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What is it?

What is it?. National prize in agricultural innovation Seeking improvements in:. Eligible Ideas. Anything that touches agriculture, food, or food systems Food canning/processing improvement that speeds food manufacturing

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What is it?

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  1. What is it? • National prize in agricultural innovation • Seeking improvements in:

  2. Eligible Ideas • Anything that touches agriculture, food, or food systems • Food canning/processing improvement that speeds food manufacturing • Innovation that supports more effective planting in the field (or hydroponics, etc) • Recognition and removal of weeds via robotics or telematics

  3. How to Enter • Have a great idea? Get moving! • Entry deadline: February 28th, 2014 • Online submission of: • 2 page business/idea summary • 10 slide deck business/idea summary

  4. Win Big Prizes • Grand Prize - $100,000 • Four Final Prizes - $25,000 each • Audience Favorite Prize - $15,000 • Feedback from world-renowned judges • Open to students nationally, but hosted from University of Wisconsin - Madison

  5. Costs? • No entry fee for initial entry • No conferences or any other required events/activities/etc • $1,000 stipend for travel and materials for the top 25 finalist teams who present in Madison, WI • Hotel, food, and competition activities all covered FREE

  6. Earn Experience • Interact with nationally acclaimed judges • Work with experienced mentors • Take a front seat in transforming agriculture • Gain business expertise • Build your own company

  7. Get Started • Talk with your friends and start thinking about potential ideas • Document your ideas and work with your friends to find out what has merit • Consider a short form outline (http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/) to better understand your product or service, as well as potential customers and their pain points • Enter the prize with a 2 page summary and 10 slide deck!

  8. For more information: http://agprize.com Team@agprize.com

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