Casey Niemann

Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. manufactures specialty chemicals for water treatment, pulp & paper and leather industries. It offers chemicals and services for the paper industries that include tissue, printing and writing, virgin pulp, packaging, recycled fiber and newsprint/mechanical grades applications and water treatment solutions. The company was founded by Stanley J. Buckman in 1945 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Purple Wave, Inc. operates online assets auction services. The company specializes in sales of agriculture, construction, industrial and government assets. Purple Wave was founded by Aaron McKee and Suzy McKee in October 2000 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Kansas Ethanol LLC produces ethanol. The company is headquartered in Lyons, KS.

Innovative Livestock Services, Inc. operates as agriculture and cattle feeding management company. Its services include procurement, customer risk management, cattle marketing, and cattle accounting and coordination. The company is headquartered in Great Bend, KS.

Kansas Bioscience Authority LLC operates as a venture investor. It invests its own funds, attracts co-investors, manages its portfolio companies, and calls on its network of partners and experts to generate a return on and of invested capital. The firm focuses on agribusiness, animal health, human health, and life sciences technology sectors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

The Association of Corporate Counsel is a bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel through information, education, networking, and advocacy. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Joining ACC provides access to valuable, supportive resources for every stage of your career. Veta T. Richardson has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

OmniLytics, Inc. develops solutions for infectious disease control. It offers bacteriophage solutions for pathogen control in the agricultural, food and water, industrial, pharmaceutical, and defense markets. OmniLytics was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Innova Memphis Inc (Innova Memphis) is a venture capital subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Growers Holdings, Inc. offers an all-in-one crop planning, sales, and precision software. The company was founded by Steven Valencsin in 2011 and is headquartered in Garner, NC.

Synergy Technologies is the recognized leader in the poultry & meat industry, providing innovation solutions to some of the world’s largest protein providers. With multiple product offerings & a keen understanding of the processing environment, Synergy Technologies is well equipped to reduce & eliminate harmful pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, E.coli, Camphylobacter and Listeria. They are committed to offering practical, effective & economical antimicrobial programs to ensure the safety of the food supply

Global Neighbor, Inc. specializes in Directed Energy (DE) weed control technology, which was developed with support from the US Air Force SBIR Program. The company is based in an undisclosed location and was founded by Jon Jackson. Additionally, the American company is developing agriculture products with support from the USDA SBIR Program.

HerdDogg, Inc. offers smart ear tags and readers for livestock ID and health monitoring. The company was founded by Melissa Brandao and is headquartered in Ashland, OR.

Grain Weevil Corp. has developed a grain bin safety and management robot called the Grain Weevil. Grain Weevil is based in the center of grain storage country and is driven by a strong sense of community. The robot engages with the surface of the grain to level, break crusts, conduct inspections, and feed grain into extraction augers. The American company aims to keep farmers safe and improve the quality of stored grain. The company was founded in 2020 by Zane Zents, Chad Johnson, and Benjamin Johnson, with Chad Johnson serving as CEO since then.

EarthSense, Inc. develops and produces robots for the agricultural industry. It offers TerraSentia, a robot that improves in-field plant trait data collection. The company was founded by Girish Chowdhary and Chinmay Soman in 2016 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

Beta Hatch, Inc. grows insect protein for animal feed. Its products include insect frass and meal worms. The company was founded by Virginia Emery and is headquartered in Seattle, Canada.

Secure Food Solutions, Inc. operates as a food safety diagnostics company. It develops technology solutions to detect dangerous pathogens in the global food supply. The firm’s solutions include special imaging – Aflatoxin and microbiological tests – vibrio vulnificus/parahaemolyticus. The company is headquartered in Martin, TN.

The Beef Marketing Group supplies beef products. The beef undergoes the Progressive Beef quality management system. It focuses on process control, food safety, and animal care. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.