Upcoming National Academies Webinar- “The New Era of Digital Precision Agriculture”

The National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable is covening a webinar on Tuesday, April 11th from 1-2PM ET to discuss the latest technological advances, and related challenges, in agriculture to meet the increasing demands of global food supply. The automation and digitization of production agriculture continues to create opportunities for large-scale societal and commercial benefits.

During this webinar, Dr. John Reid, Research Professor of Computer Science/Ag and Bio Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Mark Moran, Head of the John Deere Technology Innovation Center and Lead of the Advanced Sensing team for John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group, will speak about the future of autonomous farming along with the use of artificial intelligence for agriculture productivity and crop management. They will also share perspectives on the skills and capabilities needed for the future agricultural workforce.

This webinar is free and open to the public. Please register here!