AgriNovus Indiana announces ambassador program for its career exploration platform Field Atlas
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 17, 2020) – AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to fuel growth in the state’s agbioscience economy, announced today the Field Atlas Ambassadors program, a peer-to-peer program that enables college students to explore a variety of agbioscience careers. This program is a function of Field Atlas, the career exploration platform announced earlier this week that […]
AgriNovus Indiana launches Field Atlas to empower students to explore careers in Agbioscience
INDIANAPOLIS (Sep. 15, 2020) – AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to fuel growth in the state’s agbioscience economy, launched Field Atlas today, a career exploration platform that informs high school and college students about the kinds of diverse professions in the growing agbiosciences industry. Field Atlas is an online tool that offers a peer-to-peer program among […]
AgriNovus Indiana adds AgTech executive, venture capitalist to its Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS, (Sept. 3, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to fuel growth in Indiana’s agbioscience economy, announced today the addition of two new members to its board of directors. The board unanimously approved the appointment of Aaron Gillum, senior vice president of 50 South Capital, and Kay Kuenker, chief executive officer of Advanced Agrilytics, to […]
AgriNovus Indiana launches Producer-Led Innovation Challenge to bring together Indiana farmers, software innovators
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 2, 2020) – AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to fuel growth in Indiana’s agbioscience economy, launched the state’s first agtech innovation challenge today, bringing together leaders in production agriculture and technology to fuel innovation. Presented by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance, the Producer-Led Innovation Challenge is designed to create new […]
AgriNovus Indiana expands its team
INDIANAPOLIS (May 26, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbioscience sector, is expanding its team with several new additions to support its growing public education and awareness, and talent efforts. Cayla Chiddister joins AgriNovus as content manager and will continue the creation, development and promotion of […]
AgriNovus Indiana names Mitch Frazier president and CEO
INDIANAPOLIS (April 29, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana has announced that, after a national search, Mitch Frazier, CEO of regional John Deere retailer Reynolds Farm Equipment, has been named its new president and CEO. Frazier will begin his new role on June 29 for the agbiosciences initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). Prior to […]
AgriNovus Indiana names acting CEO; Bechdol to transition to UN post
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 20, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbiosciences sector, announced in December 2019 that current president and CEO, Beth Bechdol, was confirmed by the United Nations to be the Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy. During the […]
AgriNovus Indiana adds to Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 11, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbioscience sector, has added three new members to its board of directors: Mark “Doc” Holt, president, First Farmers Bank & Trust Courtney Kingery, CEO, Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council Daniel Padrão, COO, Solinftec “These […]
Podcast: TechPoint – How Indianapolis is cultivating a thriving tech community
How has Indianapolis cultivated a thriving tech community over the past decade? Look to TechPoint, the technology initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). As part of the AgriNovus Indiana Ag+Bio+Science podcast, TechPoint President and CEO Mike Langellier talked about how the organization strives to lead Indiana into a next-generation, high-tech economy. This podcast […]
AgriNovus Indiana launches QUADRANT – a new program to convene and grow the agbioscience community
INDIANAPOLIS (July 15, 2019) — AgriNovus Indiana today announced the launch of a monthly convening series aimed at bringing together a diverse group of professionals to further connect the agbioscience community in the state. The program, called QUADRANT, will hold its first gathering on August 7, 2019. To continue to build the agbioscience community, where […]