08:00 – 09:00 | Welcome Reception For Attendees | |
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09:00 – 09:15 | Opening remarks | |
Agri 4.0 Mindset | ||
09:15 – 09:45 | How would Google farm? Dr. Alex Thomasson |
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09:45 – 10:15 | Investment in new technologies by large agricultural companies and investors Ms. Vonnie Estes |
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10:15 – 10:30 | Phd pitch (1-2-3) | |
Coffee Break | ||
10:50 – 11:20 | The use of Big data in precision agriculture Dr. Steve Phillips |
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11:20 – 11:50 | Hands-on Agronomy» – the key to ensuring «big data» adds value to farmers Mr. Jeremy Cordingley |
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11:50 – 12:20 | Information systems for decision support in agriculture Dr Riad Balaghi |
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12:20 – 12:35 | Phd pitch (4-5-6) | |
Lunch | ||
Crop Productivity | Soil Analytics | |
14:00 – 14:25 | Nitrogen management: site-specific strategies to balance agronomic and environmental goals Dr. Tai McClellan Maaz |
Introduction to digital soil mapping techniques Dr. Gabor Kereszturi |
14:30 – 14:55 | Agri analytics for in-season nutrient management Dr. Aicam Laacouri |
Taking agronomy to scale with dry soil-plant spectroscopy Dr Keith Shepherd |
15:00 – 15:25 | Opportunities for maximizing crop productivity – insights from agronomic data : Use cases from Kenya and Tanzania Dr. Kihara Job |
Big data and digital soil mapping responding to the contemporary environmental issues of our time Dr Brendan Malone |
Coffee Break | ||
Innovative Technologies | Water & Weather Analytics | |
15:50 – 16:15 | Precision Farming Services, Drones, Satellites and state of the art technology for agriculture Dr Cobus Burger |
Weather Analytics: Making the most of our weather Dr David Coville |
16:20 – 16:45 | Data from airborne imagery. Barriers and advances for an efficient application in agri-environmental engineering Dr Hassan Boukcim |
The use of big data in agro meteorology and precision farming with a special focus on remote sensing data Dr Bernard Tychon |
16:50 – 17:15 | Data from airborne imagery. Barriers and advances for an efficient application in agri-environmental engineering Dr Kun-Mean Hou |
Latest Fertility management practices – Fertigation monitoring and water managment Dr Jorge Bazo |
12:20 – 12:35 | Discussion Pane | |
17:25 – 17:55 | University visit | |
Diner cocktail |