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2026-03-12 Communications Committee Meeting

2026-03-12 Communications Committee Meeting



Participants



All Members List
(present or not present)

Members Present

Non-Members Present

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)

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    • @Paul Schrimpf (Director of Communications & Marketing)

    • @Erica Ohl

    • @Nikki Marshall

 



(*Voting companies/** alternates)



Time

1:00 pm ET (New York)

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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



























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On the Docket

Mid-Year Meeting

  • Registration at 15

    • Hotel deadline is 5/18, rate $179

  • Agenda focused on member networking and discussions around key topics

  • Accelerator Program Pilot

    • Attract next generation of leaders from member organizations

Inside AgGateway Webinar Series | Regular, Targeted Project/WG Overviews

  • Agrisemantics (February, ~30 live attendees)

  • Trading Partners and AgGateway Messages (Date TBA)

    • SSI, Keystone confirmed, Bayer requested

  • MORE TO COME!

Annual Report - due end of March

Website - End of March(?)

 

Social Media Sked, May-June (by Week of)

  • 3/23- Paul

  • 3/30 - Paul

  • 4/6 - Nikki

  • 4/13- Erica

 

3



Resources & Relationships 

Brent, Ben, Jim at ISO TC 347 Plenary 5 in Germany this week.









 

 

  







 

4



Newsletter Planning  



Newsletter Articles - March Issue

Deadline: 03/23/2026

Title/Author

  1. From the President – Brent

  2. Portfolio – Ben

  3. AGIIS/Member Services - Chris/Nikki

  4. MYM Update











 

5



 New Business

 

 





Other Discussion Items 

  • For other committee members to address topics not covered above.



6



 Meeting Wrap Up

 

 





Next Meeting 

Thursday 9 April, 2:00pm Central







Adjournment 



Logos: Final 20th Anniversary logo - Google Drive



  • Active Action Items 

Date Assigned

Action Item

Due Date

Comments/Status

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