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Collaborating to Enhance Flock Performance and Insights: Cultura’s Industry Experts Look Ahead to IPPE 2026
As the Agri-Food industry enters another year of rapid change, one priority continues to rise to the top: working together to solve shared challenges.
Whether addressing new regulatory demands, improving sustainability, or uncovering data insights and leveraging AI capabilities, meaningful progress depends on strong collaboration across the entire food production chain.
At Cultura Technologies, collaboration is the driving force behind how we partner with poultry, egg, and livestock producers. And with the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) just around the corner, the team is energized by the opportunity to reconnect with industry leaders, gain new insights, and kick off a year of enhancing the industry we all love.
Why IPPE Matters More Than Ever
IPPE has always been one of the industry’s most valuable and largest touchpoints. It brings together producers, technology partners, researchers, regulators, and innovators under one roof. For Cultura Technologies, that environment sets the stage for impactful conversations and new opportunities to support the industry’s evolving needs.
Henry Bonner, SVP, Corporate Development at Cultura Technologies, is looking forward to exactly that.
“The opportunity to connect and re‑connect with leading companies in the industry and hear how they are responding to shifting global landscapes—that’s what excites me most about IPPE,” Bonner shared.
Having attended the event for the first time last year, Bonner knows the value of IPPE.
“It was amazing to see so many companies and solutions under one roof. It’s one of the best ways to get updated on the state of the industry and emerging trends. There are so many insightful people to interact with.”
A Year for Partnership and Proactive Innovation
Across Agri-Food, companies are shifting quickly from reactive problem‑solving to forward‑looking planning. Regulatory changes, the continued impacts of HPAI, and the acceleration of digital transformation have all created a greater need for integrated data and insights systems, transparent reporting tools, and predictive analytics.
Cultura Technologies’ business units are deeply engaged in helping producers and integrators adapt to these realities through close customer partnerships. Real progress, after all, comes from working directly with the those facing the big challenges in Agri-Food today.
At Cultura Technologies, this belief is foundational, and it’s echoed strongly by leaders across our business units, including Tim J. Fischer, President of Aeros, a long‑standing partner to poultry and egg producers who face increasingly complex operations. Between flock management, feed scheduling, egg inventory, processing, and new regulations, these producers have significant internal and external factors to track.
By providing solutions that immediately address industry-wide problems, Aeros is making complex data accessible, and enabling informed decisions on flock health, production, and business profitability.
With the IPPE conference this week, the timing couldn’t be better to reflect on how collaboration with customers and industry partners is shaping the future of Agri-Food. As Fischer emphasized, innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when people gather, exchange ideas, and build solutions that reflect real‑world needs.
“It behooves us to work together to make certain that happens,” Fischer said.
This spirit of unity is what will define 2026, and what will continue to drive the Agri-Food industry forward. Shared spirit comes to life at events like IPPE, where discovery, collaboration, and problem‑solving happen face‑to‑face.
Connection Across the Supply Chain
For many on the Cultura team, IPPE is about more than technology; it’s about strengthening relationships and understanding how the industry is evolving.
Chris Winkel, Collaboration and Strategy – NA, is eager to re-engage with colleagues across the food production supply chain.
“I’m most excited to catch up with acquaintances and peers in the industry to get their perspective on progress made in the past year and on market trends,” Winkel said.
His message for 2026 underscores Cultura’s commitment to collaborative problem‑solving:
“Let’s connect to discuss the biggest problems facing the egg and poultry industry to see if there are ways we can work together to solve them.”
Shaping the Future of Agri‑Food—Together
As Cultura Technologies prepares for IPPE 2026, the focus is clear: listen, collaborate, and work alongside partners to build solutions that move the industry forward. The challenges facing Agri-Food are shared across the value chain, and so are the opportunities. Cultura Technologies is committed to helping the industry thrive through connection and collective problem-solving. Bringing together the insights of producers, researchers, policymakers, and technology innovators is a top priority.
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Rich Reynertson
Jeff Schreiner
Henry Bonner
Chris Winkel
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