Inside One of America’s Largest Ag Co-Ops’ Practical Approach to AI

AI has long dominated ag industry headlines—but turning it from concept into day-to-day agronomic practice requires far more than a product launch. In this episode of Ag Tech Talk, FS Agronomy Director Brendan Bachman of GROWMARK breaks down the operational reality behind scaling AI across one of North America’s largest cooperative systems, from building data infrastructure to navigating the complexities of a federated organization. Rather than positioning AI as a disruption, Bachman describes it as a practical layer within existing workflows - one aimed at reducing friction and helping crop specialists make faster, more informed in-season decisions. The discussion highlights the less visible work of adoption: aligning systems, earning grower trust, and driving buy-in across FS locations, while tools like MyFS Agronomy increasingly reshape - not replace - the agronomist’s role in the field.

In this Sustainable podcast episode by AgriBusiness Global, Dr. Brendon Neumann, Andermatt Product Portfolio Director, discusses how biologicals fit into resistance management, how companies can educate their grower customers on this strategy, and more.

In this episode of Ag Tech Talk, we sit down with Andrew Pylypchuk, Global Director of Business Development, Agriculture, at EarthDaily, to explore how next-generation satellite data is reshaping agriculture from the ground up. From sharper, more consistent insights to real-world decision-making at scale, Pylypchuk breaks down what better data means for growers, retailers, and the future of ag — and why the gap between information and action is finally closing.

In this Sustainable Podcast episode by AgriBusiness Global, Ruoyan Li, Director of Strategy & Development at Chengdu Newsun Crop Science Co., Ltd., digs into changes within China to promote sustainable agriculture, roadblocks for Chinese growers' adoption of biological products, how to overcome these challenges, and more.

AI is rapidly rewiring the business of selling crop inputs — and Alan Brady, Vice President of Product and Services at Ever.Ag, says the shift goes far beyond smarter pricing. In this episode of Ag Tech Talk by AgriBusiness Global, Brady explains how embedding AI into ag retail is transforming a fragmented, transactional system into a connected, real-time ecosystem where retailers, suppliers, agronomists, and manufacturers operate in sync. The real advantage isn’t better price prediction; it’s faster, more proactive decision-making that helps businesses navigate volatility, optimize inventory, and protect margins across seasons. Crucially, Brady emphasizes that AI strengthens — not replaces — the industry’s relationship-driven foundation by delivering actionable insights exactly when and where they’re needed most.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how agricultural researchers analyze complex biological data and accelerate discovery. In this episode, Josh Colmer, CEO and co-founder of TraitSeq, discusses how AI-driven tools are helping scientists unlock insights from genomics, metabolomics, and other “omics” datasets to improve crop protection, plant health, and biological product development. Colmer shares how emerging AI architectures and agentic systems enable deeper analysis, faster decision-making, and new approaches to understanding plant biology across the R&D pipeline.

In this Sustainable Podcast episode by AgriBusiness Global, Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, discusses the significance of the European Commission’s Proposal for the Simplification Package Omnibus, the reality of this speeding up the registrations process, and more.

On this episode of Ag Tech Talk, we sit down with Alan Lockwood, Senior Product Manager for Grain Conditioning at GSI, to explore how connected technologies are transforming grain storage and drying. From real-time monitoring and early spoilage detection to remote dryer management during labor-tight harvest seasons, Lockwood breaks down how tools like GrainView and GSI Connect are helping farmers, retailers, and co-ops protect grain quality, reduce losses, and make smarter operational decisions long after harvest ends.

In this Sustainable Podcast episode by AgriBusiness Global, Gregory Rogers, Director of Technical Marketing and Communication at Certis Biologicals, outlines what the company does to help growers understand, adopt, and optimize biologicals within integrated crop management programs.