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ISPA Newsletter 14(5): ISPA Surveys, CR Report, AfCPA, ECPA, Jobs, Events and More
May 28, 2026

Preliminary Digital Agriculture Survey
ISPA is developing a Digital Agriculture definition and we would like to hear from our ISPA membership currently working in Digitial Ag or expecting to do so. This survey will inform the definition committee. We split this into four broad questions:
a. Where, within food systems, do you operate?
b. What technologies do you consider most important? (We suggest four classes: data collection, control tech, modeling/AI and comms/networking.)
c. How do you believe technology creates value? (We suggest three classes: increased efficiency, better processes, and assett management.)
d. Who do you expect gains value from digitial ag?
a. Where, within food systems, do you operate?
b. What technologies do you consider most important? (We suggest four classes: data collection, control tech, modeling/AI and comms/networking.)
c. How do you believe technology creates value? (We suggest three classes: increased efficiency, better processes, and assett management.)
d. Who do you expect gains value from digitial ag?
2025 ISPA Annual Report
The 2025 ISPA Annual Report is now available
Current ISPA members can view the report here.
If you are interested in becoming a member please fill out the form here.
The ISPA Board would like to thank all the members for input and suggestions for improving the ISPA operations and services. In 2025, ISPA implemented a website redesign featuring expanded member resources and enhanced search capabilities to improve access to information (www.ispag.org). The ISPA Board approved hosting the 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to be jointly held with the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision and Digital Agriculture (11th ConBAP) in partnership with The Brazilian Association of Precision and Digital Agriculture. This marks the first time an ICPA conference will be held outside North America.

2026 Nitrogen Community Survey
Join us during the 2026 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision and Digital Agriculture, for the Nitrogen Community Meeting. Please take a moment to complete the survey below. It will help us to prepare our agenda for the meeting.
17th ICPA and 11th ConBAP Registration
Join us 13-16 July 2026 for the 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (17th ICPA) and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision and Digital Agriculture (11th ConBAP) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The combined conference will bring together the global Precision Agriculture audience that ICPA attendees have come to know, as well as a strong representation from Brazil’s research, education, and industry sectors.
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Upcoming Regional Conferences
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Precision Agriculture in Ukraine: From “Technology for Technology’s Sake” to Profitability and Risk Management
By Ukraine Country Representative Yaroslav Boyko
Despite wartime risks, labor shortages, logistical challenges, and increasing climate instability, precision agriculture in Ukraine continues to develop rapidly. In recent years, many farms have shifted their approach — from implementing technologies “for the sake of technology” to systematically managing field economics, risks, and profitability on every hectare.
Today, one of the key drivers of precision agriculture development in Ukraine is the rising cost of inputs and the need to maximize the efficiency of fertilizers, seeds, moisture, and machinery. As a result, farmers are increasingly focusing not only on yield potential, but also on return on investment, operational stability, and minimizing hidden losses caused by field variability.
To read the rest of the article, please visit the website.
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Upcoming Events
13-16 JUL 2026
17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture
Porto Alegre, Brazil
3-5 AUG 2026
10-14 AUG 2026
Cows & Code - The Intensive School in Sensors and Data Analytics for Livestock Researchers
Oklahoma State University campus, Stillwater, Oklahoma
23-25 SEP 2026
International Drone Congress 2026
Tucumán Rural Society, Tucumán Province, Argentina
21 OCT 2026
11-15 JUL 2027
15-18 SEP 2027
12th Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture
Kobe, Japan
16-19 JUL 2028
18th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Athens, Georgia USA
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Jobs Listing
Graduate Research Assistant (MS) - Agricultural and Biological Engineering - Mississippi State University
Assistant Professor in Horticulture - Department of Botany and Plant Sciences - University of California, Riverside
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) position in Precision Water Management - University of Missouri-Columbia
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The joint 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (17th ICPA) and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture (11th ConBAP) will be held from 13-16 July 2026 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
For additional conference information, please visit: ispag.org/icpa/conference
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