Gus Skinner
Precision Ag Lead Nutrien Ag Solutions
Agronomist since 2016. Passionate about agtech. Formally educated in SE Queensland but true education occurred in Pokataroo, New South Wales; started out agronomy in the Mighty Mallee, Victoria; jumped over to Northern Alberta to continue with agronomy and spent 2 seasons managing a retail ag location there; left Canada as a citizen after 5 years, bound for California and the diverse ag sector west of the Rockies; focusing making an impact with precision agronomy.
Seminars
Leading industry leaders in the agbiotech space unite to reflect on the current state of the agbiologicals market, to identify what’s working, where challenges remain, and how the space is evolving. Drawing on real-world experience, the discussion will explore the key forces shaping growth today and offer perspectives on what the market is likely to look like in the years ahead. This conversation sets the scene for the deeper technical, regulatory, and commercial sessions to follow.
This workshop puts growers on stage and at the center of the conversation. Designed as a two-way dialogue between farmers and the agbiotech community, it creates a space to listen, learn, and align around what works in practice. By grounding biological innovation in grower economics, decision-making realities, and field experience, this session aims to close the gap between expectations and performance, translate complex science into practical value, and strengthen long-term relationships that support both profitable farms and sustainable production systems.
- Understand grower perspectives on biologicals by hearing directly from farmers about on-farm experiences, challenges, decision drivers, and definitions of success
- Evaluate biological solutions through the grower’s economic reality, including input costs, margins, risk management, record-keeping limitations, and return on investment
- Identify effective approaches to on-farm evaluation of biologicals, including simple trial design, performance tracking, and decision-support tools that fit within existing farm operations
- Recognize adoption barriers and opportunities across the manufacturing-to-grower pipeline, including formulation, delivery, education, and communication challenges among growers, distributors, and manufacturers
- Share practical knowledge on applying biologicals effectively, including soil biology basics, product handling and compatibility, and application timing aligned with plant physiology
