(NOTE: Picketa Systems is unable to attend. Seismi has been selected in their place. Correction below.)

Lincoln, NE — The Nebraska Ag Expo, a trailblazer in advancing agricultural innovation and host of Innovation Hub – a dynamic center for groundbreaking technologies and forward-thinking ag solutions – has invited six companies to compete for cash prizes during the Startup Showcase at Innovation After Hours.

Innovation After Hours is an exclusive evening event showcasing talented innovation and technology entrepreneurs for venture capitalists. Attendees will connect with start-ups, investors, and executives from innovative ag companies, as well as partners from across the country and beyond.

Company (Headquarters) – Description (website)

  • Agriwater (Tennessee) – Agriwater transforms livestock, dairy, hog, and feedlot manure into profit with a patent-pending mobile water treatment system. (agriwater.tech)
  • DARO (Nebraska) – DARO provides whole-herd, non-invasive molecular pathogen and genomic strain surveillance, enabling early disease detection and outbreak prevention in livestock. (usedaro.com)
  • Landoption (Nebraska) – Landoption makes land recruitment more efficient for conservation, renewable energy, and agricultural programs by leveraging trusted networks, reducing costs and time, and ultimately enabling more competitive offers to landowners. (landoption.com)
  • Oaken (Indiana) – Oaken is a cloud-based software platform that streamlines farmland lease management and landowner relationships for agribusinesses. (oaken.ag)
  • Seismi (New Jersey) – Seismi provides veterinary devices that monitor heart rate, respiration, and activity of companion and production animals. (seismi.co)
  • Senseen (California) – Senseen builds real-time, in-field diagnostic tools to help farmers make better decisions. (senseen.us)

Innovation After Hours is presented by Farm Credit Services of America, Iowa Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, Grit Road Partners, Invest Nebraska, The Combine, and Nebraska Innovation Campus.

About the Nebraska Ag Expo

The Nebraska Ag Expo is December 9-11, 2025, at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE. Hours are 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday and Wednesday and 9:00am-3:00pm Thursday. Regular admission is $10 at the door, and visitors can purchase tickets in advance online to save $5 per ticket. Children under 14 years old, as well as students with a valid student ID (high school or college) are free.

In addition to the hundreds of companies and exhibitors with cutting edge solutions at the Nebraska Ag Expo, the Innovation Hub hosts transformative ideas from 70+ ag start-ups and pioneering companies who demonstrate their exceptional ingenuity. This dedicated space offers an immersive experience where the latest innovations converge, spotlighting trailblazers redefining agriculture. The Hub is a combined vision of the Nebraska Ag Expo, Visit Lincoln, the University of Nebraska, and various venture capitalists, and is a catalyst for ag start-ups and entrepreneurs.

The Nebraska Ag Expo, owned and managed by the Iowa Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA), recognizes that innovation knows no boundaries.

 

For more details about the Nebraska Ag Expo visit: https://nebraskaagexpo.com

Contact
Cindy Feldman, Marketing Director
Iowa Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA)
M: 515.508.1313 | E: cindyf@ineda.com

 

 

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