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InfoAg 2014 Session

AUVSI: Unmanned on the Farm
Moderator : Mike Greeson, AUVSI
Date/Time : Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | 2:00pm - 2:50pm
Room : Regency C
Speaker
Fall Line Capital
1157 W Avenue
Buckingham, 50612
(607) 229-2290

Biography :
Clay Mitchell is a fifth-generation family farmer who has farmed 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Waterloo, Iowa, since 2000. He also directs Fall Line Capital, a private equity firm that buys, improves and manages farmland. He received his bachelors degree in biomedical engineering from Harvard and his masters degree in crop and soil science from Cornell, where he was a Saltonstall Fellow.

Unmanned on the Farm: User Insights to Help You Get Started With UAS

Interested in learning how to introduce UAS into your farming operation, but aren’t sure how to get started? Attend this panel session and learn more about these new and exciting tools, get insights into identifying the right system for your mission and benefit from their experiences and insights into the challenges of UAS operations on the farm.

 

Speaker
AGRIS and Wanstead Cooperatives
835 Park Ave West
Chatham, N7M 5J6
519-380-5198

Biography :
Dale Cowan is the Senior Agronomist / Sales Manager for AGRIS and Wanstead Cooperatives in Chatham, Ontario. He is a 35 year veteran of the Agribusiness Industry in Ontario. His strong background in crop production and soil fertility practices has made him a leading advocate in the use of Precision Agriculture Technologies and information utilization. Dale has always been on the leading edge of emerging technologies throughout his career. His approach to technology in agronomy is 'never standing still always looking for better ways to increase grower profits.' Dale says he is young enough to be fearless old enough to know better. Dale is a graduate of the University of Guelph, Diploma Agribusiness 1975 and BSc in Crop Science in 1978.

The UAS Learning Curve

Learn about the permitting process in Canada , flight planning, field operations and post processing of Images. All that activity is the easy part, the hard part is demonstrating value in captured imagery to customers. As with most precision ag technologies UAS activity will produce colorful maps. Answering the most often asked question, “so now what” is the challenge. Like most maps it shows you where to go and practice good agronomy. Ground-  truthing the image with your grower is where the value and knowledge enhancements are realized.

 

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