http://agprize.com. national prize in agricultural innovation – seeking improvements in:
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http://agprize.com
http://agprize.com
What is it?• National prize in agricultural innovation– Seeking improvements in:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!