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Say hello to Watson. A four-wheeled, phenotyping robot that operates autonomously or under human control, Watson is taking shape in Changying “Charlie” Li’s lab at the Phenomics and Plant Robotics Center (PPRC) on the University of Georgia’s Athens campus in collaboration with researchers in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Professor of Integrative Precision Poultry Science
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Assistant/Associate Professor: Integrative Precision Agriculture Specialist for Horticultural Crops
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Assistant or Associate Professor: Precision Crop Protection
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Virk & Chai Honored at ASABE Annual Meeting

Simer Virk (above, left) IPA team member and Crop and Soil Sciences faculty member, received an Outstanding Reviewer Award at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting held in Houston, Texas.

This award is presented to a few selected individuals (from over 800+ reviewers) to recognize their contribution towards ensuring quality and timely review of publications in the ASABE journals.

Lilong Chai (above, right), IPA team member and faculty member in the Poultry Science department, received the 2022 ASABE Outstanding Associate Editor Award and the 2021 ASABE Sunkist Young Designer Award during the 2022 ASABE meeting. at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting held in Houston, Texas.

Additionally, Chai was elected President-Elect of the Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers (AOCABFE).

Sapkota Awarded 2nd Place in Poster Competition

Madan Sapkota, M.S. student advised by Dr. Simer Virk, won second place in the M.S. Poster Competition at the American Peanut and Research Society's (APRES) annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.

Sapkota presented his work on selection of optimal spray parameters and utilization of precision spray technologies for pesticide applications in peanut.

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Robin Buell, GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics, works in a plant growth chamber. Buell received nearly $800,000 in funding to study the genome of tepary bean in an effort to address climate-related difficulties faces in production of common bean.

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UGA genomicist seeks to offset climate impacts on important food crop 08/08/22 Maria M. Lameiras

The common bean — which includes many varieties of dry beans, from navy and black beans to red, pinto and green beans — are an important nutritional source for many world populations. However, rapidly changing climate conditions are making them increasingly difficult to grow in many locations due to high temperatures and susceptibility to diseases and pests.

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Smart irrigation scheduling benefits producers 07/22/22 Jordan Powers

As climate variability increasingly affects producers across the Southeastern U.S., Wes Porter spends a lot of time thinking about water — specifically, crop irrigation — and how available tools can benefit farmers threefold.

The staff at the University of Georgia's J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center will host their annual corn boil and farm tour on June 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tours of the farm will be followed by a community corn boil.

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UGA research farms open gates to the public this summer 06/22/22 Jordan Powers

Athens-area residents familiar with driving past two University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences research farms will soon have the opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn more about CAES’ role in the future of farming.

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