Wednesday, July 30
Wednesday, July 30
12:00 – 6:00 PM
Meristem Dealer Partner Check-In
Enjoy Lake Lawn Resort amenities with family & other dealers
2:30 – 6:30 PM
Visit the four Meristem learning stations:
1. Dealer Activation & Marketing Opportunities for your Meristem Dealership
2. Adjuvant Concentrates & new Upshift C Plus
3. Bio-Capsule Technology & New Product Development
4. MaxStax—King of Coverage: The Seed Meter is now the Seed Treater
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Spirit of Ameristem Cocktail Hour
Optional 1-hour boat tours available beginning at 5:00 p.m.
6:30 – 10:00 PM
Spirit of Ameristem Reception & Dinner. Wear your best Luau attire!
Family or Dealer Partner photos available in the main courtyard.
7:30 p.m. Hula dance & lesson followed by fire dance
10:00 PM
Meristem Hospitality House Open
Thursday, July 31
Thursday, July 31
8:00 – 5:00 PM
7:00 – 9:00 AM
Meristem Dealer Partner Check-In. Enjoy the resort with your family.
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.
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The BioDefense Revolution & Mersitem Product Strategies for Success
Build confidence in the strategy, products, and technologies in the Meristem portfolio
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch with your family & Partner Networking
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. Dealer Activation & Marketing Opportunities for your Meristem Dealership
2. Adjuvant Concentrates & new Upshift C Plus
3. Bio-Capsule Technology & New Product Development
4. MaxStax—King of Coverage: The Seed Meter is now the Seed Treater
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 8:00 pm.
10:00 PM
Meristem Hospitality House Open
Friday, August 1
Friday, August 1
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast/Networking, for all except Dealer Owners
7:00 – 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)
- How to Drive Corn Yields for Less Cost per Bushel
- Driving Soybean Yields for Less Cost per Bushel
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.