2nd Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference

Dimitri Pavlou in a Tifton, GA corn field with precision ag equipment.

Accelerating Precision Ag Innovation via Public/Private Synergy

May 1 & 2, 2025 at the Perry Events Center (Perry, Georgia)
Hosted by the Institute of Integrative Precision Agriculture & UGA Grand Farm


Registration: $50  |  Deadline: April 21, 2025

May 1st Agenda

8:30 - 9:00Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:30Welcome
George Vellidis, UGA IIPA Director
Chris King, UGA Interim Vice President for Research
Senator Larry Walker
9:30 – 10:00Keynote Address
Tim Denning
President and CEO, Georgia Research Alliance
10:00 – 10:40UGA Grand Farm
Nick Place, UGA CAES Dean and Director
Andrew Jason, Grand Farm Ecosystems Director
10:40 – 11:30UGA Grand Farm Partners, Kaytlyn Cobb, moderator
Aigen - Kenny Lee
iCrop - Maria Luiza Ferreira Caetano
Sentinel Fertigation - Jackson Stansell
11:30 – 12:00Visit with UGA Grand Farm Key Partner Exhibits / Networking
12:00 – 1:00Lunch
1:00 – 2:00Innovations in Agricultural Equipment Automation, Guoyu Lu, moderator
Ag Technologies and Vantage Southeast - Brian Kelly
Monarch Tractor - Cody Light
Sabanto - Craig Rupp
2:00 – 2:30Doug Britton
Agricultural Technology Research Program, Georgia Tech Research Institute
2:30 – 3:05UGA Grand Farm Partners, Kaytlyn Cobb, moderator
Pivot Bio - Cameron Prince
Setatech - Cory Brown
3:05 – 3:20Break / Visit with UGA Grand Farm Key Partner Exhibits / Networking
3:20 – 3:50Luan Oliveira
Precision Horticulture Lab, University of Georgia
3:50 – 4:20Frank Casey, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University
4:20 – 5:00Commodity Panel, Wes Porter, moderator
Chris Butts, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Don Koehler, Georgia Peanut Commission
Dewey Lee, Georgia Corn Commission
Taylor Sills, Georgia Cotton Commission
5:00 – 5:15Discussion, instructions about reception and UGA Grand Farm Groundbreaking, closing comments
6:00 – 8:00Reception and Graduate Student Poster Session

Graduate Student Poster Competition
- M.S. and Ph.D. categories.
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive $1000, $750, and $500, respectively, towards travel to an academic conference.
- The first 30 graduate students to commit to participating in the poster competition will receive up to $150 toward their travel to this conference and will get reimbursed for their conference registration ($50).
- If you would like to participate, please email Dr. Lorena Lacerda.

May 2nd Agenda

8:30 - 11:30Visit to the Museum of Aviation
The Museum of Aviation is one of the largest aviation museums in the United States.  It is located near Robins Air Force Base and is dedicated to preserving and showcasing Air Force history and advancements in aviation.  The museum offers premier STEM education programs focused on advanced technologies with classes to teach coding, robotics, 3D printing, AI and machine learning.   This special Guided Tour will feature visits to several immersive classrooms and will highlight the top exhibits at the museum.  The tour will last approximately one hour with another hour added to the trip so that guests can tour areas of special interest on their own prior to departure.
11:45 - 12:45Lunch
1:00 - 3:00Field Demonstrations at UGA Grand Farm
Aigen – AI Generated Agriculture
Aigen Element robot
Sabanto and Ag Technologies
STEWARD Autonomous Tractor
Monarch Tractor
MK-V Electric tractor
Precision Horticulture Laboratory, University of Georgia
Demonstration of current autonomous and high accuracy spraying systems

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