2nd Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference
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 15, 2025 | Online Registration Coming Soon
May 1st Agenda (draft)
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome George Vellidis, UGA IIPA Director Jack Hu, UGA Provost Senator Larry Walker (invited) |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Keynote Address Tim Denning President and CEO, Georgia Research Alliance |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | UGA Grand Farm Nick Place, UGA CAES Dean and Director Andrew Jason, Grand Farm Ecosystems Director |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | UGA Grand Farm Partners, Kaytlyn Cobb, moderator |
| Aigen - Kenny Lee | |
| iCrop - Maria Luiza Ferreira Caetano | |
| Rotor AI - Hector Xu | |
| Sentinel Fertigation - Jackson Stansell | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Visit with UGA Grand Farm Key Partner Exhibits / Networking |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Innovations in Agricultural Equipment Automation, Guoyu Lu, moderator |
| Lasseter Tractor Co. - Matt Tucker |
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| Monarch Tractor - Cody Light | |
| Sabanto - Craig Rupp |
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| 2:00 – 2:30 | Doug Britton Agricultural Technology Research Program, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | UGA Grand Farm Partners, Kaytlyn Cobb, moderator |
| Earnest Ag - Eddy Mejia | |
| Pivot Bio - Cameron Prince | |
| Setatech - Cory Brown | |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Break / Visit with UGA Grand Farm Key Partner Exhibits / Networking |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Luan Oliveira Precision Horticulture Lab, University of Georgia |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Frank Casey, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University |
| 4:30 – 5:15 | Commodity 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 | |
| 5:15 – 5:30 | Discussion, instructions about reception and UGA Grand Farm Groundbreaking, closing comments |
| 6:30 – 8:00 | Reception 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 - 11:30 | Visit 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 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 3:00 | Field Demonstrations at UGA Grand Farm |
| Lasseter Tractor Company - See & Spray™ Ultimate – Targeted, in-crop spray for corn, soybeans and cotton using computer vision and machine learning |
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| Monarch Tractor MK-V Electric tractor |
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| Precision Horticulture Laboratory, University of Georgia Demonstration of current autonomous and high accuracy spraying systems |