IIPA Seminar Series – February 24 – Chris Rhodes
Engaging with the Innovation District—Path to Impact by Chris Rhodes The University of Georgia’s Innovation District is a comprehensive ecosystem of people, programs, and places working together to foster entrepreneurship and the commercialization of ideas at UGA. Its main goal is to help more UGA people achieve commercial success with their ideas and inventions. This …
CAES Guest Seminar – February 11 – Dr. Stefania De Pascale
Seminar Title Space Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Exploration – A European Research Perspective About Dr. De Pascale Dr. De Pascale is a Professor of Horticulture at the University of Naples Federico II. She specializes in plant adaptation to stress, organic horticulture, and growing plants in space for bioregenerative life support systems. Her research …
Save the Date for the U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference – May 24-27, 2027
The 4th U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference will be held at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA on May 24-27, 2027. The U.S. Precision Livestock Farming (USPLF) conference (held every two years) is a key scientific event that brings together professionals in the field of precision livestock farming to discuss and advance the application of …
Save the Date for the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show – May 5-6, 2026
The Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show aims to serve as a dynamic platform to accelerate knowledge and adoption of emerging technologies in specialty crop production across the southeastern United States. The event will foster collaboration and knowledge transfer to address key specialty crop production challenges through robotics, AI, and digital agriculture by bringing …
Creating an Extension-driven Vision for Smarter Farming
With a project list that includes machines, drones, artificial intelligence and robots, it might seem that IIPA member Luan Oliveira’s research is far from the fields that support Georgia’s No. 1 industry, agriculture. On the contrary, growing up in Brazil in a family devoted to farming and business sparked his passion for agricultural engineering and precision agriculture.
IIPA Member Liu Recognized for Outstanding Extension and Outreach
Yangxuan Liu, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received the 2025 Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award – Less than 10 Years Experience from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) in late July. The award honors individuals displaying professional excellence in Extension and outreach, helping reach farmers and …
Lilong Chai Named to 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows Cohort
IIPA member Dr. Lilong Chai has been named to the 2025-2026 Aspire Fellows cohort. The Fellows represent seven UGA schools and colleges as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning. Established in 2017, the Aspire Fellows program is designed for mid-career and senior faculty on any career track to complete a signature project that …
