About the Event
The Agriculture Impact Summit is a one-day event focused on agribusiness and small-scale agriculture. This summit will highlight how entrepreneurs, growers, and food-based businesses use innovative technology and sustainable practices to scale their operations. Through panels, workshops, and presentations, attendees will gain practical insight into business development, market access, and emerging opportunities in modern agriculture. Attendees will also receive complimentary professional headshots to support their career growth and brand visibility.
Youth In Ag
NextGen AgSector
The Ag Summit is a one-day experience designed for students interested in agriculture, food systems, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The Summit highlights how growers, creators, and food-based businesses use innovative technology and sustainable practices to build real careers and scalable ventures. Through engaging panels, interactive workshops, and practical presentations, students gain hands-on insight into career pathways, business development, and emerging opportunities in modern agriculture. Attendees will also receive complimentary professional headshots to support internships, job applications, and personal branding.
Call out for Supporters
The Agriculture Impact Summit invites farmers, food leaders, and community members to collaborate in building a stronger, more equitable local food system through high-impact engagement opportunities. You can attend workshops, serve as a speaker, or help shape the event's vision on the planning committee. Your voice is essential to driving regional innovation. Organizations can amplify their reach by partnering on programming, exhibiting products, or sponsoring the summit to ensure broad community access. Ready to make a difference? Complete our participation form today to attend, speak, partner, or sponsor, and help us cultivate the future of our food economy.
The summit will highlight innovation, workforce pathways, and strategies to strengthen and grow current agriculture enterprises. You’ll have the opportunity to:
Lettuce Connect
Connect and network with partnered businesses, industry professionals, and community partners to create business opportunities and support growth
Turnip the Spotlight
Our exhibitor space will feature agricultural businesses and essential resources, where attendees can discover local products, access industry tools, and forge strategic partnerships.
Beet the Clock
Participate in hands-on sessions, live demonstrations, and collaborative exercises designed to encourage fun.
Peas in a Pod
Start the day with an overview of our mission, then dive into a full schedule of dynamic workshops and expert-led panel discussions hosted throughout the summit.
Radish-ing Portraits
Elevate your personal brand with free professional headshots in business attire, all taken on-site by a skilled photographer.
The Seedlings
The summit will empower young adults to navigate their next steps through targeted skill-building and direct connections to industry opportunities.
Learn. Connect. Grow.
Opening Ceremony
UBHP Presentation
Time: 9:05am to 9:30am
We will provide a presentation about the farm programs, community garden greenhouse and rooftop garden projects.
Workshop
Soil Testing
Time: 9:30am to 10:00am
We are proud to offer on-site soil testing in partnership with Sarap Erlegendorf Mobile Soil Lab. This service helps gardeners, urban farmers, and community growers understand the health and composition of their soil, guiding better planting, fertilization, and crop production decisions. Accurate soil testing ensures stronger, healthier plants and more sustainable growing practices.
Learn more and bring soil to test at the summit to optimize your garden or farm’s soil for maximum growth and productivity.
Workshop
Potting Soil Mix Workshop
Time: 11am to noon
Buying potting soil is expensive. In this hands-on workshop learn how to make your own potting soil mix – a nourishing medium for growing healthy plants or seed starting – using finished compost.
Fireside Chat
Creating Economic Opportunities for Growers and Farmers in New York
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Join Qiana Mickie, Executive Director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Urban Agriculture, for a fireside chat on expanding economic opportunities for growers and farmers. Hear practical strategies for business growth, market access, and sustainable agriculture, and connect with leaders driving real change in local food systems.
Workshop
FMNP & FreshConnect Voucher Training
Time: 11:05am to 11:45am
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is offering a hands-on workshop for farmers market managers, farmers, and participants on how to use and redeem FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program) and FreshConnect vouchers. Attendees will learn practical steps to accept, track, and maximize these benefits, helping increase access to fresh, local produce and supporting farmers and markets. The session ensures both vendors and shoppers can fully use these programs to build a stronger, more equitable food system.
Partners & Collaborators
