Agribusiness Council of Indiana

Name

Agribusiness Council of Indiana

Legal name

Indiana Agribusiness Council, Inc.

Website

https://www.inagribiz.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agribusiness Council of Indiana is a non-profit that helps Indiana agribusinesses through support, education, and connections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Tiered membership fees based on geographic scope of operations. Higher fees for companies with facilities/employees in more states or internationally. Revenue supports advocacy, events, programming, and member services.
2. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorships for golf outings, regional meetings, annual meetings, and sector events. Multiple tiers from $350 (hole sponsorship) to $5,000 (event sponsorship).
3. Event Registrations: Fees for attending events including golf outing ($150-$175/person), with free admission to regional meetings for members.
4. Renewing Roots Sponsorship Program: Yearlong sponsorship program with Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers providing exclusive benefits to sponsors throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Agribusiness Council of Indiana (ACI) is the state's largest trade association supporting Indiana's agribusiness industry, providing tiered membership, advocacy at the Indiana Statehouse and federal level, networking, industry-specific training, leadership development, and access to policymakers. It serves grain, feed, seed, plant nutrients, and agricultural inputs businesses across Indiana through events, regional meetings, sector work groups, scholarships, and a member portal with directory access.

Product overview

The Agribusiness Council of Indiana (ACI) is a trade association offering a multi-tiered membership structure (State, Regional, National, Global, Associate, Affiliate, Partner levels) along with advocacy services and programs. The organization provides event programming including the Emerging Professionals Leadership Program, Women IN Agribusiness Conference, Regional Meetings, Sector Work Group Meetings, and Golf Outing. Additional offerings include scholarship programs (Boese Memorial, Larry Foster, John Anglin Jr. Memorial), the Renewing Roots sponsorship program, 4R certification access, and a member portal with directory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACI Membership
• Emerging Professionals Leadership Program
• Women IN Agribusiness Conference
• ACI Scholarships
• Sector Work Group Meetings
• Regional Meetings
• Golf Outing
• Renewing Roots Sponsorship Program
• 4R Program Access and Certification
• Member Portal and Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 aspiring leaders develop through the Emerging Professionals Leadership Program annually

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 1816 Public Affairs GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACI partners with 1816 Public Affairs Group for strategic government relations services. With more than 100 years of combined experience across government affairs, association management and PAC administration, they provide hands-on, collaborative approach to advance ACI priorities at the state level. The team works closely with ACI to develop tailored strategies for Indiana's agribusiness community and leverages strong relationships with key policymakers.
• Indiana Ag Exec CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACI maintains a seat on the Indiana Ag Exec Committee, a forum for Indiana agriculture groups to coordinate and align on shared priorities and initiatives.
• Indiana Grain Buyers & Warehouse Licensing Agency (IGBWLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBWLA participates in ACI Grain Sector meetings to provide updates on grain law and agency activities. The agency joins sector sessions to present history and current operations, supporting collaboration on grain industry regulatory matters.
• Farm Credit MidAmericaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFarm Credit MidAmerica sponsors the Women IN Agribusiness Conference, supporting the advancement of women across the Indiana agribusiness industry.
• National Agribusiness AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACI represents Indiana agribusiness with national associations and participates in DC fly-ins to meet with the Indiana delegation and leaders from national agribusiness member organizations during the Federal Policy Track of the Emerging Professionals Leadership Program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ohio Agribusiness Association: State-level trade association serving Ohio agribusinesses with advocacy, events, and member programming. Directly comparable as a peer state association in an adjacent Indiana-bordering state, with similar membership tiers and policy focus.
• Iowa Agribusiness Association: Trade association representing Iowa agribusiness with advocacy, networking, and education. Directly comparable in structure, scope, and mission to ACI, operating in a neighboring Corn Belt state with similar crop-mix relevance.
• Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association: Illinois-based trade association serving crop input and agribusiness members with advocacy and regulatory representation. Closely comparable to ACI's plant nutrient and ag chem sector tracks, with a tightly overlapping jurisdictional adjacency.

Broad incumbents

• National Grain and Feed Association: National U.S. trade association for grain, feed, and processing industries with federal-level advocacy and member services. ACI cites direct partnership with NGFA via DC fly-ins, making it a national counterpart and an upstream/downstream affiliate relationship.
• Agricultural Retailers Association: National association representing agricultural retailers and distributors on policy and regulatory issues. Comparable industry footprint (crop input distribution) and advocacy orientation, with a broader geographic mandate than ACI's state-level focus.
• CropLife America: National trade association representing the crop protection and plant science industry. Overlaps ACI's Ag Chem sector work group and has a federal advocacy mandate that complements ACI's state-level activity for the same member companies.
• American Seed Trade Association: National trade association for the seed industry. Maps directly to ACI's Seed Track sector work group and represents the same upstream member companies (e.g., Corteva, Beck's) at federal level for issues ACI elevates at the state level.
• National Council of Farmer Cooperatives: National trade association representing farmer-owned cooperatives. Many ACI member companies (Keystone Cooperative, Premier Companies, GROWMARK, Lowe's Pellets & Grain) are cooperative members of NCFC, making it a national counterpart.

Regional players

• Indiana Farm Bureau: Indiana's largest general agricultural organization with statewide advocacy and member services. Adjacent rather than identical in mission (production-agriculture focused vs. ACI's agribusiness input/marketing focus), but competes for the same Indiana agricultural mindshare and policy goodwill.
• Minnesota Crop Production Retailers: State-level association representing Minnesota crop input retailers and agribusinesses. Structurally analogous to ACI — tiered membership, sector programming, state-level advocacy — in a comparable Upper Midwest agricultural jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/INagribiz
• Facebookfacebook.com/inagribiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inagribiz

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Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Funding overview

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