This conference brings together the best of the Ever.Ag Agribusiness Summit and the Prairie User Conference into one all-encompassing event! Join leaders in the agricultural industry for cutting-edge insights, training and networking on the latest trends shaping the future of your business.

Tuesday, August 5

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Registration + Networking Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Welcome to Ag Smarter 2025

Kick off the day with a high-level overview of Ever.Ag’s vision for integrated ag solutions and how this year’s event will empower smarter decisions across the supply chain.

9:15 am – 9:45 am

Agricultural Supply Chain Management: A 30-year Perspective

Speaker:

Bobby Martens - Executive Director | The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives

9:45 am – 10:15 am

Navigating Market Trends & Innovations

Discover how market volatility, supply chain shifts, evolving consumer expectations and rapid digital transformation are reshaping agriculture

Speaker:

Mike North - Ever.Ag | Producer Services Director

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Positioning Rebate Management for Sales Enablement in Livestock and Agribusiness

Speaker:

Jeff Bradshaw - Oxbury Earth | CEO

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Always Growing Session: Audience-Driven Q&A for the Entire Supply Chain

Speaker:

Jones Loflin - Author and Coach

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Breakout Sessions

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Smarter Farm-to-Warehouse Planning

Salon A

Bridging Agronomy, Inventory and Fulfillment

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Connected Coverage

Salon B

Insurance, Inventory and Sales Aligned

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Livestock Logistics

Salon C

Synchronizing Feed, Freight and What's Next

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Feed Smarter

Salon A

Increase Accuracy and Visibility for Production and Financials

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Smarter Scheduling

Salon C

How Connected Data Improves Operational Timing

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

The Power of One

Salon A

Centralizing Data Across Retail, Freight and Finance

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Mastering the New Rules of Feed Ordering

Salon B

Visibility, Speed and Smarter Decisions

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Artificial Intelligence in Ag

Salon C

From Field Recommendations to Freight Optimization

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Networking Break

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Ag’s New Playbook: Innovation, Adaptation and Impact

Industry leaders discuss agriculture's evolution and how they're leveraging policy, business innovation, and technology to push agriculture into its next chapter.

Speakers:

Julie Kenney - Iowa Agribusiness Association | CEO
Seth Mitchell - Nebraska Pork Producers Assoc. | Executive Director
Trisha Rentschler - Kahler Automation | Senior Product Manager

Moderator:

Katie Moore - Ever.Ag | VP Sales

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Ag innovations

Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Robert Martin - Ever.Ag | SVP Strategy and Operations - Data Science Solutions
Alan Brady - Ever.Ag | VP Agribusiness Business Mgmt
Tom Brincks - Ever.Ag | VP Livestock and Animal Protein

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Networking/Cocktail Hour

6:30 pm

Independent Dinner

Wednesday, August 6

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Networking Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Welcome Back

9:15 am – 9:45 am

Tariffs and Macro Economic Trends

Phil Plourd will discuss the latest on the trade front, take audience members inside the state of the farm economy, and offer his takes on the US consumer economy. Gain knowledge of key market forces and pick up a couple of fin facts along the way.

Speaker:

Phil Plourd - Ever.Ag | President of Insights

9:45 am – 10:15 am

Unlocking Land's Potential: Precision Insights for Ag Retail and Livestock Leaders

Speaker:

Dr. Dave Muth - Peoples Company Captial Markets | Managing Director

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Networking Break

Breakout Sessions

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Merchant Ag

Salon A

What's New - 2025 Major Release Overview

10:30 am – 11:15 am

FieldAlytics

Salon B

What's New - 2025 Major Release Overview

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Feed Allocation System and SO SmartOrder

Salon C

Product Updates

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Roger

Grand Ballroom

What's new - 2025 Major Release Overview

11:15 am – 11:45 am

Merchant Ag

Salon A

Product Outlook

11:15 am – 11:45 am

FieldAlytics

Salon B

Product Outlook

11:15 am – 11:45 am

Feed Allocation System

Salon C

Deep Dive

11:15 am – 11:45 am

Roger

Grand Ballroom

Product Outlook

11:45 am – 12: 15 pm

Merchant Ag

Salon A

Maximizing use of Merchant's Digital Tools

11:45 am – 12: 15 pm

FieldAlytics

Salon B

Maximizing use of FieldAlytics Digital Tools

11:45 am – 12: 15 pm

SO SmartOrder

Salon C

Deep Dive

11:45 am – 12: 15 pm

Roger

Grand Ballroom

Maximizing Use of Roger's Digital Tools

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Lunch and Closing

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