Future of AI and Agentic ERP in Agriculture

The agriculture industry is experiencing a pivotal shift as organizations re‑evaluate long‑standing systems and seek modern solutions that support more complex, data‑driven operations.

In a recent Seer 365 webinar, CEO John Melland of Levridge shared valuable insights into how Agri‑businesses are adapting to these demands and how Levridge—built directly on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain—is helping drive that transformation.

From market volatility to legacy technology risks, John addressed the most pressing challenges facing Agribusiness organizations and outlined why the next generation of ERP must be intelligent, adaptable, and industry specific‑business organizations and outlined why the next generation of ERP must be intelligent, adaptable, and industry‑specific

Understanding Agribusiness

Agriculture is not a one‑size‑fits‑all industry. Levridge focuses specifically on companies that handle commodities, including grain handlers, mills, ethanol plants, soy processors, elevators, and traders. These organizations sit at the critical point where crops move from harvest to storage, processing, merchandising, or distribution.

These agribusinesses have a unique set of operational, financial, and regulatory demands. From managing commodity contracts to tracking futures markets, margins, and long/short positions, Agribusinesses require tools that are more sophisticated than standard ERP functionality.

Supporting the Full Commodity Lifecycle

A key theme for commodity‑centric businesses is to maintain visibility across the entire buy‑sell cycle. Levridge solutions embed capabilities to allow organizations to:

• Track contracts with growers
• Hedge and monitor open market positions
• Analyze long and short positions in real time
• Maintain accurate margin visibility regardless of market fluctuations

These features provide the assurance organizations need to protect profitability as commodity prices rise and fall.

Agribusiness: A Market Ready for Change

The industry’s reliance on legacy or on-premised solutions (some more than 30 years old) has created real risk for organizations—including operational limitations and cybersecurity risks. Agribusinesses using Microsoft Dynamics GP (Cinch, Intellego, Feed Mill Manager) know that Microsoft has announced ending support in 2029. These agribusinesses along with others on legacy systems are increasingly looking for a future ready, cloud platform.

While organizations might look toward Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, that path lacks the commodity‑specific functionality needed in agriculture. As a result, the path of moving to Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM and Levridge is emerging as a strong, viable modernization path.

AI and the Future of Agentic ERP

Agentic ERP is coming, and 2026 will be a pivotal year for bringing agent‑driven automation to agribusiness. The use of AI Agents to handle complex workflows, surface insights, and recommend actions, and automation capabilities based on AI driven signals will be powerful tools in agriculture.

While Levridge has not yet taken specific AI solutions to market, AI Agent capabilities will be coming to improve efficiency in areas that will focus on reducing manual data entry and repetitive workflows.

Looking Ahead to 2026

Levridge will continue its steady cadence of three releases per year and 40 new features and enhancements. As momentum builds from 2025 into 2026, agribusinesses have more opportunities to modernize, reduce risk, increase security, and set the foundation for future AI-driven capabilities.

Additional Resources

Levridge YouTube Channel.

Follow John on LinkedIn.