IIPA Spring Retreat
May 22-23, 2024
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
NESPAL-North (2353 Rainwater Road, Tifton GA 31793)
Day 1, Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Industry Strengthening Event
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Welcome and Registration in the NESPAL-North lobby |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:20 PM | IIPA Introductions Retreat participants are asked to create a single PowerPoint slide introducing themselves and their research. |
| 2:20 – 2:30 PM | Introduction of NCERA 180 Precision Ag Project Group • Wes Porter, Associate Professor, University of Georgia |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | State of the Art Presentations • Are Agricultural Extension Agents Prepared for Farmers' Adoption of Precision Agriculture? by Chin-Ling Lee • Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service by Shanjukta Nath via Zoom • Applied Research on Digital Agriculture and Robotics for Specialty Crops by Luan Oliveira |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Industry Panel • Amos Petersen, CEO of FarrPro (PLF company) • Craig Ganssle, CEO and Founder, Farmwave • Travis Miller, Precision Irrigation Specialist, Reinke Irrigation • Jonathan Graham, Project Engineer, Amadas Industries |
| 6:45 – 9:00 PM | Dinner and Socializing Black Shank Farm and Pavilion |
Day 2, Thursday, May 23, 2024
Team Strengthening Event
| 8:15 – 8:30 AM | Registration in the NESPAL-North lobby |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Coffee and Donuts |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Grant Opportunities with USDA Kelly Garbach, National Program Leader, USDA via Zoom |
| 9:30 – 10:15 AM | IIPA Update and Future Direction |
| 10:15 – 11:15 AM | IIPA Faculty Brainstorming – Carryover from Panel Discussion on Day 1 • Pre-Seed and Seed Grant Team Meetings • New Team Networking – small groups organized around three keywords from RSVP |
| 11:15 – 12:00 PM | Lunch provided by Taqueria Hermanos Chavez |
| 12:00 PM | Afternoon Tours |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lab Tour of Tifton Precision Agriculture Faculty • VRT Irrigation at NESPAL • Autonomy and AI for improving Agricultural Production • UAV 's for Spraying and Scouting Crops • Future Farmstead Digital Management Hub |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Demonstration of Precision Agriculture Equipment at 4-D Farm (ABAC DATA Farm) • Includes demonstrations of rover, autosteer, tech, planter, sprayer, etc. • Lassiter Tractor equipment review • Field planting demo |