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Jake Joraanstad Stayed in Fargo. Agriculture's Paper Trail Followed Him Online
He expected computer engineering to carry him away from North Dakota. Instead, one digitized scale ticket gave Jake Joraanstad a reason to stay - and a blueprint for rebuilding agriculture's stubbornly analog middle.
Candace Muggerud Built a Different Kind of Reach
The former bank president turned a Bismarck communications shop into a national network - pairing financial discipline with a stubborn belief that useful messages must first earn attention.
Kris Poulson
Kris Poulson is the CEO of FarmQA, a Fargo-based digital agronomy platform that helps growers and crop advisors manage scouting, soil sampling, and prescription writing. He co-founded Sentera (acquired by John Deere in 2025), where he helped drive 1800% revenue growth and an expansion into 50+ countries. He grew up on a family farm near Casselton, North Dakota, and chairs the NDSU Agricultural Economics Advisory Board.