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Educational Component of Event On Wednesday, June 10th, Grand Farm will host an educational social in conjunction with the Cultivate Conference, which takes place on June 11th. These events are part of AgTech Week 2026.

Cultivate focuses on solving problems in agriculture with applied technology, and then bringing the right people together to move those solutions forward. This year’s agenda is shaped by the newest edition of the Regional Agriculture Pain Point Report (RAPPR), which highlights the top challenges identified by growers and commodity groups across the Upper Midwest. Through high-level panels, pain point-driven workshops, startup pitches, and curated networking, Cultivate gives the region’s stakeholders a place to collaborate, validate needs, and accelerate real adoption on Upper Midwest farms.

The educational social provides an opportunity to bring together key stakeholders, including conference sponsors, speakers, as well as business and community leaders from across the region to engage in information sharing and discussions relevant to the themes. The event will include verbal remarks from Grand Farm staff, conference speakers, and sponsors on innovation in AgTech, previewing the next day’s agenda and content. Attendees will be encouraged to discuss AgTech issues, industry challenges and opportunities with fellow attendees.

Grand Farm materials will be available throughout the event that outline Grand Farm’s mission and work as they relate to agriculture technology.

Additional goals and themes of the event include:

Conference Goals
- Activate Technology and Solutions: Showcase innovations that directly address the most urgent grower challenges across the Upper Midwest.
- Strengthen Grower and Tech Collaboration: Create intentional spaces where growers help shape, validate, and influence how new technology develops.
- Elevate the Upper Midwest Innovation Ecosystem: Highlight the strengths of the region’s cooperatives, equipment manufacturers, farmers, founders, and research institutions.
- Accelerate Adoption: Share practical and ROI-focused examples of tools that are ready for use or close to it, and show how they fit into real farm operations.
- Build High-Value Regional Connections: Give attendees opportunities to form connections that lead to pilots, partnerships, field trials, commercialization, and investment.