Gathering the best and brightest in any industry is no easy feat. But for farmers and tech buffs across the Midwest and beyond, a jam-packed week of ag technology awaited them at Midwest AgTech Week held in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., in early June.

Bushel, the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, Grand Farm and others created a week full of education and connection.

The Midwest Ag Summit hosted by the chamber kicked off the events June 6. The summit held a panel discussion on navigating the farm bill, featuring former U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson and Scott Brown, professor at University of Missouri Extension. Another panel discussed how environmental, social and governance issues apply to farm operations, with South Dakota producer Jared Knock.

Later that day, Grand Farm hosted a symposium on cybersecurity in agriculture, where a collection of technologists and agriculturalists covered how to keep the farm safe from threat agents. With recent legislation, North Dakota is one of the first states to ensure cybersecurity education is held in K-12 schools, in hopes of creating a skilled workforce for agriculture.

June 7 started with the Bushel Buddy Seat conference, held in the historic Fargo Theatre. The event focused on how farm experts can ride along in the “buddy seat” on the farm. Other topics included how artificial intelligence can play a role on your operation, how automation might add convenience to field work, and how key trends in agriculture might lead to changes on your farm.

A “shindig” was held that evening to let attendees talk and network with each other.

June 8 kicked off Grand Farm’s Cultivate conference, which showcased some of the newest ag-focused companies that aim to solve issues and create convenience for the ag industry.

Panel discussions included the economic health of agriculture, artificial intelligence and machine learning in agriculture, and how growers utilize tech on their farms. Startups such as AgVisorPro, Psigryph, Verigrain, Susterre and Habitere all pitched their solutions to the audience.

Click through the slideshow for an inside look at the events and companies featured during Midwest AgTech Week.