Raven Hosts 2012 Innovation Summit

Cindy Zimmerman

The purpose of Raven Industries is “to solve great challenges” and the company has been doing that now since 1956 in several different areas, including precision agriculture.

Matt Burkhart, Raven’s Applied Technology Division Vice President, welcomed over 200 of the company’s industry partners from all over the world Tuesday to the Raven Innovation Summit in Sioux Falls, SD. “We believe innovation is invention plus value,” said Matt. “What we’re trying to do is constantly achieve a true, value-added solution to the end user.”

When it comes to precision agriculture, Matt says they are passionate about helping farmers feed the world by being more productive and they keep innovating. “It’s really evolving beyond just the products,” he said. “We’re really inventing a precision ag business platform.”

Watch a bit of Matt’s opening remarks at the summit below and learn more about the company.

I talked with Raven’s Marketing Supervisor Ryan Molitor, pictured here with just a few of the folks who make the summit happen. “Innovation Summit is an annual event for Raven,” Ryan said, noting that they have representatives from “every continent except Antarctica.”

“For Raven being the full line solution provider, there’s different needs in different markets, so it’s very important for us to get our friends from all over the globe and hear what they need in their specific markets,” he said.

Listen to my interview with Ryan here: Ryan Molitor, Raven Industries



2012 Raven Innovation Summit Photos

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