AgSmart Detailed Schedule
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August 1
Time | Educational Tent 1 | Educational Tent 2 | Educational Tent 3 | Educational Tent 4 | Educational Tent 5 | Field Demo | Livestock Demo | Olds College Smart Farm | UAV/Drone Demo |
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8:30 am | Exhibits & Morning Coffee powered by ATB | ||||||||
9:15 am | Making Sense of Agricultural Data Governance: Data Protection, Privacy, and RightsSarah-Louise Ruder & Delanie Austin, University of British Columbia | Canada’s Smart Farms & the Power of a Smart Farm NetworkPan Canadian Smart Farm Network | Predictive Mapping of Agricultural Soil Carbon with Machine Learning AlgorithmsTahmid Huq Easher, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | N2Woah – Estimating Nitrous Oxide EmissionsAbby Sim, Olds College Centre for Innovation | Weedy Look-AlikesChristine Fulkerth, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | CLAAS AXION Tractor Ride-N-DriveAlberta AG Centre | Flokk: Precision Ranching RealizedFlokk Systems Inc. | Agricultural Spray Drone TechnologyGreen Aero Tech | |
10:05 am | Exhibits, Networking & Travel to Next Session | ||||||||
10:15 am | Olds College Partner of the Year Announcement – Tent 1 | ||||||||
11:00 am | Exploring Soil Moisture Measurements & Their Applicability to AFSC Forage Insurance Products with Remote SensingDaniel Stefner, Olds College Centre for Innovation & Russell Shuttleworth, AFSC | Regenerative Agriculture: The Alberta OpportunityPrairiesCan Panel | Precision Spraying Technology for Weed Management: What We LearnedShabeg Briar, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | Carbon, Carbon Everywhere….But What About The Sinks!Dr. Joy Agnew, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology & Josh Bourassa, The Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Policy | Cultivating Growth: Overcoming Obstacles in Ag DealsHeather A. Barnhouse, Dentons Canada LLP | Synchronized Autonomy-Operating 2 OMNiPOWER PlatformsOlds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) | COWGO Loading SystemOpend Range Ltd. | Scout – Map – Apply: The Many Uses of Drones on FarmLandView Drones | |
11:45 am | Lunch, Networking & Exhibits | ||||||||
1:00 pm | |||||||||
1:15 pm | Feed Management Technology : The Intersection of Precision, Profitability, and PerformanceBrayden Van Driesten, Alltech Canada | Autonomous Agricultural Equipment Evaluation For Broad-Acre Crop ProductionSofia Bahmutsky & Roy Maki, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | Leveraging AI in AgricultureRobert Saik, AGvisorPRO | Farm Data ReadinessAndrew Van Os & Jaxon Desautels, MNP LLP | Optimizing Rotational Grazing: Exploring Satellite Imaging & Rising Plate MetersLaio Silva Sobrinho, Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TACLP) | CLAAS AXION Tractor Ride-N-DriveAlberta AG Centre | Swarm Mapping DemonstrationThreshold UAV | ||
3:00 pm | Preventing BurnoutMegz Reynolds, The Do More Agriculture Foundation | Unleashing the Power of AgTech in Mexico & Beyond – A Trade Commissioner Service Panel SessionGlobal Affairs Panel Discussion | Understanding Your Data and Its UsesKrista Kilback, AgExpert | Igniting Your Legacy Through Long Term PlanningPowered by ATB | Using Metabolomics to Improve Sheep Feed Efficiency & Reduce Impact of Parasite InfectionDr. Yaogeng Lei, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | Synchronized Autonomy-Operating 2 OMNiPOWER PlatformsOlds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) | COWGO Loading SystemOpend Range Ltd. | Mapping and Application DronesAg Business & Crop Inc. | |
3:45 pm | Exhibits & Networking | ||||||||
4:30 pm | Networking Event: The Social powered by ATB (4:30 pm – 6 pm) | ||||||||
4:35 pm | Gates Close |
August 2
Time | Educational Tent 1 | Educational Tent 2 | Educational Tent 3 | Educational Tent 4 | Educational Tent 5 | FCDC Crop Plots | Field Demo | Livestock Demo | Olds College Smart Farm | UAV/Drone Demo | ||
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8:30 am | Exhibits & Morning Coffee presented by Dentons Canada LLP | |||||||||||
9:15 am | No Session During this Timeslot | Carbon in AgriculturePanel Discussion | Growing Profits: Unlocking Farm Potential with Data-Driven Risk Management ModelsStephanie Rempe, Algo-Rhythm Corp | Igniting Your Legacy Through Long Term PlanningPowered by ATB | Making Every Bite Count: Utilizing Technology to Make Cost Effective DecisionsDarrell Hickman, Trouw Nutrition | The Growth Potential of Triticale in Western CanadaMazen Aljarrah, FCDC | Synchronized Autonomy-Operating 2 OMNiPOWER PlatformsOlds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) | Flokk: Precision Ranching RealizedFlokk Systems Inc. | Mapping and Application DronesAg Business & Crop Inc. | |||
10:00 am | Exhibits, Networking & Travel to Next Session | |||||||||||
10:15 am | Olds College & NuFarm Annoucement at Hosting Tent | |||||||||||
11:00 am | No Session During this Timeslot | Maximizing the Value of Your DataBrent Nicol & Tyler Clowes, Brandt Tractor | Enhanced Satellite Data Brings Value to AgricultureJoshua Billson & Karansinh Padhiar, University of Alberta - Multimedia Research Centre | Legal Considerations for Agriculture Technology Data and TransparencyRachel Macklin & Melika Mostowfi, Dentons Cananda LLP | Next Generation Feed & Forage Barley For Western CanadaYadeta Kabeta & Jennifer Zantinge, FCDC | CLAAS AXION Tractor Ride-N-DriveAlberta AG Centre | COWGO Loading SystemOpend Range Ltd. | Swarm Mapping DemonstrationThreshold UAV | ||||
11:45 am | Lunch, Networking & Exhibits | |||||||||||
12:00 pm | FCDC 50th Anniversary Cupcakes presented by SeCan | |||||||||||
1:00 pm | ||||||||||||
1:15 pm | Philippine Case Study in Smart Agriculture | AB/NWT Outstanding Young Farmers Nominee PresentationsAB/NWT Outstanding Young Farmers | Understanding Your Data and Its UsesKrista Kilback, AgExpert | Update for the “On-farm Livestock Water Remediation Using Native Wetland Plants and Alberta Cold Climate Floating Island Technology”Dr. Dan Karran, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | Welcome to the Agritech RevolutionWilliam Torres, Alpha Phenomics | Advancement & Opportunities With New Malt Barley VarietiesLori Oatway & Yadeta Kabeta, FCDC | Synchronized Autonomy-Operating 2 OMNiPOWER PlatformsOlds College Centre for Innovation (OCCI) | Agricultural Spray Drone TechnologyGreen Aero Tech | ||||
2:00 pm | Exhibits & Afternoon Break presented by Alberta Wheat | Exhibits, Networking & Travel to Next Session | Exhibits & Afternoon Break presented by Alberta Wheat | |||||||||
3:00 pm | Soil Mapping for Precision AgricultureFelippe Karp, McGill University | Connectivity in a Rural SettingChris Ouellette, Olds College Centre for Innovation | Growing Innovators in AlbertaMac Hunik, Threshold UAV & Lorna Baird, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology | Building an AI for Livestock Monitoring – Overcoming ChallengesMokah & Geoffrey Shmigelsky, OneCupAI | Importance of Plant Breeding and Seed Value Chain for Agriculture SustainabilityFCDC Panel | CLAAS AXION Tractor Ride-N-DriveAlberta AG Centre | COWGO Loading SystemOpend Range Ltd. | Scout – Map – Apply: The Many Uses of Drones on FarmLandView Drones | ||||
3:45 pm | Exhibits & Networking | |||||||||||
4:30 pm | Gates Close |