2026 Keynote Speakers
Jolene Brown
I deeply respect and admire those who feed, clothe, and fuel the world. I dedicate my work to grassroots farmers, growers, and ranchers… as well as the organizations, cooperatives, and companies that support agriculture.
Whether I’m speaking to an audience of thousands at an outdoor farm show…
…recording a podcast on the joys of the dreaded mid-harvesting equipment breakdown
…addressing the realities of family business in Successful Farming magazine
…or working the fields of our Eastern Iowa corn and soybean farm with one of my grandsons on the tractor’s buddy seat…
My goal is the same: To be a champion for the people and industry of agriculture.
Farm-born and raised, I am truly a real “Farmer Brown.” I’ve made it my life’s mission to help the thousands of farmers, growers, and ranchers share their stories with the wider world. I help our families build a legacy, using my experience and tools to grow, fix, and transition their businesses. And always — always! — with large helpings of interaction, humor and respect.
Whether you’re a fifth generation rancher wanting to laugh and commiserate about the weather or the work ethic, an event planner looking for a powerful, entertaining speaker, or a curious visitor who wants to learn more about the people who put food on your table, fuel in your car, and clothes on your back, please consider yourself more than welcome here.
In the world of agriculture, there are no strangers — just new neighborsBio Coming Soon.
Will Livsey
Will Livsey is a product manager at Cirium and co-founder of American Agrionics who has worked in aviation since 2008 — starting by throwing bags for American Airlines and working his way up to planning the network of the world’s largest airline, before going on to lead Air Service Research at Memphis International Airport. Today he builds data products for airlines and airports, and he’s deep in agentic AI: using AI systems that can reason and act on their own to develop tools faster than ever before. Now he’s turning that same approach loose on agriculture’s biggest problems alongside American Agrionics co-founder and friend Jeff Davis and their partner farm, Plum Creek.
Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis works closely with a farm on the semi-arid High Plains, studying soil health and function in dryland conditions. He began by testing soil products, and when the ones that worked proved hard to source, started producing them himself — then dug into the microbiology behind them to understand why they worked and how to make them better. The biology is only part of it. Drawing on a background in electronics and IoT, he builds custom software and automation that bring advanced monitoring and decision-making within reach, even where data and resources are thin. He speaks from direct experimentation rather than formal credentials, focused on the methods and tools that work for growers seeking smarter, lower-input solutions. When he isn’t in the field, Davis flies as a commercial airline captain.
Kassidy Koehn
Mike Coleman
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