3rd annual Precision Agriculture Conference kicks off Tuesday

Two-day conference features speakers and exhibitors

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

The 3^rd annual Precision Agriculture Conference and Ag Tech Showcase kicks off Tuesday afternoon in London, Ontario.

The two-day showcase brings together farmers, a precision agriculture trade show and the largest gathering of precision agriculture speakers in Canada.

The theme for this year’s event is “Turning Precision Agriculture’s Potential into Profits”, and will feature a Farmer Panel where producers will share real on farm experiences about which strategies worked and which didn’t.

In addition to the Farmer Panel, a full roster of speakers will be on hand to share the latest in software, agronomic research and other precision agriculture technology.

The speakers include:

• Lisa Prassack, Agri Food Innovation Expert & Data Strategy Consultant
• J.P Gervais, Chief Agricultural Economist, Farm Credit Canada
• Paul Raymer, Co-owner, Practical Precision Inc.
• Felix Weber, President, AgBusiness & Crop Inc.
• Wade Barnes, President & CEO, Farmers Edge
• Karon Cowan, Founder, AgTech GIS
• Rick Willemse, Cash Crop Farmer, Parkhill, Ontario

More information about the conference, speakers and exhibitors can be found at the Precision Agriculture Conference website.

Follow the conference on social media using the hashtag #PAg16.

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