Participants

All Members List (present or not present)	Members Present	Non-Members Present
@Paul Schrimpf (Director of Communications & Marketing) @Nikki Marshall (AgGateway Member Services) @Jessica Trites Rolle (*National Crop Insurance Services) Ben Craker (Portfolio Manager) @Nathan Huffines (Syngenta) @Erica Ohl (SSI)	@Paul Schrimpf (Director of Communications & Marketing) @Nikki Marshall (AgGateway Member Services) @Erica Ohl

(*Voting companies/** alternates)

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#	Topic / Leader	Discussion Points	Meeting Minutes
0	Welcome
1	Antitrust / @Paul Schrimpf	Read antitrust statement: “In all of AgGateway’s operations and activities, it must avoid discussions or conduct that might violate applicable antitrust laws, or even appear to do so. To that end, AgGateway has established antitrust guidelines, which it has provided to each participant in this meeting. While it is your ultimate responsibility to ensure that your actions comply with applicable antitrust laws, your participation in this meeting is affirmation that you will abide by AgGateway’s guidelines.” AgGateway Antitrust Guidelines


2	On the Docket	Annual Meeting and Conference Registration at 47 … lagging 2024 by 25 Later than usual reg launch\ Deadline for early reg is 9/22 Agenda focused on education sessions vs working sessions AI --Tami Craig Shilling and Preston Fay Confirming Mary Kay Thatcher to talk on regulatory and government issues with ag tech (Formerly Syngenta) More to come on all of these individuals! Beer and Bull session, all new (Tuesday)! 20th Anniversary ideas from MYM in-person: Elliott Nowels working on a 20th anniversary video … details to come press release, get some quotes from past staff members like Rod Connor, Ron Ferrell’s family, Wendy, etc. talk to AgCIO about history with AGW LOGO and TAGLINE “Building the Future on Two Decades of Achievement” Link to Web Page Inside AgGateway Webinar Series \| Regular, Targeted Project/WG Overviews Field Boundary (March, 55 live attendees) Scale Ticket (May, 30 live attendees) ADAPT (June 24, 1 central) Modus (July 17, 10 central, 20 live attendees Data Ethics White Paper (August 28, 13 live attendees) NEXT - Agrisemantics and the impact of AI - October 15. Details to come Gateway to Ag Careers Six submissions in Deadline for submission is Sep 15, 2025 Website Survey released 9/11 to gauge member and non member use of the site as design progresses Etc. AgGateway applying for AE50 Award for ADAPT Standard 2.0. Nomination due Sept 22. Social Media Sked, May-June (by Week of) 9/15- Paul 9/22 - Paul 9/29 - Nikki 10/6 - Erica		20th anniversary: - 2026 MYM: -send in December, commit to MYM/Annual sponsorship, receive 20% discount
3	Resources & Relationships


4	Newsletter Planning	Newsletter Articles - July Issue (February release) Deadline: 8/22/2025 Title/Author From the President – Brent Portfolio – Ben AGIIS/Member Services - Chris/Nikki Annual Conference News Latam and-or Europe Report 20th Anniversary	-communication about dues increase for 2026

5	New Business
	Other Discussion Items	For other committee members to address topics not covered above.
6	Meeting Wrap Up
	Next Meeting	Thursday September , 1:00pm Chicago time
	Adjournment		Logos: Final 20th Anniversary logo - Google Drive

Active Action Items

Date Assigned	Action Item	Due Date	Comments/Status
Jun 10, 2025	@Leslie Hedges	Jun 11, 2025	send Paul invite to prospects meeting with Conny, Loyola, and Jeremy
Jun 10, 2025	@Nikki Marshall @Leslie Hedges		invite Paul to member check-in meetings
Jun 10, 2025	@Nikki Marshall	Jun 18, 2025	Contact former MLI to see if they know any university contacts to work on GTAC

2025-09-11 Communications Committee Meeting

Participants