What is Next Gen. Ag Leaders? (NGA10)
What is it?
Next Gen. Ag 10 (NGA10) is a network of successful, multi-generational businesses in the agri-food value chain. This is a powerful and dynamic group of ten founding businesses, with leadership and management skills in diverse and sustainable agricultural enterprises who are connecting digitally.
Leaders come from:
- Cattle
- Associations
- Seed trade
- Vertical produce
- Agronomy
- Grain production
- Communications
- Digital
- Certifications
Coaches come from:
- Communications
- Team talent
- Ag industry
- Eduction
- Associations
- Policy
- Market Analysis
Leaders and Coaches
MACKAYBEN has been successful in identifying ten of the best, brightest and strongest future leaders in agriculture and food. We have identified a coaching team of strong leaders with decades of agricultural & business experience who can help in designing a course of action that will enable these leaders to reach their fullest potential.
NGA10 Founding Members

Continuum AG, IA

Agri-Pulse, MO

MN Millennial Farmer, MN

US Soybean Export Council, IN

Full Line Ag Sales, SK

Hinton Mills, KY

Precision Planting, IL

Knobbe Feed Yards, NE

Needham Ag Technologies, KY

Sara Owen
Catesa Farms, TN
NGA 10: Class of 2023

Agriculture Future of America, CO

AGCO Corporation, GA

Progressive Crop Solutions, OH

Lock N Lube, NH
NGA 10: Class of 2022

Stratovation Group, OH

Mitchell Equipment, NE

Mitchell Equipment, NE

Johnson Tractor, WI
The Coaching Team
The Next Generation of Agriculture coaches group will be limitless. But the most active participants in monthly discussions guiding NGA10 thoughts and actions will be four trusted friends who have decades of experience in talent search, communications, and group leadership dynamics.
The NGA10 Network will be connected to land grant universities LEAD Programs for access to research, curriculum, and the experiences of the state leadership programs.
