The Precision Farming Connection
Networking 21st Century Digital Farming Operations
June 13th . 2024 . 14:00 UK Time (UK Time)
With the world's population currently at 8 Billion and set to hit 10 billion by the mid-century, increased efficiencies in food production driven by escalating risk of famine and resulting crop failure due to climate change, is a major human imperative. IoT networks, enhanced by AI capabilities, drone deployments, advancements in agricultural machinery and other innovations will monitor crops and livestock to inform important harvesting and animal welfare decisions, as we advance towards the ultimate goal of worldwide food security. Underpinning this is the necessity of robust, reliable and real-time connectivity... and given the remote nature of almost all farming operations the critical requirement of hyperconverged terrestrial + non-terrestrial hybrid networks.
FINAL PROGRAMME (10-06-2024)
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Opening Remarks
Paul Stahl - Executive Director
14:05 NSR (Analysis Mason Space)
Shagun Sachdeva - Senior Analyst Space Team
Satellite has long played a role in agriculture — informing decisions and forecasts related to crop yield and water usage. New applications for remote IoT and heavy equipment connectivity present a greenfield opportunity for the satellite industry to work more closely with the agricultural sector. The benefits of IoT satellite solutions in the agriculture industry are innumerable. In terms of productivity and cost savings, these services allow for real-time data collection from fields and grazing lands. This presentation will explore further the role of satellite IoT in agriculture including key drivers, challenges and recommendations.
14:25 Intelsat
Joel Schroeder - Director Business Development
Synopsis: Both precision farming and digitalized solutions are driving innovation and sustainability within the agricultural industry. However, the effectiveness of these new technologies on farms globally require seamless connectivity and high capacity in often remote locations. In this webinar, we will discuss the critical role that satellite plays in extending connectivity beyond the limits of cellular coverage, keeping farm equipment always connected to realize the benefits of increasing profitability, decreasing costs, and supporting sustainability goals.
14:45 Connected Farms
Tom Andrews - Co-founder and CEO
Modern farmers that are increasingly reliant on autonomy, face challenges in accessing reliable connectivity, especially in remote and rural areas. To enable digital agriculture at scale solutions to improve a range of connectivity solutions are needed such as maximising existing MNO coverage, using satellite on the move, and private 4G/5G network towers. Real life applications of these solutions in harsh remote environments will be presented.
15:05 Accenture
Christopher Liguori - Agribusiness Supply Chain Practice Leader
Across the Agri-Industrial Equipment & Software Application landscape, the broad options available to both Farmers & Cooperatives will require multi-vendor systems integration capabilities more than ever.
15:25 BASF
Ana Steffler, PhD - Senior Remote Sensing Data Scientist - xarvio® Digital Farming Solutions
Uncover the transformative power of modern farming techniques as this presentation explores how integrating cutting-edge technologies, such as precision sensor technology, satellite data-derived information, crop models, and artificial intelligence, enables the delivery of precise agronomic advice. By harnessing the power of multi-level information, farmers are empowered with actionable insights to optimize crop management decisions and achieve sustainable agricultural practices.
15:45 Syngenta
Steven Tompkins - Head of New Services Northwest Europe
Over the past few years, we have seen large increases in the global prices of fertiliser, chemical and seed. This has bought into focus the need to tailor input application to field and plant needs, however globally the adoption of Precision Agriculture technologies is still slow. This presentation will focus on what technologies are out there for farmers to adopt today, and what areas we still need to work on as an industry to make Precision Farming technologies easier to utilise by farmers worldwide.
16:05 CropX
Harmen Wollerich - VP Sales Europe
CropX is one of the world's fastest-growing providers of AgTech solutions, deployed in over 50 countries and across all arable continents, providing an agronomic farm management system that synthesises data from soil to sky, to offer advanced soil and crop intelligence, and a suite of digital agronomic decision and planning tools, hosted on an app that is capable of tracking multiple farms and fields.