Conservis Explained

Conservis LLC
Foundation:	2009
Location City:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Location Country:	USA
Industry:	Agriculture, IT

Conservis LLC is a Minneapolis-based company that provides enterprise resource planning software to farmers.^{[1] [2]}

History

The company was founded in 2009 when four farmers asked Pat Christie and Eric Jackson for help with workflow management. Prior to this, the company was planning to enter the energy enterprise software and emissions trading sector but decided to not enter it due to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 not getting through the US Congress.^[3] Conservis is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company.

In July 2021, Conservis was acquired by the Dutch bank (Rabobank) and Canadian telecommunications company (Telus).^[4]

In December 2023, Conservis was acquired by the American agriculture company (Traction Ag, Inc.).

Business

Conservis has collaborated with Iteris to provide weather data and analytics to farmers.^[5]

Further reading

• "Know Your Numbers" (5/3/21)
• "Take the Guesswork Out of In-Field Applications" (2/10/21)
• "Sustainability Through Traceability" (11/13/20)
• "Using Tech to Understand Your Farm Operation" (8/31/20)
• "Conservis: Solve Problems with Farm Management Software"
• "Can Ag-Tech + Fin-Tech Help Farmers Make Better Financial Decisions?" (12/7/18)
• "Data-Driven Accuracy Translates to Dollars" (2/2/16)

Notes and References

1. News: Farm-management tech company Conservis raises $3.5M . Grayson . Katharine . 2015-12-04 . 2015-12-04 . Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
2. Web site: Conservis Corp.: Private Company Information - Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P.. 2016-05-03.
3. News: Conservis Corp website . 2015-12-04 . 2015-12-04.
4. TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank acquire Conservis. 19 July 2021. Telus and Rabobank.
5. Web site: Iteris and Conservis Corp. Partner to Provide Decision Support Analytics for Farm Management . Scott . Liolios . 2015-07-22 . 2016-03-31. Iteris.