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Ranger Nick: Inside UGA’s Precision Agriculture Innovation

Ranger Nick shakes hands with Dr. George Vellidis in front of a center pivot controller in the field.Ranger Nick explores the cutting-edge world of precision agriculture at the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus. From variable rate irrigation systems to advanced fertilizer application using reflectance sensors and soil conductivity mapping, this episode dives deep into how UGA is revolutionizing farming efficiency and sustainability.

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Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference 2025 Grad Poster Competition Winners

L-R: Priyanka Dahiya, Emmanuella Bredu, Muneeb Elahi Malik, Dr. Lorena Lacerda (poster competition coordinator), Taranjeet Sodhi, Madelyn Willis, and Anish Bhattarai.
L-R: Priyanka Dahiya, Emmanuella Bredu, Muneeb Elahi Malik, Dr. Lorena Lacerda (poster competition coordinator), Taranjeet Sodhi, Madelyn Willis, and Anish Bhattarai.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference Graduate Student Poster Competition. The event took place in Perry, Georgia on May 1 and 2.

M.S.

  • 1stPlace: Madelyn Willis, Crop and Soil Sciences (Matt Levi)
  • 2ndPlace (tie): Anish Bhattarai, Crop and Soil Sciences (Leo Bastos) and Taranjeet Sodhi, Agricultural Engineering (Glen Rains)

Ph.D.

  • 1stPlace: Priyanka Dahiya, Food Science and Technology (Christopher Kucha)
  • 2ndPlace: Emmanuella Bredu, Crop and Soil Sciences (John Snider)
  • 3rdPlace: Muneeb Elahi Malik, Electrical and Computer Engineering, (Md Sultan Mahmud)

 

Investing in Rural America Through Integrative Precision Agriculture

Meet George Vellidis, director of the University of Georgia’s Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture. UGA launched the institute in 2022 to leverage interdisciplinary faculty expertise and industry ties to advance this field. “As researchers, it’s easy for us to work as individuals to solve a particular task,” said Vellidis. “But when we work together to look at problems from different perspectives, we come up with optimal solutions for even bigger challenges.”

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WenZhan Song Receives Lamar Dodd Research Award

IIPA member, WenZhan Song is a 2025 recipient of the Lamar Dodd Research Creative Research Award.

This award is given to recognize an outstanding body of nationally and internationally recognized scholarly or creative activities in the sciences. Lamar Dodd’s artwork extended into the American West and even into space when he was commissioned by NASA and the Department of the Interior to creatively record numerous scientific achievements. His scientific artwork joined imagination and scientific reality. For this reason, the Lamar Dodd Award was established in 1981 in his honor.

 

2025 Precision Poultry Farming Conference – May 6

2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Conference May 6, 2025 Virtually (via Zoom)The University of Georgia Poultry Science Extension Team will proudly host the 2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference virtually (via Zoom) on May 6, 2025.

This year’s conference will be the 5th annual Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference. The conference has provided training for over 1500 attendees from more than 40 countries in the past four years.

This year’s conference is co-sponsored by UGA Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture. The event is free for student participants, but registration is required.

2025 Precision Poultry Conference Agenda