Precision Farming Expo to take place March 17 & 18

Mar 13, 2015

Event will be held in Salem, Oregon

As Mike Wilson, an Advanced Agronomy Solutions Manager with Thompsons said during the 2015 Precision Ag Conference’s closing panel discussion, farmers should start thinking about the amount of profit per acre they can make and not simply the bushels per acre.

Precision agriculture seems to be on the verge of becoming the norm in farming practices. Farmers are using technology and innovations to not just farm their fields as one big field, but breaking it up into sections to maximize their earning potential.

On Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18, the Salem Convention Center in Salem, Oregon will play host to the second annual Precision Farming Expo.

The theme for the 2015 show is “Drones, Droids, Data & Dirt”. The show will showcase the most recent technologies related to agriculture and focus on challenges of sustainability, traceability and of course, increasing crop production.

“Hundreds of new farming-related technologies are being developed each year and it’s getting harder for working farmers to decide which ones to invest time and money into,” said Jeff Lorton, producer of the Precision Farming Expo in a release. “The Precision Farming Expo offers the opportunity for farmers to spend two full days connecting with the researchers and developers who are creating these actual innovations.”

In addition to the networking opportunities, the show will feature a variety of speakers including Heather Stafford, Executive Director of Sustainable Valley Technology Group, John Burt, Director of Farmers Ending Hunger and Clive Blacker, CEO of Precision Decisions.

Tickets for the entire two-day event cost $120.

Join the conversation and tell us if you plan on attending the Precision Farming Expo and the kinds of technology you’re looking forward to seeing.

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