2022-03-31 Implementation and Quick Connect Meet Up

Owned by Brent Kemp
Last updated: 2022-03-31
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 Participants

PresentNameCompany
XBrent KempAgGateway
XJeremy W WilsonAgGateway
XLeslie HedgesAgGateway
XJosh Wall (Unlicensed)AgGateway
XAnn Vande LuneKey Cooperative
XGreg Baldwin (Unlicensed)EFC Systems
XJulie BenickWinfield United
XNatasha LillyThe Equity

dcraftSSI
XScott MeredithACS
XChris CrutchfieldAgGateway
XPaul SchrimpfAgGateway
XNikki MarshallAgGateway

Terms:

MSA = Moved, Seconded & Approved

 Meeting Information

 Date
2022-03-31
 Time

9:00 am Chicago

 Web
https://meet.goto.com/892274877
 Phone

+1 (646) 749-3129

 Access Code
892-274-877

Purpose of meeting: The Implementation and Quick Connect meet up will review current state of discussions regarding needs and expectations for a successful connectivity and implementation workshop (however that's defined). Annual and long term planning will begin, as will task assignment necessary to pull off a quick connect session in 2022.

Participants will benefit through increased understanding of industry capability and readiness to act; opportunity to offer input and provide direction on active and anticipated collaborative efforts.

Documents:

AgGateway Antitrust Guidelines

 Agenda/Minute


Topic (Leader)

Desired Outcome
Sub-topics, supporting documentation, additional resources

Meeting Minutes

1

Welcome, Antitrust and Introduction () 1 min.

Welcome the group - review 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.		Brent read the statement
2Minutes Taker () 1 min.A meeting taker has been selected.Nikki
3Approve Meeting Minutes () 1 min.The previous meeting minutes have been reviewed and approved.

2022-03-11 Implementation and Quick Connect Meet Up

Ann made the motion to approve, Natasha seconded, all in favor of approving minutes.

MSA (/) - 

4Review of Action Items () 5 minutesThe group's prior decisions and action items are reviewed, and status reported. Any action items that are not closed out are evaluated for relevance and additional needs
  • Communication and Collateral agenda item - complete today
  • Update on MYM Schedule
  • Update on capability and capacity chart

5

2022 Communication and Collateral Development (Brent Kemp) 20 minutes

The group brainstorms and lays out priorities to support the current year.

    • Communication pieces
    • Engagement with members
    • Collateral development 

Communication Needs:

  • What Quick Connect is, and Who will participate (annual)
  • Capabilities Updates - solicitation (now to month before annual)
  • Individual Calls to desired participants
    • Member participants - identified by this group?
    • Non-member participants - identified by manufacturers? Allied Providers?

Collateral:

  • Update case studies
  • Develop new case studies (or reconfigure existing to answer new questions)
  • Video
    • What is quick connect?
    • What's the value of connecting?
    • How to do it - maybe a little longer?
    • ACTION: Paul to develop a draft script to share on the next call, week of the 18th of April. Paul will connect with participants one-on-one for interviews, research.
    • Identify participants - 
      • Winfield, Key, ACS, SSI, GROWMARK, EFC, Southern States, AgVantage, manufacturers in general, others ...
      • ACTION: Brent to reach out to those not on the call today to see about participation

Next Call Items:

  • Execution of sign ups, and the annual meeting quick connect itself
  • Soliciting, updating contact, capability information in time for the annual
6

Long Term Ideation (Jeremy Wilson) 10 minutes


Group considers other areas of implementation and connectivity.

  • Retail to field equipment/FMIS connectivity
  • Post-farmgate connectivity
  • Holistic group fostering and encouraging implementation

Opened discussion on next steps for this group.

  • Opportunities for B2B-style "plug-fest"
  • Next steps for connectivity not directly related to ag retail today, but engaging service providers, system integrators, and roadmap of field data back to ag retail
  • Engaging connectivity and interoperability beyond the current partner set - how do we bring new value to members, and members' business
7

Other items () 

Discuss any additional items that came up during meeting that need to be addressed in another meet-up

Next Call(s):

8Next Meeting ()Next meeting date and time are set

Thursday, 21 April 1t 9 am Chicago time.

9Adjournment ()AdjournMeeting adjourned at 9:59 am Chicago time

Tasks/Action Items

WhoWhen AssignedWhatDeadline Status
Conference Committee Schedule Quick Connect prep session for the end of MYM COMPLETE
Brent Kemp Schedule, hold conversation with Jeremy, Greg, on invitation content for agronomic participation in quick connect To be scheduled
Brent Kemp High level, process oriented capacity and capability chart In process
Chris Crutchfield Evaluate Smartsheet for quick connect meeting sign ups 
Paul Schrimpf Develop a draft script to share on the next call, week of the 18th of April. Paul will connect with participants one-on-one for interviews, research. 
Brent Kemp Reach out to those not on the call today to see about participation in videos, prep meeting at Mid-Year