Practice Area / Agriculture and Food
Growing People, Advancing Agriculture
With deep expertise and proven experience, we transform complex ideas into meaningful learning experiences, building the talent pipeline, strengthening ag professionals, and fostering trust with consumers. Together, we grow the people who move the industry forward.
Growing People, Together.
Vivayic has a long history of serving agriculture and food clients. From employee training at global ag suppliers to producer education for America’s farmers and ranchers, we’re your trusted partner for learning and talent development. Â
The agriculture and food industry faces challenges and opportunities with generational talent shifts, accelerating rates of technology and innovation, and greater demands from consumers to provide health, transparency, and sustainability. Organizations need employees, partners, and customers to acquire and apply new knowledge faster than ever.  Â
As the largest learning solutions provider for North America agriculture and food industry, we bring deep expertise in planning and executing large-scale initiatives to teach, train, and educate. We frequently help organizations translate technical, scientific, and complex topics into meaningful learning experiences by partnering with your subject matter experts and working with your team to develop custom training curricula, elearning courses, and educational materials. Â
We are committed to the agriculture and food industry. We bring ideas, innovation, and earned experience in building the talent pipeline, training ag professionals, and building trust with consumers. Together, we grow the people that move the industry forward.  Â
Blaze Currie
Practice Lead
Erin Nessmith
Practice Lead
Doug Kueker
Co-Founder
Seth Derner
Co-Founder
Trusted by Leaders Across Agriculture and Food
Our work speaks through the company we keep. Vivayic is proud to partner with an impressive range of organizations—from global agriscience innovators and farmer-led cooperatives to national associations, universities, and nonprofits. This diverse client community reflects the trust placed in us to design learning solutions that build talent, strengthen industries, and move agriculture forward.
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Ag Align • Ag Ed on the Move • AgReliant Genetics • Agriculture Future of America • AgriCorps • All Points Cooperative • Almond Board of California • Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity • Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity • AMVAC • American Angus Association • American Farm Bureau Federation • American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • American Meat Science Association • American Seed Trade Association • Animal Ag Alliance • Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development • BASF • Bayer • BeckAg • Becks • Borlaug Institute • Bunge North America • California Agricultural Leadership Foundation • California Association of Pest Control Advisors • California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom • Cargill • Center for Food Integrity • Collegiate Ag Leaders • Context Network •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Corteva Agriscience • CountryMark • Dairy Management Institute • ECHO • East Foundation • Elanco • Farm Credit Services East • Farm Credit Services of America • Farm Journal Foundation • Farm Service Cooperative • Feeding America • Florida State Fair • Global Cold Chain Alliance • Global Teach Ag Network • Helena Chemical Company • Idaho Farm and Ranch Center • Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission • Indiana Soy Alliance • Iowa Corn • Iowa State University • John Deere • Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators • Kansas Department of Agriculture • KS Farm Bureau • Kubota • Meat Institute • MFA • Midwest Dairy • Middle Tennessee State University • Missouri Institute of Cooperatives •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Missouri Soybean Association • Moore and Werner Ag Group • National Association of Agricultural Educators • National Association of State Supervisors of Agricultural Education • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association • National Council for Agricultural Education • National FFA Organization • National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education • National Milk Producers Federation • National Pork Board • Nebraska Agriculture & Science Education Leadership Institute • Nebraska Corn • Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture • Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition • Nebraska Soybean Board • NE Society for Range Management • New Mexico State University Extension • North Carolina State University • Nutrients for Life • Ohio State University Extension • Oklahoma Wheat Commission • Oregon State Extension • PAACO • Pioneer • Seed Your Future • Small Giants Community • Smithfield • South Dakota Soybean Board • SureFire Ag • Syngenta •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Texas A&M University • Texas Beef Council • Texas Cattle Feeders Association • Texas Farm Bureau • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board • The Fertilizer Institute • University of California Berkley • University of Florida • University of Illinois • University of Missouri Extension • US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef • US Soybean Export Council • Valent • Virginia Tech • Washington State University • Weed Science Society of America • WinField United • Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom • Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board • World Bank Group • World Vegetable Center • Youth Quality Care of Animals •
Award-Winning Solutions
From certification programs to playbooks and curriculum design, our award-winning projects showcase how Vivayic transforms complex challenges into practical, impactful learning experiences that drive results.
Quality Assurance Through Producer Education and CertificationÂ
As the U.S. livestock industry works to ensure animal wellbeing and a safe food supply, producer education and certification programs hold the key to success. Â
