Innovation continues to bring new technology, knowledge and opportunity to agriculture. This forum will focus on three key areas: gene-editing, animal agriculture and big data.
Moderator
Tom Brand, Executive Director, National Association of Farm Broadcasters
Keynote
Kip Tom, CEO, Tom Farms
“Embracing Innovation Can Fuel Greater Efficiency”
Panels
Gene-Editing
“New Technology to Accelerate Breeding in Agriculture,” Dr. Mark Cigan, Trait Development Director, Genus Research
“The Potential for Gene-editing in Cereal Crops,” Dr. Eduard Akhunov, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University
Animal Agriculture
- “The Technology Revolution Comes to Animal Agriculture,” Dr. Dan Thomson, Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology/ Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
- “Using Technology to More Effectively Diagnose Sick Animals,” Dr. Jason Nickell, Associate Director, Livestock Technology and Innovation, Merck Animal Health
- “Using Gene Mapping to Better Select and Manage Livestock,” Dr. Jerry Taylor, Curators' Professor of Genetics and Animal Sciencesand Wurdack Chair of Animal Genomics, University of Missouri
Big Data
“Overview of Technology Platforms Available to Producers,” Dr. Ray Asebedo, Professor of Precision Agriculture, Kansas State University
“Utilizing the Data,” C.J. Blew, producer, Castleton, KS
“When Things Go Bump in the Night . . . What You Never Wanted to Know About the Internet,” Ron Kuriscak, Managing Executive Director, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, Optiv Security Inc.
Registration
Members, $125; Non-members, $175
