NCERA180: Precision Agriculture Technologies for Food, Fiber, and Energy Production
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
Date of Annual Report: 10/26/2023
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 08/30/2023
- 08/30/2023
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
Participants
K. Muthu Muthukumarappan, Dept Head, ABE, South Dakota State University - NCERA 180 - Admin AdvisorChris Hamilton, NC regional multistate projects coordinator, NIMSS system admin, and NCRA Assistant Director.
Steve Thomson, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
John Fulton, Ohio State University
Joby Czarnecki, Assoc. Res. Prof. - Mississippi State University
Rob Proulx, NDSU Extension, Agriculture Technology Systems Specialist
Peter Kovacs, South Dakota State Univ.
Pedro Andrade - University of Arizona
John Evans, Purdue University
Madison Dixon, Associate Director, Agricultural Autonomy Institute, Mississippi State University.
Wesley Porter, University of Georgia Tipton Campus
Amir Haghverdi, Associate Professor, University of California Riverside
Ignacio Ciampitti, Kansas State University
David Mulla, University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Hawkins, Ohio State University
Mary Love Tagert, Mississippi State University Extension
Andre FB Reis, University of Missouri
Alex Thomasson, Mississippi State University
Wes Lowe, Mississippi State University
Manoj Karkee, Professor, Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems
Nicholas Uilk, South Dakota State University
Brief Summary of Minutes
Accomplishments
<p>Meetings will be the primary mechanism used to achieve the stated objectives. This organization of multi-disciplinary, multi-state, and multi-commodity efforts has been the most significant achievement of NCERA-180. Participants and stakeholders will meet annually to discuss potential projects, disseminate research results, and share Extension and educational advancements. Past meetings have drawn large numbers of multi-disciplinary research and stakeholders. To ensure continued participation, lessons learned during the pandemic in virtual and hybrid meetings will be leveraged.</p><br /> <p>We had a successful annual zoom meeting organized by the current Chair. During this meeting all the participants shared their capabilities and looked for opportunities to further their collaboration in exploring several PA technologies. We have elected new slate of officers and plan to host an in-person event in 2024. Further deatils on the 2024 In-Person annual meeeting will be shared with all the partipcating station members.</p>Publications
<p>N/A</p>Impact Statements
- Based on the discussion during NCERA-180 annual meeting, we will collaborate with industry and funding agencies for them to better understand the critical gaps in PA technologies and practices. This will help define the direction of future efforts in this space.
Date of Annual Report: 10/04/2024
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 05/22/2024
- 05/23/2024
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024
Participants
Brief Summary of Minutes
Accomplishments
Publications
Impact Statements
Date of Annual Report: 08/04/2025
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 06/09/2025
- 06/10/2025
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
Participants
• Peter Kovacs, South Dakota State University,• Kasiviswanathan Muthu Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University,
• John Fulton, Ohio State University
• Rob Proulx, North Dakota State University Extension,
• Natasha Rayne, University of Wisconsin
• Simerjeet Virk, Auburn University
• Alex Thomasson, Mississippi State University
• Won Suk Lee, University of Florida
• Glen Reins, University of Georgia
• Guillermo Balboa, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Nick Uilk, South Dakota State University
• Van Kelley, South Dakota State University
• Dharmendra Saraswat, Purdue University
• Abhilash Chandel, Virginia Tech University
• Sunoj Shajahan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Manoj Karkee, Cornell University
• Rupak Karn, North Dakota State University, Carrington Research Extension Center
• Jennifer Lachowiec, Montana State University (online)
• Amire Verdi, University of California, Riverside
• Mahendra Bhandari, Texas A&M
Brief Summary of Minutes
Accomplishments
<p>Meetings is the primary mechanism used to achieve the stated objectives. This organization of multi-disciplinary, multi-state, and multi-commodity efforts has been the most significant achievement of NCERA-180. Participants and stakeholders meet annually to discuss potential projects, disseminate research results, and share Extension and educational advancements. Past meetings have drawn large numbers of multi-disciplinary research and stakeholders. To ensure continued participation, lessons learned during the pandemic in virtual and hybrid meetings will be leveraged.</p><br /> <p>We had a successful annual meeting organized by the current Chair collaborating with the S-1069 work group. During this meeting all the participants shared their capabilities, current research efforts, and looked for opportunities to further their collaboration in exploring several PA technologies, and educational efforts. We have elected new slate of officers. Further deatils on the 2026 annual meeeting will be shared with all the partipcating station members.</p>Publications
<p>N/A</p>Impact Statements
- Based on the discussion during NCERA-180 annual meeting, we will collaborate with industry and funding agencies for them to better understand the critical gaps in PA technologies and practices. This will help define the direction of future efforts in this space.