ISPA Newsletter 13(4): ISPA Website Update, Board Treasurer, Jobs, Events and More
Apr 30, 2025
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Updates to the ISPA Website
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the updated ISPA website! 
Designed with our members in mind, our modernized site offers a smoother, more dynamic experience for everyone who visits. 
 
Explore the new ISPA online experience today at ispag.org
ISPA Board Treasurer
Congratulations to Dr. Leonardo Bastos, who has been elected to the role of ISPA Board Treasurer by a vote from the ISPA Membership. 
 
Dr. Bastos Bio: 
I am an Assistant Professor in Integrative Precision Agriculture in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia and have dedicated my career to exploring agronomically sustainable solutions that optimize farm output while minimizing environmental impacts. My research program focuses on proximal and remote sensor-based plant vigor assessment and variable rate fertilizer and plant growth regulator recommendation, and regional to country-scale environmental characterization of crop response using open-source weather and soils data, machine learning, and statistical programing. I teach two courses per year related to using statistical programing languages to collect, analyze, and develop precision agriculture workflows; and on data science and statistical programming applications in agriculture that include experimental design and machine learning. I make all my teaching material open-source and freely available on YouTube and GitHub.
 
To learn more about Dr. Bastos and the ISPA Board, please visit: ispag.org/about/leadership
Industry Opportunities on Halo Related Agriculture
Cargill: Physical segregation of whole cocoa bean fractions
Cargill is looking for a process and/or equipment capable of segregating cocoa bean fractions - nibs, shells, and fines. Up to $100,000 USD in funding is available. The deadline to apply for this partnership opportunity is May 31st. You can read more about the project call here.
 
General Mills: Monitoring popcorn kernel moisture content
General Mills is looking for innovative solutions that enable accurate, in-silo assessment of popcorn kernel moisture content to determine the optimal timing for dispatch to manufacturing. The deadline to apply for this partnership opportunity is May 31st. You can read more about the project call here.
 
ISPA Country Representative
Siva K. Balasundram

Country Representatives serve to help promote ISPA by championing the ISPA mission and purpose globally, in particular, in the country they represent. ISPA is growing internationally so Country Representatives remain an important position to help ISPA best serve people, groups, governments and others, globally connecting them to science and experts.

Please join us in thanking ISPA Country Representative from Malaysia, Siva K. Balasundram.

If you are interested in becoming a Country Representative, please email info@ispag.org with your bio highlighting your experience in precision agriculture and your CV. ISPA requires that all Country Representatives are current members of the society. To become a member, please complete the membership form.

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Upcoming Events
14-15 MAY 2025
3rd National Conference on Smart Agriculture
 
29 JUN - 3 JUL 2025
15th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
Barcelona, Spain 
 
22-31 AUG 2025
XXXII ISSCT Centennial Congress
Cali, Colombia 
 
14-16 OCT 2025
11th Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture 
Chiayi, Taiwan
 
2-4 FEB 2026
International Crop Modeling Symposium (iCROPM2026)
Florence, Italy 
 
13-16 JUL 2026
17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture
Porto Alegre, Brazil 
 
 
Do you have an event that would be of interest to our members? Send us an email to let us know.
Jobs Listing
Do you have a job you would like to post to the ISPA website? Please send your job announcement, a short description, and the deadline for applications to info@ispag.org
Stay Up To Date with ISPA on Social Media!

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The International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) is a non-profit professional scientific organization.
The mission of ISPA is to advance the science of precision agriculture globally.
 
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