Entrepreneur Field Days: Transforming Agriculture with Autonomy, Sabanto Ag
Join us for the 2026 Entrepreneur Field Days series hosted across Greater Des Moines
It all started with the idea that entrepreneurs learn best from entrepreneurs. Take someone's hard-earned lessons and shared skills to jump-start business success. Seed the next generation of entrepreneurs. Cover a broad range of industries and subject knowledge expertise. Grow your perspective and see new areas across the community.
Transforming Agriculture with Autonomy: Sabanto Ag
Speakers: Craig Rupp, Founder & CEO, Sabanto AgWhat if the tractor could keep working - even after the operator calls it a day? Autonomous technology is transforming agriculture, helping farmers overcome labor shortages, reduce costs, and get more from the equipment they already own.
Join Craig Rupp, who grew up on a northwest Iowa farm and became an electrical engineer before founding Sabanto, to learn how he's bringing practical autonomy to the field. Rather than replacing tractors, Sabanto upgrades existing equipment with autonomous technology, enabling safer, more efficient operations and extending productive hours without the cost of buying new machinery.
Discover how autonomy is reshaping modern farming and why smarter - not just bigger - equipment is the future of agriculture.
Learn & Discuss:
- Learn why customer feedback - not assumptions - should drive product innovation.
- Explore how engineering, entrepreneurship, and firsthand agricultural experience can combine to solve some of farming's biggest challenges
- Gain insight into the future of AgTech and the trends shaping modern agriculture.
Lunch and beverages will be provided.
Open to Everyone! All Entrepreneur Field Days are free and open to the public, with registration required. Not an entrepreneur? No problem – you're invited too! If you’re a creative, mentor, educator, corporate leader, economic developer, investor, or simply curious about how things work – all play a role in building a strong community of support for entrepreneurs across Iowa.
Champion a Spirit of Curiosity! Entrepreneur Field Days is a space to learn from each other first and foremost! Bring a spirit of curiosity, shared respect, a notepad to capture your next idea, and the mindset to make new connections.
