The SAGE Exchange is a powerful new network to accelerate growth for agricultural innovation. It connects growth-stage companies with nationally recognized industry experts to pave a path to capital access, public policy solutions and a clear strategy to market launch.

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Stratovation Group today announced the launch of the Stratovation Agriculture Growth Exchange (the SAGE Exchange), a structured platform designed to help early- and growth-stage innovators in the agricultural and ag-adjacent food sectors to gain investor-ready positioning, establish market pathways, and connect with a trusted network of senior industry leaders.

SAGE Exchange was developed in response to a clear and persistent challenge across the ag sector: promising companies with innovative ideas, including strong technology, products, or models, often lack access to the right strategic guidance, investor relationships, and go-to-market infrastructure needed to scale. SAGE Exchange addresses that gap directly.

“The agricultural industry is at an inflection point,” said Stratovation Founder and CEO Cam Camfield. “Companies that are going to lead the next generation of ag and food innovation need clear strategies, credible positioning, and connections to the people who can help them execute. The SAGE Exchange was built to deliver exactly that.”

A Blueprint Built for Results

At the heart of SAGE Exchange is the SAGE Growth Blueprint, a customized deliverable that defines a company’s path to investment and market entry. Each Blueprint is tailored to the participating company’s priorities and can encompass investment positioning and narrative, market pathway and expansion strategy, economic and industry context, regulatory and operational roadmaps, go-to-market messaging, and gap analysis with prioritized next steps.

SAGE Exchange is an integrated and enduring effort. Built on a foundation around the FARMCON event platform, companies that complete a Growth Blueprint join an ongoing network that provides continued access to participating experts, periodic roundtables with participating advisors, peer connections with other founders, and evolving strategic perspective as their business grows.

Founding Network Members

SAGE Exchange launches with an inaugural group of nationally recognized subject matter experts spanning the full spectrum of agricultural business and innovation, from farming to artificial intelligence and all points in between.

Founding members and their areas of expertise include:

•       Mary Kay Thatcher – Public Policy Advocacy, MK Thatcher Consulting

•       Luke Samuel — Field Testing and Agronomy

•       Dennis Campbell — Farm Operations, Investment, and Agricultural Leadership

•       Brent Boydston — Trade Policy and Market Development

•       David Alpert — Product-Market-Fit and Producer Adoption Strategy

•       Kevin Van Trump — Agricultural Investing and Business Strategy

•       Bob Trogele — Agricultural Startups and Investing

•       Steve Larsen — Food, Livestock and Biosciences Consulting

•       Laura Hensley — Dairy Production and Industry Representation

•       David Boudreau — Legislative and Regulatory Consulting and Compliance

•       Laurie Flanagan — Legislative and Regulatory Consulting and Compliance

•       Mark Linder — Culinary, Specialty Crops and Western Ag Issues Consulting

•       Dan Maycock – AI and Data Analyst Across the Agribusiness Value Chain

•       Bruce Rasa – AI adoption and Workforce Readiness

•       Stratovation Group – Market Research and Consulting, Full Stack Agency Services

This founding group spans food and production agriculture, capital markets, public policy, regulatory affairs, technology, and global market development, and will expand over time to include complementary areas of expertise.

Stratovation as Integrator and Contributor

Stratovation Group serves as both the catalyst and integrator behind the SAGE Exchange, ensuring that network expertise translates into clear business strategy, strong brand and product positioning, and effective communication. With deep experience supporting companies bringing new technologies and products to market, including crop inputs, digital platforms, agricultural drones, and agricultural equipment, Stratovation brings a unique combination of industry research, market consulting, and strategic communications expertise to the exchange.

Companies interested in participating in the SAGE Exchange platform through a Growth Blueprint platform are encouraged to connect with Cam Camfield (cam@StratovationGroup.com) or Mace Thornton (Mace@StratovationGroup.com) at Stratovation Group.