2026 MU Digital Agriculture Symposium Program

DAREC log

Opening Remarks

09:00 AM – 09:20 AM: Welcome from Leadership

Program overview and DAREC Updates

09:20 AM – 09:40 AM: Program and DAREC Updates
Co-Directors: Jianfeng Zhou, Kent Shannon, and Curtis

Morning session

09:40 AM – 10:40 AM: Moderator: Dr. Ken Sudduth
  • 9:40 – 10:00 am: Jianfeng Zhou: Digital Ag technology enables sustainable production agriculture (tentative)
  • 10 – 10:30 am:
Q&A (10 min)

10-min break

  • 10:50 – 12:00 pm: Moderator: 
    • 10:50 – 11:10 am:
    • 11:10 – 11:30 am:
    • 11:30 – 11:50 am:
  • Q&A (10 min)

Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

  • 1:00 – 2: 20 pm: Moderator: 
    • 1:00 – 1:30 pm:
    • 1:50 – 2:10 pm:
    • 1:30 – 1:50 pm: Bernardo Candido:
    • Q&A (10 min)

Coffee break

  • 2:30 PM – 3:40 PM: Moderator: 
    • 2:30 – 2:50: Kent Shannon:
    • 2:50 – 3:10: Prasad Calyam:
    • 3:10 – 3:30:
    • Q&A (10 min)

Poster Session: Moderator: 

  • 3:40 – 4:40 PM: Poster Session (Student Competition)
  • 4:40 – 5 PM: Wrap-up and Adjournment