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, 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, and AI. Gain the knowledge and skills to embrace the next generation of agricultural innovation and remain competitive in the midst of a rapidly changing industry.
Workshop Date: December 6–7, 2024
Where: University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Participants:
This workshop offering is open to industry professionals including crop advisors, ag specialists, and growers 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 Western Center for Agricultural Equipment (WCAE)
154 Hills Drive
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Application
The workshop is free. Due to limited space, we kindly ask all participants to apply here:
application form
Stipend: Participants will get $800 upon the completion of the workshop.
Important Dates
Call for registration: October 20, 2024
Priority application deadline: November 17, 2024, 11:59 PM
Notification sent to the participants: November 18, 2024
Workshop dates: December 6–7, 2024
Day One
Drone technology (AKA: Unmanned aerial vehicles - UAVs)
- Introduction to drone technology
- Operating a drone, from mission planning to manual and autonomous flight operation
- Drone-based sensing technologies, such as multi- and hyper-spectral imaging
- Applications of drones in agriculture
- Flight safety and regulations
Day Two
Robotics and automation
- Introduction to principles and technologies of the sensing, perception, control-and-actuation systems
- Understanding of the capabilities and limitations of robots (e.g., weeding robots)
- Applications of robots in agriculture
- Introduction to AI
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. For more information, please check the instructions here.