Digital Ag Showcase
Join Purdue experts for the Digital Ag Showcase on Friday, July 14, 2023 at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind. This field day focuses on practical applications of data-driven agriculture.
Participants will learn about cutting-edge research related to data-driven agriculture and see demonstrations featuring practical applications and tools that can be used on their farming operations.
Topics to be covered include:
- Digital tools for farm business management
- Digital weather resources for agriculturalists
- Using recycled drainage water for irrigation and fertigation of corn
- Sensor-based plant disease detection
- Applications of video and UAVs in livestock management decisions
- Digital recording keeping platform for specialty crop producers
- and much more...
New this year are sessions focused on digital agriculture curriculum and training for high school agriculture and STEM educators. Indiana teachers will be eligible to receive Professional Growth Plan (PGP) points for attending this event.
Session topics for educators include:
- Augmented reality of electromagnetism in agricultural technology
- Digital agriculture curriculum developed by Purdue Extension
- Demonstrations of sensors for pre-college audiences
- Panel of high school educators with experience teaching digital ag topics
Please register by July 6, as lunch will be provided. Register at purdue.ag/digitalagshowcase
Beck Agricultural Center is located at the Agronomy Center for Research and Education, 4550 US-52, West Lafayette, Ind.