A practical look at payments capabilities: Payments & Direct Deposit, receivables, optimizing A/P workflow, and lien management—centered on improving visibility, reducing manual steps, and handling exceptions confidently.

A retail-focused session on using the customer view to manage prepaids, invoices, and quoting more efficiently, with real-world examples of how teams can streamline front-line workflows.

A demo of core Customer Portal features customers rely on most, including POY reports, Direct Deposit and ERP workflow, monitoring inbound payments, and the eSign experience.

Covers CRM fundamentals that keep customer work organized and actionable, including activity entry, customer management best practices, and the latest notification updates.

Start the day with a welcome, a preview of the agenda, and a short introduction to the main themes of the conference, including partnerships, payments, and the latest product updates.

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CEO Jake Joraanstad opens the conference with a big-picture look at where the industry is headed, how customer expectations are changing, and why strong partnerships matter across the ag value chain.

Dr. Mark R. Hagerott, Ph.D. is an academic administrator, author, and retired U.S. Navy Captain who is widely recognized for his expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and higher education. He famously served for a decade as the Chancellor of the North Dakota University System (NDUS). He also serves as Chair, Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board and Senior Fellow of the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH).

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This session will explore how generative AI can support farm decision-making, strengthen rural communities, and help teams think clearly about what comes next.
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This segment focuses on helping agribusiness teams work more efficiently, follow up faster, and create more opportunities across grain and ag retail workflows. The story centers around reducing manual work, improving visibility, and giving teams connected workflows that help them move business forward faster.

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We'll show a connected workflow from CRM insights, to outreach, to quoting, to contract creation and management, showing how Bushel helps teams spend less time managing systems and more time serving farmers.

Take a few minutes to recharge, check in with other attendees, and continue conversations from the morning sessions. This break is a chance to make new connections, catch up with peers, and visit demo stations before the next session begins.

A practical conversation on how data will actually move to support 45Z. With perspectives from around the supply chain, this panel will walk through what data needs to be captured, where it originates, how it flows between growers, partners, and end users, and what role ethanol plants play in keeping it accurate and usable. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the full data journey and how to set up processes that work in the real world.

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Moderator: Brant Flint, Bushel

Panelists: 

Justin Mease, Director of Commercial, Verity

Jared Knock, Farmer

Jay Weber, Director of Industries, CreditCorp

This session highlights how Bushel supports traceability and helps businesses strengthen connections with growers and downstream partners in a practical, easy-to-understand way.

Cybersecurity and fraud prevention are deeply connected, from phishing and compromised accounts to payment fraud and customer trust. In this conversational session, a cybersecurity expert and Bushel’s compliance leader will discuss how these risks are showing up across agribusiness today and what teams can do to spot red flags, strengthen processes, and better protect their business and customers.

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Moderator: Benny Andres, Chief Operating Officer

Panlelists: 

Chris Sherman, TechSupport.Farm

Kristie Roes, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Bushel

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Michael Kempke, General Manager at Adell Cooperative joins Bushel Customer Success Manager Alex Tuttle to share how Bushel has helped their business and connect with their farmers.

Daniel Schultz is a seasoned marketing strategist and Agtech Psychotherapist with over a decade of experience helping businesses in the agri-industry overcome challenges and innovate for long-term success. In 2012, he began his career working with multiple companies across different sectors, eventually founding Schultz Collaborative to focus on helping agricultural companies navigate a rapidly evolving landscape.

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“The playwright Arthur Miller famously said that “an era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted.”

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For decades, success in agriculture has come from greater scale, greater efficiency, and doing the same thing just a little bit better. But as margins tighten, differentiation disappears, and trust erodes, it’s becoming clear that the old playbook is running out of road.

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Navigating the way forward requires that we learn to see differently; to recognize the shift and understand what it takes to lead when the system you’ve relied on no longer holds.”

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Take a break, grab lunch, and connect with other attendees while exploring hands-on demo stations throughout the space. Bushel team members will be available to walk through key product areas, answer questions, and show how new tools can support your business across payments, grain, retail, lending, and customer engagement. This is a chance to see the technology in action, ask specific questions, and have more focused conversations with the teams building it.

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This session highlights how Bushel integrates with leading platforms to better connect data across your business. We’ll walk through how these integrations reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and create a more seamless flow between accounting, operations, and customer-facing tools—helping teams make faster, more informed decisions.

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Moderator: Benny Andres, Chief Operating Officer, Bushell

Panelists: 

Mitch Polzin, Risk Management Consultant, Stone X
Steven Valenscin, CEO, GROWERS
Michelle McCallick, Executive Resource Analyst, AgTexas

This segment focuses on helping agribusiness teams turn disconnected data into decisions and action. The story centers around faster access to information, identifying opportunities and risks sooner, and helping teams act without switching between systems.

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See a workflow that starts with Buddy AI helping users quickly retrieve and summarize information, then transitions into action-oriented dashboarding that helps teams prioritize who to contact, what action to take, and where the biggest opportunities exist.

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Recharge without missing a beat. This quick energy break features music and live performance from Color, based in Fargo, ND, to help everyone reset before the next session. Stay nearby, stretch your legs, and enjoy a fun moment designed to keep the day moving.

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Dr. Mark R. Hagerott, Ph.D. is an academic administrator, author, and retired U.S. Navy Captain who is widely recognized for his expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and higher education. He famously served for a decade as the Chancellor of the North Dakota University System (NDUS). He also serves as Chair, Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board and Senior Fellow of the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH).

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This session will explore how generative AI can support farm decision-making, strengthen rural communities, and help teams think clearly about what comes next.
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This partner spotlight looks at how Visa fits into the day-to-day reality of paying for inputs and managing cash flow across agriculture. Together, we’re making it easier for farmers to access the funds they already have in place—and actually use them when it matters.

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We’ll show how the partnership helps remove friction at the point of purchase, so farmers can put more of their financing to work without delays or workarounds. That means faster access to funds, more flexibility in how they pay, and a smoother experience whether they’re buying from a grain facility or an ag retailer.

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It also gives agribusinesses better visibility into payments as they happen, helping them keep cash moving and meet farmer expectations for speed and simplicity.

In this panel, IT leaders share what they are seeing across their organizations, the trends shaping their priorities, and how artificial intelligence is starting to change the way their teams work. The conversation will explore what is top of mind for today’s technology leaders, how they work across departments, and how they partner with business teams to improve operations, support customers, and prepare for what is next.

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Moderator: Jeremy Johnson, Bushel

Panelists: 

Jason Pant, CIO, The Andersons

Brian Smith, Director of Software Engineering, Riceland

Rebecca Osborne, Business Solutions Manager, Columbia Grain

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Wrap up the day with key takeaways and a thank you to customers, speakers, and partners.

Location change: Alleyway the Black Building (Bushel offices) in Downtown Fargo

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Join us for our fifth AgTech Week Annual Shindig, a casual evening in downtown Fargo where the AgTech ecosystem comes together to connect. Hosted by Grand Farm, this open, come-as-you-are gathering brings Buddy Seat Conference and other AgTech Week participants together for a night of food trucks, Anheuser-Busch beverages, music, interactive experiences, and easy conversation. There’s no agenda and no registration required, just a great space to catch up with familiar faces and be part of the energy that makes AgTech Week what it is!