Precision Agriculture Workshop Feb 24th

Precision Agriculture Seminar

Seminar is open to public and is free of charge, snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 12 noon to 5:40 pm

Place: Boise Public Library, The William F. Hayes Memorial Auditorium; 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83702

Contact information: Olga Walsh, UI Cropping Systems Agronomist, University of Idaho Parma Research & Extension Center, (208)722-6701 (ext 218), owalsh@uidaho.edu

AGENDA

Time	Activity	Personnel
12:00 - 12:20	Welcome/Registration	Olga Walsh
12:30 - 01:05	Water use efficiency and precision agriculture	Jessica Torrion
01:15 - 01:50	Precision irrigation in wine grapes	Krista Shellie
01:50 - 02:05	Break
02:05 - 02:50	Reference strips and precision sensors	Olga Walsh
02:50 - 03:35	Remote sensing for nutrient management	Sulochana Dhital
03:35 - 03:50	Break
03:50 - 04:35	USDA-NRCS precision ag programs	Dick Johnson
04:35 - 05:20	Unmanned Aerial Systems in agriculture	Craig Thompson
05:20 - 05:40	Q&A, Adjourn	Olga Walsh

Speaker information:

ü  Jessica Torrion, Assistant Professor, Crop Physiologist, Montana State University, Northwestern Agricultural Research Center, Kalispell, MT

ü  Krista Shellie, Research Horticulturalist, USDA-ARS, Parma, ID

ü  Olga Walsh, Cropping Systems Agronomist and Extension Specialist, University of Idaho, Parma Research & Extension Center, Parma, ID

ü  Sulochana Dhital, PhD, Research Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

ü  Dick Johnson, Nutrient Management Specialist, USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID

ü  Craig Thompson, Take Flight Aviation LLC, Unmanned Aerial Systems development and pilot, Nampa/Boise, ID

University of Idaho Extension improves people's lives by engaging the University and our communities through research-based education. Our areas of expertise are Agriculture, Community Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Natural Resources, and Youth Development. To enrich education through diversity the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educational institution. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information or reasonable accommodations need to contact Olga Walsh by 02-10-2015 at 29603 U of I Ln, Parma, ID 83660; (208)722-6701; owalsh@uidaho.edu.