IIPA Spring Retreat
May 22-23, 2024
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
NESPAL-North (2353 Rainwater Road, Tifton GA 31793)
Important Deadlines:
- Friday, May 10th at noon (12 PM): Submit your RSVP for the Spring Retreat
- Friday, May 17th at noon (12 PM): Submit your Introduction Slide
Questions?
Please email Joelle Szendel.
Day 1, Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Industry Strengthening Event
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Registration in the NESPAL-North lobby |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:20 PM | IIPA Introductions Retreat participants are asked to create a single PowerPoint slide introducing themselves and their research. Deadline to submit the Introduction Slide is Friday, May 17th at noon (12 PM). Please download this slide template to create your slide. When the slide is finished, please upload your slide here. |
| 2:20 – 2:30 PM | Introduction of NCERA 180 Precision Ag Project Group • Wes Porter, Associate Professor, University of Georgia |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | State of the Art Presentations • Are Agricultural Extension Agents Prepared for Farmers' Adoption of Precision Agriculture? by Chin-Ling Lee • Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service by Shanjukta Nath via Zoom • Applied Research on Digital Agriculture and Robotics for Specialty Crops by Luan Oliveira |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Industry Panel • Amos Petersen, CEO of FarrPro (PLF company) • Craig Ganssle, CEO and Founder, Farmwave • Travis Miller, Precision Irrigation Specialist, Reinke Irrigation • Jonathan Graham, Project Engineer, Amadas Industries |
| 6:45 – 9:00 PM | Dinner and Socializing Black Shank Farm and Pavilion (Directions) Carpenter Rd N, Tifton, GA 31793 Dinner provided by Roscoe’s Seafood Buffet, then we'll relax with friendship & fishing! |
Day 2, Thursday, May 23, 2024
Team Strengthening Event
| 8:15 – 8:30 AM | Registration in the NESPAL-North lobby |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Coffee and Donuts |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Grant Opportunities with USDA Kelly Garbach, National Program Leader, USDA via Zoom |
| 9:30 – 11:00 AM | IIPA Faculty Brainstorming – Carryover from Panel Discussion on Day 1 • Pre-Seed and Presidential Seed Grant Team Meetings • New Team Networking – small groups organized around three keywords from RSVP |
| 11:00 – 12:00 PM | Lunch provided by Taqueria Hermanos Chavez |
| 12:00 PM | Afternoon Tours |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lab Tour of Tifton Precision Agriculture Faculty • VRT Irrigation at NESPAL • Autonomy and AI for improving Agricultural Production • UAV 's for Spraying and Scouting Crops • Future Farmstead Digital Management Hub |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Demonstration of Precision Agriculture Equipment at 4-D Farm (ABAC DATA Farm) • Includes demonstrations of rover, autosteer, tech, planter, sprayer, etc. • Lassiter Tractor equipment review • Field planting demo |