Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I’m sharing my preview interview for the AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting with President/CEO, Brent Kemp. Additionally I’ve got a few comments regarding AI, or Artificial Intelligence, for those of you who haven’t heard of it. But really, AI, is moving fast and besides it is a topic for the …
AgGateway Receives ASABE Innovation Award
AgGateway is being recognized for the release of its ADAPT Standard and ADAPT Standard Plugin with a 2026 AE50 Award at the the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference next month in Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored by Resource magazine, a publication of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), the AE50 Award program …
The Latest from AgGateway
The AgGateway annual meeting last month in Clearwater, Florida was a great time for members to get caught up on what the organization has accomplished in the past year. Chief Technology Officer Jim Wilson says a big focus of AgGateway in the past year has been the growth of the ADAPT Standard, which is being adopted throughout the industry. “We …
GROWMARK Brings Leadership to AgGateway
As one of North America’s agricultural cooperative systems, serving more than 250,000 individual farmers, GROWMARK is one of the most active companies involved in AgGateway. GROWMARK Senior Agronomy Portfolio Technology Manager Zach Leiser says AgGateway’s work is critically important to what they are able to do for their farmer members. “Because our network of companies is so vast, we’ve got …
AgGateway Brings Students to Annual Meeting
Six students from four different universities across the country were able to attend the recent AgGateway Annual Meeting in Clearwater, Florida to learn more about the many career opportunities that agriculture has to offer. AgGateway’s Gateway to Ag Careers program is sponsored by the AgCIO Roundtable with additional support from Syngenta. The students came from schools in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, …
AgGateway Board Member from Brazil in Action
This year’s AgGateway Annual Meeting was a first for Marcelo Abreu of Venturus and he was pleased to be honored for his work for the organization in Brazil with the AgGateway in Action award for the Latin America Region. “It was a surprise. I really didn’t know that I was going to be nominated,” said Abreu, who also was nominated …
AgGateway Honors Member Volunteers
AgGateway celebrated the achievements and contributions of leading volunteer members during its annual Awards Ceremony at its 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference in Clearwater, Florida. The AgGateway in Action Award celebrates individuals and organizations that have made specific contributions of time and resources over the past 12-18 months. The North American recipient for 2025 is Trisha Rentschler, with Kahler Automation. …
AgGateway Building the Future with New Five Year Plan
The future of AgGateway looks bright at the 20 year mark with a new strategic plan in place for the next five years. “Our key watchwords, if you will, for the coming five years are implement, impact, and advocate,” said president and CEO Brent Kemp. “One of the things that we learned from our previous five-year plan, which was focused …
AgGateway Celebrates 20 Years at Annual Meeting
AgGateway had a successful annual meeting last week in Clearwater, Florida to celebrate 20 years and work on building the future on two decades of achievement. Jeremy Wilson, who serves as AgGateway Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as North American Director, says the conference was a little differently this year and it went great. “From my …
Washington Update at AgGateway Annual Meeting
Well-known industry government relations specialist Mary Kay Thatcher provided a federal policy update for attendees at the 2025 AgGateway Annual Meeting. Much of Thatcher’s presentation focused on the trade and tariff policies of the Trump administration and the rapid-fire announcements of deals with different countries. “Just because something has been announced, the devil is often in the details, and we …