12:00 – 6:00 PM

Meristem Dealer Partner Check-In
Enjoy Lake Lawn Resort amenities with family & other dealers

5:30 – 6:30 PM

Spirit of Ameristem Cocktail Hour
Families Welcome. Family or Dealer Partner photos available in main courtyard.

6:30 – 10:00 PM

Spirit of Ameristem Reception & Dinner. Wear your best Luau attire!
Optional one-hour boat tours available beginning at 5:00 p.m. Band performance at 9:00 pm.

10:00 PM

Meristem Hospitality House Open

7:00 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast/Partner Networking

8:30 – 9:30 AM

Kickoff, Meristem Year-in-Review & Company Update

9:30 – 10:30 AM

Keynote: Lessons in Crisis Leadership & Decision Making, Lt. Col. Robert Darling
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. & Cobra “Attack Helicopter” Pilot, Robert Darling, shares his experience inside the underground White House Bunker on 9/11/01 as America’s leaders made unprecedented leadership decisions during crisis.

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Take Cost Out Product Portfolio Update
Learn about the strategy behind the Meristem product portfolio and hear about exciting new innovations.

11:30 – 12:30 PM

The BioDefense Revolution
Understand Meristem’s patented BIO-CAPSULE™ Technology and its importance in supplying an on-farm delivery mechanism for biologicals, including EPA-registered biocontrols.

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Lunch with your family & Partner Networking
Family or Dealer Partner photos available in main courtyard.

2:00 – 3:30 PM

The KVT Holds Court: Key Economic Issues Driving American Agriculture
Kevin Van Trump holds court on the key drivers behind the U.S. agriculture economy, joined by Mark Purdy, Ambassador Gregg Doud, Mark Schweitzer (ADM Retired), & Brian Kearney (Farmland Stock Exchange).

3:30 – 6:30 PM

Enjoy the resort with your family & visit the three Meristem learning stations:
1. New Dealer Activation & Marketing Opportunities for your Meristem Dealership

2. Mixing it up with Meristem Concentrates & Adjuvant Systems

3. BIO-CAPSULE Technology — Liquid Ready Innovations

*Bus available to view off-site field plots during this time. Meet at Conference Center door

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Outdoor Reception & Cocktail Hour
Family or Dealer Partner photos available in main courtyard.

7:30 PM

Dinner and Celebration
Optional one-hour boat tours available beginning at 5:00 p.m. Band performance at 9:00 pm.

10:00 PM

Meristem Hospitality House Open

7:00 – 8:30 AM

Breakfast/Networking, for all except Dealer Owners

7:15 – 8:00 AM

Dealer Owners Breakfast – Price, Programs & Logistics for Crop Year 2026

8:15 – 8:40 AM

Opening Comments & Reflection

8:40 – 9:00 AM

Buses to off-site field plots

9:00 – 10:45 AM

Meristem Plot Talks (Group will split in half & rotate halfway through)

1. How to Drive Corn Yields for Less Cost per Bushel, Dr. Fred Below (University of Illinois) & Peter Rousonelos
2. Driving Soybean Yields for Less Cost per Bushel, Dr. Connor Sible (University of Illinois) & Melanie Burk

10:45 AM

Programming Concludes

10:45 – 12:00 PM

Field Plots available for additional viewing.
Buses back to all resorts available during this time. 

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Meristem SSMs available to visit with dealers