Cultivate Conference 2025 brings AgTech innovators together to explore the most pressing challenges in agriculture and the technologies being developed to solve them. This year, Cultivate will focus on insights from the Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report (RAPPR), highlighting industry-wide challenges and opportunities for innovation.
Attendees will gain practical insights, connect with key players in the Grand Farm’s AgTech ecosystem, and participate in discussions that shape the future of agriculture technology. With expert-led keynotes, solution-driven breakout sessions, and high-impact networking, Cultivate provides a platform to drive meaningful progress in the industry.
Conference Goals
♾️ Create Feedback Loops Between Industry and Innovation: Ensure AgTech solutions are informed by real-world challenges through insights from the Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report.
🤝 Facilitate Meaningful Industry Connections: Bring together our diverse ecosystem of industry innovators to create partnerships that drive real solutions.
🌐 Support Technology Validation & Commercialization: Provide a platform for emerging AgTech innovations to gain industry feedback and visibility.
🚜 Advance Discussions on AgTech Adoption: Address challenges like connectivity, affordability, and data security that impact technology implementation in agriculture.
Key Focus Areas
⭐️ Industry Challenges & Solutions: Sessions, workshops, and discussions will center on the Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report, offering insights into:
- Pest Management: Strategies to combat herbicide resistance and improve control methods.
- Equipment & Automation: Innovations in autonomy, cost reduction, and system connectivity.
- Soil Health & Carbon Markets: Exploring sustainability incentives and long-term soil impact.
- AI in Agriculture: Practical applications for machine learning, robotics, and predictive analytics.
- Site-Specific Crop Management (S-SCM): Yield projection tools and data-driven agronomy.
⭐️ Targeted Workshops & Discussions: Interactive sessions will bring together our diverse ecosystem to collaborate on real-world solutions.
⭐️ Networking & Partnership Opportunities: Designed to foster connections between startups, corporations, investors, researchers & educators, growers, and policymakers, Cultivate is where ideas turn into action.
Who Should Attend?
🚀 Startups & Entrepreneurs: Understand industry challenges firsthand, connect with investors, and showcase your solutions to potential partners.
💪 Corporations & Industry Leaders: Gain insights into emerging AgTech trends and engage with innovators shaping the future of agriculture.
🔬 Researchers & Educators: Explore how academic research translates into industry-ready solutions and find potential collaborators.
📈 Investors: Discover promising AgTech startups backed by real market demand.
🏛️ Policymakers & Government Leaders: Learn about policy gaps in AgTech adoption and opportunities for public-private collaboration.
🥕 Growers: Gain further knowledge about the technologies being developed to address industry challenges, as well as opportunities to provide direct feedback to innovators.
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