick Horob/Ryan Raguse – Launching Ag companies with Agentic AI

Kyle Courtney – Agri Data Co-op

Startup Pitches

Mike Malone  – Economic Leadership

Greg Jarman – Emergent Connext

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 12:05 PM

Laura Laltrello – Applied Digital

Enterprise AI in Action Panel

Nick Reinke – Taylor Geospatial Institute

Joni Kindwall-Moore – Ryzosphere

Mark Hagerot – National Association of Higher Education Systems

12:05 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Steven Mirsky – USDA ARS

Justyn Hornor – I/ONX High Performance Compute

Guy Coleman – OWL

Jeremiah Roeth – Aerial Plot

Startup pitches

AI on the Farm Panel

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Field Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ELEVATE?

  • Corporations & Ag Industry Leaders: Explore the AI tools that are revolutionizing ag operations.
  • Policymakers & Government Leaders: Understand how policy and funding can accelerate responsible AI adoption.
  • Startups & Entrepreneurs: Discover AI-enabled opportunities and connect with potential partners.
  • Investors: Engage with AI startups solving real Ag challenges and seeking growth opportunities.
  • Researchers & Educators: Learn how AI research is advancing from lab to field – and collaborate with innovators.
  • Growers: Gain insight into upcoming technologies and contribute your perspective on real-world challenges.

HOTEL + TRAVEL

Nearby Airports

Casselton Hotels

Downtown Fargo Hotels

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS