AGI Digital Marks Three Years with No Lost-Time Injury

Lenexa, Kansas facility receives AGI's highest safety honor for exceptional commitment to workplace safety and employee well-being.

Published on Mar. 6, 2026

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Ag Growth International's (AGI) AGI Digital facility in Lenexa, Kansas has achieved a major safety milestone, marking three consecutive years with no lost-time injuries (LTIs). This accomplishment has earned the site AGI's Safety Standout Award, recognizing the facility's exceptional commitment to workplace safety and employee well-being across the company's global operations.

Why it matters

Safety is a core value that guides AGI's decisions and strengthens customer trust. By embedding safety at every level, the company empowers its team to deliver reliable technologies that farmers and processors rely on every day. This achievement reflects a workplace where people are trained, confident and encouraged to speak up about safety, which is crucial for a facility developing technologies to protect people, products and production.

The details

The AGI Safety Management System (ASMS), used across the company's global operations, focuses on proactive risk identification, corrective action and continuous improvement through both leading and lagging indicators. The AGI Digital facility in Lenexa combines local manufacturing with cutting-edge digital innovation to deliver sensor-driven technologies like AGI BinManager, AGI BinMonitor, AGI SureTrack, AGI Farmobile and CMC Hazard Monitoring for use by farmers and commercial feed and grain operators and processors.

  • Since 2020, the AGI Digital facility has been operating in Lenexa, Kansas.
  • In March 2026, the facility marked three consecutive years with no lost-time injuries.

The players

Ag Growth International (AGI)

A global manufacturer of grain and fertilizer handling, storage and conditioning equipment and technology.

AGI Digital

A division of AGI that develops sensor-driven technologies for farmers and commercial feed and grain operators and processors.

David Postill

Senior Vice President, North America at AGI.

Ryan Birchler

Senior Director of Engineering and Operations at AGI Digital's Lenexa facility.

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What they’re saying

“Safety at AGI is a core value that guides our decisions and strengthens customer trust. By embedding safety at every level, we empower our team to do their best work to deliver reliable technologies farmers and processors rely on every day.”

— David Postill, Senior Vice President, North America, AGI (americanagnetwork.com)

“Our mission has always been straightforward: every person finishes the day as safely as they start it. This accomplishment reflects a workplace where people are trained, confident and encouraged to speak up—because safety is everyone's responsibility.”

— Ryan Birchler, Senior Director of Engineering and Operations, AGI Digital (americanagnetwork.com)

What’s next

AGI plans to continue its focus on safety across its global operations, with the goal of replicating the safety achievements of its Lenexa facility at other AGI sites.

The takeaway

AGI's commitment to safety as a core value has enabled its AGI Digital facility in Lenexa to foster a workplace culture where employees are empowered to prioritize safety, leading to a remarkable three-year record of no lost-time injuries. This achievement sets a benchmark for safety excellence in the agricultural technology industry.