Next-generation Sensors for Integrative Precision Agriculture by Dr. Liang Dong Description This presentation covers a range of wearable, in-plant, embedded miniature sensors capable of detecting nitrogen, water, carbon, and plant pests and diseases. These low-cost sensors provide real-time data that support smarter decision-making in agricultural management practices, enable more efficient resource use, and improve our …
How Precise is Enough? A 33-year Journey in Precision Agriculture Description Modern precision agriculture began when GPS satellites became operational in the early 1990s. Advances in localization, imaging, computing, and other core technologies have enabled sensing resolution and control to move from whole field to sub-plant. The presentation includes personal reflections on some of the …
Research Needs Related to Aquaculture Development in Georgia Description Because of the rapid growth in seafood consumption and the associated health and ecological benefits of Aquaculture, a UGA Presidential Seed grant team has been working an Aquaculture Development Plan for Georgia. This plan identifies several opportunities for the state and suggests that indoor, recirculating, controlled …
Coming up soon, the JPC Cotton Field Day will be here on September 23, 2025. It will be located at the J. Phill Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center in Watkinsville, GA. Click below for directions: The schedule for the event starts at 8:30 a.m. with check-in, 9:00 a.m. the field day will start, and …
In a world where food systems, energy production and environmental health are deeply connected, the Vertically Integrated Projects for Research (VIPR) program at UGA empowers students to bridge those fields through research in robotics, agrivoltaics and ecological monitoring.
By Ashley Smith, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter As we discussed last week, we are quickly approaching maturity on peanuts. Now that we are finished(-ing) corn harvest, we should take some time to go through our harvest equipment for peanut and cotton so that we are ready to go when they hit optimum maturity …
Make plans to attend the Artificial Intelligence in Livestock and Poultry Farming Conference to be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on September 2 and 3, 2025. Attendees will participate in conversations relevant to Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) including: Frontiers in AI Machine vision and sensor pattern-recognition AI and livestock production …
By: Wesley Porter and Sarah Beth Thompson We are now into mid- to late- August and are moving into the end of the season very rapidly. While some of the later planted crops are just reaching peak water requirements, many of the earlier planted cotton and peanuts are moving on closer to maturity. So, similar …
By: Wesley Porter, John L. Snider, Jayson Wisekal, and Sarah Beth Thompson The weather as usual is very unpredictable. We go from hot and dry to hot and humid, to cool and wet and back to hot and dry. Then, during the fall we always have the potential for tropical storms and hurricanes. While, in …
Foraging is considered one of the most important natural habits in chickens, as they spend a significant portion of their time doing it (Figure 1). US egg production is shifting from conventional caged system to cage-free production considering the hens will have more freedoms in performing natural behaviors such as dustbathing and foraging. Foraging behavior …
