Innovating Agrology: Sustainability & Climate Resilience
a BCIA x ACARN collaborative event with AgriTech.

The theme of this year’s PD event is “Innovating Agrology: Emerging Tech for Sustainability & Climate Resilience”
This year’s event will include a half day speaker presentation in the morning (9 am -12 pm), a bus tour visiting three AgriTech operations in the afternoon (1 – 5 pm), and a networking event (6 – 8 pm) is hosted by Vancouver and Fraser Valley Branch of BCIA.
Attendance is capped at 80 people.

Agenda

Time slot Speaker/host Topic

9-9:30 Woo Soo Kim (SFU Mechatronic) Development and application 3D printed sensors in agriculture

9:30 - 9:55 Austin Rothwell (MirraTerra) Soil analysis powered by machine learning and spectroscopy

9:55 - 10:20 Jonathan McIntyre (i-Open Technologies) Cloud-based data analytics platform for agriculture

10:20-10:30 Break

10:30 - 10:55  Bing Lu (SFU Geography)  Application of remote sensing in crop and land management

10:55 -11:20 Erin Gilchrist (Renaissance) Yeast-based Biopesticide

11:20-11:45 Farah Nourmohammadian (Lucent Biosci) Climate-smart fertilizer to deliver micro-nutrients

11:45 -1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:30  Stuart Liley  ReFeed Farms

2:30 - 4:00 Geoff Crocker Argus control

4:00 - 5:30 Gabriel Zarafonitis Farmanywhere

6:00 - 8:00 BCIA Van & FV Branches  Reception & Networking - Separate Registration HERE.

A reception is hosted by the Vancouver and Fraser Valley Branch of BC Institute of Agrologists, separate registration HERE. This year’s event will be generously supported by the training and up-skilling program of BC Centre for AgriTech Innovation (funding provided by Pacific Economic Development Canada and BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development, and Innovation)
The event is organized and delivered by BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network.

Tickets are $40 for the general public, $30 for BCIA members and $20 for students.

To REGISTER for this event click HERE