Cornell University CALS is delighted to host #OFE2023, the 2nd edition of the International Conference for farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation, that will take place online December 5th & 7th, 2023.   The #OFE2023 conference will continue to connect OFE stakeholders across the world and to progress the OFE sciences. The objective is to assemble and showcase a global body of knowledge on the latest OFE developments, within and across relevant disciplinary fields, from theory to practice. SCOPE & CALL FOR ABSTRACTS To achieve this, the conference will provide a platform for OFE researchers and practitioners to exchange on the different ways they move forward.

On-farm precision experiments (OFPEs) are large, statistically valid on-farm agronomic trials that farmers implement using precision technology to generate data-based input management decisions. On Jan. 8-11, the Data-Intensive Farm Management Project (DIFM) will be hosting the USDA-sponsored International Conference for On-Farm Precision Experimentation.  The conference will be preceded by a Jan. 7 welcome and ”meet and greet,” in which DIFM’s NRCS-sponsored subsidization of farmers and consultants to conduct on-farm research is explained.  Jan. 8-9 will introduce OFPE to farmers and farm managers, professional crop consultants, and college students in digital agricultural programs, and will feature training sessions for the use of the DIFM’s cloud-based cyber-infrastructure, which offers user-friendly methods for the design, implementation and analysis of OFPEs.  Farmers and consultants will present results and lessons from their on-farm trials.  January 10-11 will focus on academic research reports, but will be open to all.

The 6th annual Phosphorus Forum, hosted by the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance and the NSF-funded STEPS Center, is coming up on February 21 and 22 in Tempe, Arizona! Registration is available here: https://specialevents.asu.edu/pforum24 The Forum will address critical issues in phosphorus sustainability. While a complete agenda can be found online, some talks and sessions include:  Improving Precision Fertilization: Learn about obstacles to precision fertilization adoption and how new technologies and economic and agronomic models can adapt to widen its reach with experts John Fulton (ISPA and Ohio State), Steve Phillips (APNI and Oklahoma State), Scott Shearer (Ohio State), and Josh McGrath (OCP NA). The phosphorus cascade:  Navigating from sources to solutions, a keynote talk from Jana Compton, Ecologist and Biogeochemist with US EPA. Aligning Regenerative Agriculture with Sustainable Phosphorus Management, a keynote talk from Nathan Nelson, Professor at Kansas State University. Industry Efforts in Sustainable Phosphorus Production: Join industry leaders OCP, Nutrien, Mosaic, and Ostara as they discuss their innovative solutions for making phosphates production more sustainable. Modeling, Monitoring, and Measuring P Management Impacts: Learn about how farmland nutrient management is being valorized and the knowledge gaps in evaluating the impacts of management practice from Rebecca Muenich (...more

The joint conference of the 3rd Latin American Conference on Precision Agriculture (CLAP) and the 1st Dominican Congress on Precision Agriculture will be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from 3-5 April 2024.

The 16th International Conference on Precision Agriculture will highlight significant research and its applications in precision agriculture and showcase emerging technologies and information management for agriculture. It will offer oral and poster presentations and exhibits, as well as a discussions and exchange of information in various aspects of precision agriculture. Sessions will offer information on key topics for scientists, crop consultants, advisors, extension personnel, agronomists, producers, and other practitioners.

Please view the flyer for more information.