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Research Day Program (July 27)
When: July 27, 2026
Where: Poehlmann Educational Center, Bradford Research Farm
4968 S Rangeline Rd, Columbia, MO 65201. Google Map
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Poster Setup
- 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM: Symposium organizing committee
Opening Remarks and DAREC Overview
- 09:00 AM – 09:20 AM: Welcome
Dr. Shibu Jose, Dr. Rob Kallenbach, and Dr. Heike Buecking - 09:20 AM – 09:30 AM: Program overview and DAREC Updates
Co-Directors: Dr. Jianfeng Zhou, Prof. Kent Shannon, and Dr. Curtis Ransom
Morning Session
Session I: Moderator: Kent Shannon
Topic: Breaking Barriers to Digital Agriculture Technology Adoption Through Collaboration
- 09:30 – 10:10 AM: Keynote Speaker
Title: - 10:10 – 10:20 AM: Q&A
10:20 – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
Session II: Moderator: Curtis Ransom
Topic: Adoption Barriers to digital agriculture practices
- 10:30 – 10:50 AM: Ken Sudduth – Retired Ag Engineer – USDA-ARS (presentation via Zoom)
Title: - 10:50 – 11:10 AM: Steve Cubbage – Founder & Leader Contributor at DownintheDirt.ai
Title: - 11:10 – 11:30 PM: Nick Monnig – Agronomist – Novus Nowledge Team – CCA
Title: - 11:30 – 11:40 PM: Q&A
Lunch: 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
Afternoon Sessions
Session III: Moderator: Jianfeng Zhou
- 12:40 – 1:00 PM: John Sheppard – Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering Distinguished Professor; Director, Numerical Intelligent Systems Laboratory – Montana State University (presentation via ZOOM)
Title: - 1:00 – 1:20 PM: Tim Haithcoat – Assistant Teaching Professor of Data Science and Analytics – University of Missouri
Title: - 1:20 – 1:40 PM: Prasad Calym
Title: - 1:40 – 1:50 PM: Q&A
1:50 – 2:00 PM: Coffee Break
Session IV: Moderator: Jasmine
- 2:00 – 2:20 PM: Lance Conway – Soil Scientist, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
Title: - 2:20 – 2:40 PM: ianfeng Zhou – Associate Professor for Agricultural Engineering
Title: - 2:40 – 3:00 PM: MU/ARS (TBA)
Title: - 3:00 – 3:10 PM: Q&A
Poster Session (Student Competition)
Moderator: Moderator: Jasmine Neupane
- 3:10 – 3:30 PM: 1-min presentation
- 3:30 – 4:30 PM: Poster Session (Student Competition)
- 4:30 – 5:00 PM: Award, Wrap-up and Adjournment
Technology Day Program (July 28)
When: July 28, 2026
Where: MU Digital Farm, Jefferson Farm and Garden
4800 E New Haven Rd, Columbia, MO 65201. Google Map
Registration and Setup
- 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM: Symposium organizing committee
Opening Remarks
- 09:00 AM – 09:10 AM: Welcome
Dr. Shibu Jose, Dr. Rob Kallenbach, and Dr. Heike Buecking - 09:10 AM – 11:10 AM: Field Tour/equipment tour
- Field tour – Coordinators: Jianfeng and Kent
- Equipment tour (Potential vendors for the field day)
- Sydenstricker-Nobbe / John Deere Application Equipment
- Crown Power Equipment – Case IH Planting Equipment
- Agri Spray Drones – Newest in Application Drones
- Modern Ag – Sabanto Autonomy, Precision Planting
- 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM: Research demonstration and poster presentation
Jianfeng Zhou, Jasmine Neupane and Curtis - 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Close remark and Lunch