When it comes to crop inputs, farmers are looking for more than a salesman in the field – they need an advisor. One partner that can help shape decision making that keeps them profitable, efficient and sustainable all while driving yield to make their operations successful. It’s a tall order and one this week’s guest loves to welcome as a challenge. Danny Carmony, Central Indiana GM for Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins AgriNovus’ VP Libby Fritz to talk consistency, serving in that advisory role over multiple generations and what innovations have him most excited for the future of the industry. We get into:
- The work Nutrien Ag Solutions does to serve farmers and the outlook of growers over the last 12 months
- What Danny sees ahead for 2026 and recommendations they are making to their customers
- The relationship of Nutrien Ag Solutions with its parent company and its unique advantage
- Alternatives for nitrogen fertilizer, new forms of nitrogen or emerging innovations that enable the farmer to be more efficient
- Generational farming operations and the difference in selling across multiple generations of operators who have different schools of thought on ROI
- Biologicals past, present and future in agbiosience innovation
- Global geopolitical pressures factoring into supply and demand for farmers
- Using the power of partnerships, leverage Nutrien Ag Solutions’ reach, while also tapping into locally to create maximum value for customers
- The criticality of sourcing talent in areas that are serving rural customers – and Danny’s passion for bringing people from outside the industry into agbioscience
- What’s ahead for Nutrien Ag Solutions that has him excited in 2026
