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The New Generation of Agriculture
Tuesday, October 4, 2PM EDT
Recent summer trade shows and events featured many new product innovations and technological advancements that will make agriculture more efficient and competitive going forward. The retailer of the future will be responsive to these new realities, while simultaneously adapting and evolving to realize the new opportunities.
This webinar will look at many of these systems, describing what they hope to accomplishment in the field and how this will improve profitability/efficiency for ag retailers and their grower-customers.
Moderator: Eric Sfiligoj, Editor, CropLife®
Panelists
Doug Grott
National Director of Digital Technology, Wilbur-Ellis
Doug embarked into his career in agriculture after finishing his Ag-Business degree from Arizona State University. Once completing his degree in 2003 he moved to the Willamette Valley in Western Oregon to begin his tenure with Wilbur-Ellis Co. As the Director of Digital Technology for Wilbur-Ellis Co., Doug’s role encompasses a few key areas of focus. Those areas are supporting and leading the software development group, Field Technology teams and Wilbur Ellis’s water management business Probe Schedule.
Ben Sauder
Vice President of Agronomy, Frenchman Valley Coop
Ben has never been satisfied with “That’s the way we have always done it”. He is constantly evaluating procedures and growth opportunities professionally and personally. He has been with FVC for 20 years and has both participated in and implemented many changes. FVC’s program has won the National Wheat yield contest for dryland since its inception. Growing higher–yielding corn and soybeans every year that mother nature lets us. The FVC agronomy department is not afraid to fail, and encourages “controlled failure”. FVC believes in always looking for the next challenge––Autonomy, Biology, Plant nutrition, and people.
Jeremy Wilson
EVP/COO, AgGateway
Jeremy has spent his entire 25-plus year career working in ag technology and experienced it from virtually every angle. He spent time as an insurance adjuster, a retail crop specialist, and technology specialist prior to joining AgGateway as EVP/COO in January. He also operates the family farm he was raised on in Olney, IL.
ABOUT THE PACE EXECUTIVE SERIES
From emerging and evolving consumer preferences downstream to changing farmer demands upstream, the agriculture value chain is undergoing rapid transformation. The impact of the pandemic revealed both vulnerabilities and opportunities for stakeholders who are battling to maintain relevancy within the new ag value chain.
Participate in the PACE Executive Series online sessions to address these issues and continue the conversations at the PACE Executive Forum this October 27-28.
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SESSION #1
August 11, 2022
Now Available On Demand
New Fall Fertilizer Dynamics
With myriad issues and concerns leftover from the 2022 spring season, the fall fertilizer season could be a wild ride for many ag retailers and their grower-customers.
This session will explore how companies and users can work their way around supply chain disruptions and higher prices to keep crop nutrients plentiful in the fields
SESSION #2
September 13, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
The Changing Agribusiness Climate
As the 2022 fall season comes to a conclusion, ag retailers and their grower-customers will begin looking ahead to the upcoming 2023 season. What changes might there be given the current regulatory environment in Washington, DC, and around the country? How might sustainable/carbon capture agricultural practices fit into this and what role might ag retailers play in this effort?
This webinar will explore how some proposed changes in crop protection product approvals/updates and the prospect for more organic growing taking place (such as is being proposed in California) to find out what the agricultural landscape might like in the future.
SESSION #3
October 4, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
The New Generation of Agriculture
Recent summer trade shows and events featured many new product innovations and technological advancements that will make agriculture more efficient and competitive going forward. The retailer of the future will be responsive to these new realities, while simultaneously adapting and evolving to realize the new opportunities.
This webinar will look at many of these systems, describing what they hope to accomplishment in the field and how this will improvement profitability/efficiency for ag retailers and their grower-customers. This will include discussion of equipment, crop protection products, and application offerings.