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2018 NE Ag Tech Association Conference
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Held at Younes Conference Center, 416 W Talmadge Rd, Kearney, NE 68845
Wi-Fi Network: Younes Conf Center
| Wednesday – February 7 | |||||
| 9:00 AM | Conference Check-In and Exhibits Open (Crystal 4) | ||||
| 9:50 AM |
Opening Remarks by Chris Cunningham, President, Nebraska Agricultural Technologies Association (NeATA) (Diamond 4-5) Data is the Big Disrupter by Tim Geisert, IntelliFarm |
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| 10:10 AM |
Management Zones Symposium – Collecting Data (Diamond 4-5) ● Yield Data Collection, Quality, and Analysis by John Evans, PhD Candidate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ● Rethinking Management Zones by Austin Bontrager, Agronomic Technology Support Specialist, Servi-Tech Expanded Premium Services |
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| 11:30 AM | Lunch (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 12:30PM |
Management Zones Symposium – Creating Zones (Diamond 4-5) ● Grids, Zones, and Nutrient Management by Josh McGrath, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky ● Company-Based Management Zone Creation by Darek Kouma, Advanced Cropping System Specialist, CVA |
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| 1:50 PM | Break – Exhibits Open (Crystal 4) | ||||
| 2:00 PM |
Management Zones Symposium – Evaluation and Economics (Diamond 4-5) ● On-Farm Research by Laura Thompson, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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| 3:20 PM | Management Zones – Panel Discussion (Diamond 4-5) | ||||
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM |
Round Table Discussions (Optional: Choose from one below) ● Management Zones in Rainfed Fields led by Nathan Mueller, Extension Agronomist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Diamond 2) ● Management Zones in Irrigated Fields led by Aaron Nygren, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Diamond 3)
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| Thursday – February 8 | |||||
| 7:00 AM | Conference Check-In and Exhibits Open (Crystal 4) | ||||
| 8:00 AM | Managing Nitrogen Precisely by Josh McGrath, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 8:50 AM | Break – View Exhibits and Move to Breakout Sessions (Crystal 4) | ||||
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Precision Economics (Diamond 2) |
Nutrient and Water Management (Diamond 3) |
Data Management, Data Collection, Prec. Equipment (Diamond 6) |
Future Concepts (Diamond 1) |
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| 9:00 –9:50 AM |
Jelecos and Amazon Web Services Hira Naranjan, AWS Enterprise Solutions Architect,, Amazon Web Services
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Comparison of Ground-Based Active and Aerial Passive Sensors for In-Season Nitrogen Management in On-Farm Trials John Parrish, Research Technologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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TerrAvion Cole Lewandowski, TerrAvion
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FarmBeats: AI & IoT For Agriculture Ranveer Chandra, Principal Researcher, Microsoft (Remote)
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Precision Economics (Diamond 2) |
Nutrient and Water Management (Diamond 3) |
Data Management, Data Collection, Prec. Equipment (Diamond 6) |
Future Concepts (Diamond 1) |
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| 10:00 –10:50 AM |
Jelecos and Amazon Web Services Hira Naranjan, AWS Enterprise Solutions Architect,, Amazon Web Services
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Comparison of Ground-Based Active and Aerial Passive Sensors for In-Season Nitrogen Management in On-Farm Trials John Parrish, Research Technologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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TerrAvion Cole Lewandowski, TerrAvion
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FarmBeats: AI & IoT For Agriculture Ranveer Chandra, Principal Researcher, Microsoft (Remote)
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| 11:00 –11:50 AM |
Precision Data Applied to Planning for Profitability Kyle Owen, Senior Products Specialist, EFC Systems
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Organic Row Cropping Systems, Cover Crops, and Soil Health in Central Nebraska Orvin Bontrager, Technical Support Agronomist, Aurora, NE
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Collecting Quality Data for Quality Decision Making Justin Atwood, Customer Support Manager, LandMark Implement Inc.
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Site-specific Crop Management Using Two Levels of Control Viacheslav Adamchuk, Associate Professor, McGill University (Remote)
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| 12:00 PM | Lunch (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 12:45 PM | Amazon Lead In (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 1:00 PM | NeATA Business Meeting (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 1:10 PM | Creating Captains by Matt Davison, Associate Athletic Director and Color Voice for Nebraska Football and Basketball, Nebraska Athletics (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 2:00 PM | Break – View Exhibits and Move to Breakout Sessions (Crystal 4) | ||||
| 2:15 –3:05 PM |
Precision Data Applied to Planning for Profitability Kyle Owen, Senior Products Specialist, EFC Systems
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Organic Row Cropping Systems, Cover Crops, and Soil Health in Central Nebraska Orvin Bontrager, Technical Support Agronomist, Aurora, NE
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Collecting Quality Data for Quality Decision Making Justin Atwood, Customer Support Manager, LandMark Implement Inc.
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Remote Data for Farming Neil Johnson, President, SmallData Tech LLC (Remote)
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| 3:10 PM | Conference Summary, Roundtable and Interactive Discussion (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Conference Wrap-up (Crystal 2-3) | ||||
Thank you to our sponsors: Amazon AG, IntelliFarm, AquaSpy, CropMetrics LLC, Servi-Tech Expanded Premium Services