September 15th 2:00 to 4:30 PM

WSU Sunrise Orchard.

Join us and learn about the Smart Orchard project and the WSU AgAID AI Institute project, meet the multidisciplinary team, technology, automation and robots.

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introduction (Bernardita Sallato)
• AgAID Introduction. Ananth Kalyanaraman, Professor and Boeing Centennial Chair in Computer Science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University. Director of the NSF-USDA NIFA funded AgAID AI Institute for Transforming Workforce and Decision Support in agriculture.

• Smart Orchard Introduction (Jeff Cleveringa) Washington grower and Washington Tree Fruit Research Commissioner. Highlight of smart orchard project.
  • Smart Orchard data integration (Steve Mantle).
  • Soil Nutrient Management (Bernardita Sallato & Jill Tonne, Nutrient)
  • Precision Chemical Applications (Lav Khot & Gwen Hoheisel)
  • Irrigation technology (Lee Kalcsits)
• Farm Intelligence (Lav Khot) Heat and Cold Mitigation – AgAID, NIFA & WTFRC project updates
  • AWN ecosystem BMPs: Demonstration on weather station tiers and adding personal stations to ensure data flow and access new models (Lav Khot, Sean Hill)
  • Sensors and drones to monitor cold and inversions (Srikant Gorthi, Jake Schrader)
  • Advances in heat stress physiology and automated mitigation (Lee Kalcsits, Basavaraj Amogi)
• Labor Intelligence (Manoj Karkee) Advances in automation and robotics
  • The Art and Science of Pruning (Matt Whiting)
  • Virtual Tree Pruning Training System (Deanna Flynn, Cindy Grimm)
  • Robotic thinning/pollination DEMO Warthog for precision N application (Manoj Karkee, Achyut Paudel, Ranjan Sapkota)

Contact

Bernardita Sallato C.

Tree Fruit Extension Specialist

b.sallato@wsu.edu