Registration Open for UGA-Sponsored Precision Agriculture Workshops
Monday, February 28th, 2022
Registration is open through March 18 for the upcoming being presented by the University of Georgia (CAES) and on March 29 and 31.
The workshops, which are free of charge, will cover topics in the rapidly growing field of precision agriculture. Faculty from UGA, Clemson University, University of Kentucky and University of Tennessee welcome producers to their presentations on precision planting, precision soil mapping and soil sampling, sustainability, and economics and decision-making. Details on the workshops, speaker information and registration for both workshops are available at .
The , at the Kennedy Conference Center of Ogeechee Technical College, and the , at the Merry Acres Inn and Event Center.
Each program will begin at 9 a.m. and run through 1:30 p.m., with lunch provided for registered participants.
Three 45-minute breakout sessions will be held concurrently throughout the day so that producers can attend all offered sessions. Sessions include:
- Precision Planting, delivered by , UGA assistant professor and Extension precision ag specialist, and , assistant professor of agronomy and Extension specialist with the Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
- Precision Soil Mapping and Soil Sampling, delivered by , UGA crop and soil sciences associate professor, and , lab manager at the
- Sustainability and Precision Agriculture, delivered by , assistant professor of biosystems engineering and soil science with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, and , precision agriculture and conservation specialist for the Southeast with Quail Forever and Cotton Incorporated
During lunch the keynote presentation, “Cost and Benefit Analysis of Precision Technologies,” will feature insights from , assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics from UGA, and , associate Extension professor of agricultural economics with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
“These workshops were developed and designed based on producer-survey input and interest. The topics were selected based on the interest in training by producers across our state, so they should be timely and relevant,” said Porter. “The keynote featuring the economics of precision agriculture technology is one of the most important topics and will provide producers with information to build confidence in adopting precision technologies.”
Continuing education unit (CEU) and certified crop advisor (CCA) credits for private and commercial pesticide applicators will be available for workshop participants. Details on the total number of hours will be provided closer to the event dates.
The workshops are made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s .
To register, visit .