2022 Precision Ag Summit
The 2022 Precision Ag Summit at Fletcher Technical Community College is set for February 23-24.
The Summit will provide an opportunity for agricultural producers and industry professionals to gather and exchange ideas about precision agriculture best practices and techniques to be incorporated into real-world use on today’s farms.
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn from and ask questions of industry leaders from Lemman’s Farm Supply, a Case IH dealership; Sunshine Quality Solutions, a John Deere dealership; Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association; C. Richard and Associates; amongst others. In addition, various leaders from the agriculture industry will be on hand for our inaugural ‘Showcase.’ Showcase participants will be available to share their agricultural programs, products, and expertise with attendees. Showcase participants include Katie Sistrunk with A Farmer’s Daugther to discuss H2A labor policy; representatives from USDA’s Farm Service Agency; USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service; Lemann’s Farm Supply; Sunshine Quality Solutions; and others. If you or your agriculture-related company is interested in participating in the Showcase, please email lori.richard@fletcher.edu for more information.
The Summit will be held February 23-24 at our main campus, 1407 Highway 311, Schriever, LA 70395. We will also bring awareness to new agriculture programming that will be available at Fletcher, including short-term training and an associate degree in agriculture mechanics and precision agriculture.
DRONES COURSE
Fletcher is offering our Drones course at a heavily discounted price of $50, just for summit attendees. The course provides instruction on how to safely maneuver drones within commercial National Airspace, and prepares participants for the FAA Part 107 test. The course begins with online instruction/classroom theory for 2 weeks, and ends with two 4-hour in-person flight time sessions of hands-on drone equipment training. Once registration deadline has passed which is Thursday, February 25th at noon, all registered participants will be communicated the upcoming course details.
COSTS/REGISTRATION
There is no fee to attend the Precision Ag Summit, but participants must use the form below to register for the Summit.
The Drones course is being offered at a heavily discounted rate of $50. To pay for the Drones course, click here.
AGENDA
Presentations for the 2022 Summit will include:
-Case IH dealership Lemann’s Farm Supply
-John Deere dealership Sunshine Quality Solutions
-Louisiana Agricultural Consultants, Dr. Blaine Viator
-C. Richard and Associates, Dr. Charley Richard
VIEW FULL AGENDA HERE.
Video from the 2021 Precision Ag Summit can be found here.
The 2022 Event Flier can be found here.
SPONSORSHIP
We are grateful for our business partners who make events like this possible. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities for the Precision Ag Summit. The downloadable form is available here.