NCERA-180 Meeting

May 22-23, 2024
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
NESPAL-North (2353 Rainwater Road, Tifton GA 31793)

12:00 – 1:00 PM	Arrive in Tifton/Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 1:30 PM	Registration
1:30 – 2:20 PM	Introduction of UGA IIPA Members (Optional for NCERA-180)
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 (Directions) Carpenter Rd N, Tifton, GA 31793 Dinner provided by Roscoe’s Seafood Buffet, then we'll relax with friendship & fishing!

8:30 – 9:00 AM	Registration in the NESPAL-North Lobby Coffee and Donuts
9:00 – 11:00 AM	NCERA-180 Business Meeting ABAC Ag Tech Building 3024 Moore Hwy, Tifton, GA 31793
11:00 – 12:00 PM	Lunch TBD
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
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Tour of Valley DC (pending)