On 10 September, around 70 people from across the industry traded their usual meeting rooms for Schevichoven, a regenerative farm in Leersum. Traders, manufacturers, researchers, investors, and engineers spent a full day together, talking about what makes a supply chain resilient.
One guest called it a “great crunch of all relevant topics.” Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared some of the highlights on LinkedIn, from the courage to fail and EUDR to shared metrics, living income, and our walk through the fields. But there was a lot more to the day. Here’s what else we covered, and what we all took home.
Where AI meets the map
Every farm starts with a location. In Unlocking Geolocation: When AI Meets the Map, speakers from Louis Dreyfus Company, Google, and the University of Twente joined our data science team for four short talks. They explored how geospatial AI, such as foundation models and satellite embeddings, is changing the way farms are identified and mapped, and where these tools still fall short. One guest noted that polygon quality is still a struggle for many companies. It’s a challenge we know well, and one we’re working on.
Hearing from the people behind the tools
It’s not every day a room full of supply chain experts gets to hear from software engineers. In Building with AI as a Partner, our engineers stepped in front of the room to talk about what AI makes possible, and where it still falls short. One guest told us they loved hearing perspectives from outside agriculture, including from our own dev team.
The next chapter on carbon
We closed the day with Carbon: The Next Chapter. One guest pointed out that hectares show scale, but outcomes like soil health and carbon stored say more about real impact.
The questions we took home
The best days leave you with something to think about. Our guests left asking: What does improved livelihood really mean? And what value do farmers get for sharing their data? These are the questions we want to keep exploring with our industry partners.
The day ended with drinks, and many of the conversations kept going well past the last session.
See you at the next one
Thank you to every speaker and guest, and to the Schevichoven team for opening their farm to us. We’re already thinking about the next one.
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