Biography:
Dr. Kevin Price grew up working on a farm/ranch in the very rural area of the state of Utah, USA. He was a professor for 27 years and adviser to over 80 Ph.D. and Masters students. He retired from Kansas State University in March of 2014, but continues to hold the title of Professor Emeritus in Agronomy at KSU. In March of 2014 he became the Executive Vice President of AgPixel working out of Des Moines, Iowa. He is an author of over 400 publications and served as adviser on drone applications in agriculture to the US National Research Council. He has conducted research in 14 counties and is among the pioneers in the application of drone remote sensing technologies in agriculture. He is cited in over 50 news articles and has spoken to over 15,000 conference attendees in the past two years on the topic.