Top Producer Summit: Disrupting the Farm Input Industry

The top five trends that will disrupt the farm input business are: e-commerce, biologicals, indoor farming, seed technology and ag data technology.

The top five trends that will disrupt the farm input business are: e-commerce, biologicals, indoor farming, seed technology and ag data technology. How will the resulting changes, which are already at play, in the agribusiness landscape affect leading U.S. farmers?

Speakers: Sam Taylor, RaboResearch Farm Inputs & Stephen Nicholson, RaboResearch Grains

Top Producer Summit

The in-person 2021 Top Producer Summit was held Feb. 15-17 in Nashville, and an extensive online portion was offered Feb. 23-25. Did you miss the fun? Don’t worry, you can still register and access the online offerings, which include some recordings from the in-person event. Log on by March 31.

You can still register for the Online Top Producer Summit, which gives you access to content through March 31. Use the code “ONDEMAND” to take $25 off your registration fee.

Read more coverage of the Top Producer Summit.

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