Farmers Business Network underwent major restructuring in 2024-2025. The company spun off its global crop solutions business as it pursued a "pure technology platform" strategy, exited Australia and Canada, and eliminated business lines including seed, livestock, and fertilizer. CEO Diego Casanello stated the company "became leaner." FBN cycled through four CEOs: co-founder Amol Deshpande (until Feb 2023), John Vaske (until Nov 2023), Devin Lammers (interim), and Casanello (from March 2024).
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FBN experienced significant leadership instability with four CEOs in two years. However, under new CEO Diego Casanello (former BASF and Arysta executive), the company launched Gradable with ADM (20,000+ farmer users, $30M+ in sustainability incentives) and grew its network to 117,000 member farms across 187 million acres by 2025. The spin-off and restructuring represented strategic refocusing rather than collapse, though workforce impacts accompanied the changes.
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See all →FBN operates a farmer-to-farmer network that aggregates agricultural data to help farmers make purchasing decisions, raising questions about data ownership and privacy. The company's business model relies on farmers sharing sensitive operational data. FBN pivoted under interim CEO Devin Lammers to "narrowing toward overall profitability" and "striking a balance between growth and being profitable," reducing the scope of its data-intensive services.