On July 16-20, in Edinburgh, UK, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Agriculture (ECPA) will hold an international conference “Innovating through Research”. The leading experts of precision farming from around the world will take part in the event. Ukraine at this event is represented by participants from AgriLab, expert on precision agriculture Vyacheslav Adamchuk and analyst Oleksandr Gaidai.

Vyacheslav Adamchuk, the expert of AgriLab, PhD of McGill University (Canada), will become the moderator of the discussion about “Crop Sensors”. During the discussion will be presented the results of research: “Multispectral band selection for imaging sensor design for vineyard disease detection: case of Flavenscence Dorée”, “Measuring crop canopy– the development of a dynamic system for precision fruit crop spraying”, “Sweet pepper maturity evaluation”, “Accuracy assessment of a mobile terrestrial laser scanner for tree crops”, ” Robotic real-time 3D object reconstruction using multiple laser range finders”, “Clustering of laser scanner perception points of maize plants”, “3D monitoring of woody crops using an unmanned ground vehicle”, “Automated measurement of maize stalk diameter and plant spacing”.

Also participants of the conference will talk about the practical results of the innovating in crop production, in particular: development of a sensor technologies, irrigation and mineral nutrition management, the use of RGB cameras in defining crop development, sensing in the visible spectrum and beyond for terrain estimation in precision agriculture, Big Data, etc.

Also, the showcase of modern agrotechnical equipment is in the program. In the end of the conference the experts will visit the fields of the James Hutton Institute – the leading research institution on agriculture and environmental protection in the UK.

According to the organizers, the event is held in order to unite the efforts of leading scientists of the world and manufacturing companies in the creation of the latest technological solutions for increasing the efficiency of agribusiness.

Reference: AgriLab develops and implements integrated solutions and tools in agricultural production of Ukraine, in particular – the elements of precision farming for efficiency and profitability increasing of agribusiness. The company is included in the TOP-5 most innovative agro-companies in Ukraine according to the Forbes 2016. AgriLab is the official representative of the International Organization of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) in Ukraine.