AgTech Workshops for Educators & Industry
The transition from conventional to sustainable agricultural practices is leading to noticeable shifts in farm worker demands—requiring knowledge of cutting-edge technologies, such as drones, robotics, IoT, and artificial intelligence (AI). This workshop facilitates the transition to new technologies for agricultural professionals.
During this two-day workshop, learn about advanced technologies, including drones, robotics, IoT, and AI. Ag professionals gain the knowledge and skills to embrace the next generation of agricultural innovation and remain competitive in the midst of a rapidly changing industry. Educators gain the knowledge and skills to introduce their students to this rapidly growing field or mentor a Farm Robotics Academy team.
Workshop Date: TBD
Where: University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Participants:
We offer two types of workshops — one for high school and community college educators, and one for ag industry professionals.
Each workshop welcomes participants from the Western region of the US, which includes the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY, and island protectorates of American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia and Northern Mariana.
The workshop will be hosted at the Physical and Data Sciences Building (PDSB).
1 Shields Avenue
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA 95616
The group will also spend time at computer labs and test fields on the UC Davis campus.
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There is no fee to attend. Stipends are available to assist with expenses.
Important Dates
Future workshop dates will be posted here when available.
Friday
Day One
This is an example program. The agenda is subject to change for each workshop.
| 9:00-10:00 am | Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Ali Moghimi |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Safety and health in the era of robotics and emerging agricultural technologies | Dr. Farzaneh Khorsandi |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | AI-Enabled Yield Estimation | Dr. Mason Earles |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Smart-climate Agriculture | Dr. Shamim Ahamed |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Technology for precision irrigation management | Dr. Andre Daccache |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | Vision Language Models | Dr. Hamed Pirsiavash |
Saturday
Day Two
Robotics and Drones
| 9:00-10:20 am | Robotics & Automation | Dr. Stavros Vougioukas |
| 10:20-10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Hands-on activities and demo | Dr. Stavros Vougioukas |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:20 pm | Drone Technology | Dr. Ali Moghimi |
| 2:20-2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:30-4:00 pm | Internet of Things (IoT) | Dr. Ali Moghimi |
Sponsors
This workshop is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2022-38640-37490-WS3SI through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number WPDP23-013.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS), supported by AFRI Competitive Grant no. 2020-67021-32855/project accession no. 1024262 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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The workshop is approved by the Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) at UC Davis to provide the participants with the opportunity to enroll in one unit of continuing education through CPE.