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Seed Council November Meeting Annual Conference, New Mexico 1

November 6, 2012

Welcome 2

Welcome Note-Taker Assignment

Sign-In Reminder

AgGateway Anti-Trust Reminder

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Agenda 3

Approve October Meeting Minutes Seed Council Overview (Lori Edwards) Approve Seed Council Mission & Strategy (Lori Edwards) AGIIS Future Vision Task Force Update (Greg Erler) EBID to GLN Conversion Update (Greg Erler, Lori Edwards) Seeds Connectivity II Project Update (Greg Erler) Committee Updates AOB Action Review, Close eBusiness Without Walls . . . Collaboration, Integration and Innovation

Overview 4

 Seed Council formed in 2005 as one of 3 original AgGateway Councils  Mission  expand eBusiness participation and drive business value within our industry segment by sponsoring projects, growing membership and promoting the value of eBusiness

 Objectives  Promote eBusiness projects to ensure at least one project is active at all

times. Projects may be eBusiness implementations or projects “under study”, such as developing business case and assessing viability.  Expand membership annually with focus on each channel within our segment including manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Annual growth target may be reviewed on an annual basis.

 Monthly Teleconferences, Quarterly F2F including Mid-Year and Annual Conferences eBusiness Without Walls . . . Collaboration, Integration and Innovation

Seed Connectivity Project 5

11 participating companies November 2007 – December 2009

Loading and synchronization of date to AGIIS Implemented transactions for message exchanges:  Delivery Confirmation & Response  Invoice  Ship Notice  Product Movement (PMR)

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2010 F2F Strategy Meeting 6

Quick Wins (less than 2 years to implement) AGIIS data improvements Intra & Inter-Company Transfers Product Cost Information (PCI) Germplasm, Trait & Treatment Reporting (GTTR) Strategic Priorities (3-4 years to implement) Barcode scanning improvements and adoption Standardize Unit of Measure (UOM) Main Outcome SC-II Project eBusiness Without Walls . . . Collaboration, Integration and Innovation

2012 F2F Strategy Meeting 7

Review current Mission, Goals and Strategy Discussed Progress on initiatives from 2010 Meeting Revisited Processes & Pain Points Main Outcomes Updated Mission Statement Expansion of Goals & Objectives Revised 3-year Strategy

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Mission 8

The Seed Council will expand eBusiness participation and drive business value within our industry segment by enabling projects, expanding membership and promoting the value of eBusiness.

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Goals & Objectives 9

Promote eBusiness connectivity through projects by ensuring at least one project is active at all times. Projects may be eBusiness implementations or projects “under study”, such as developing business cases and assessing viability.

Expand membership annually with focus on each channel within our segment including manufacturers, distributors, retailers and allied providers. Annual growth target may be reviewed on an annual basis.

Promote the value of eBusiness through development of

transactional value statements and continued education on available eConnectivity. eBusiness Without Walls . . . Collaboration, Integration and Innovation

3-Year Strategy 10

Seed Connectivity – II (in-progress)  Includes expansion of current messages to more partners and the bookings/order message.

Cross Council Auto Data Capture Adoption  Tentative date to start: January 2013  Continuation of Bar Coding Task Force, extended to other Councils

Intercompany Transfers Connectivity Project  Tentative start date: June 2013, with goal to implement in Spring 2014  Should be cross council with Allied Providers and Retailer

Treatment Reporting  Tentative start date: June 2014  Revival of part of the GTTR Project (Germplasm, Trait and Treatment Reporting Project)  Should be cross council

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Next Steps 11

Approval of Seed Council Mission, Goals & Objective and 3-YearStrategy

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Committee Updates 12

Directory Oversight Committee (Andrew Jeremiah) Standards & Guidelines (Lori Edwards) Membership & Communication (Marcia Rhodus) Emerging Technologies (Rob Richter) Education (Bill Reddick) Conference Committee, Annual (Open) Conference Committee, Mid-Year (Marcia Rhodus)

Management Team (Greg Erler) eBusiness Without Walls . . . Collaboration, Integration and Innovation

Questions 13

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Thank You 14