NASA Space for Ag New York Tour - Geneva

NASA leadership and Cornell will be hosting a two-way dialogue with end users and stakeholders to improve NASA Earth Science’s research portfolio in specialty crop agriculture and viticulture; and foster a broader conversation about effective research translation into practice. 

Come join the conversation through any or all of the opportunities listed below to help us improve ag production.

Refreshments will be served throughout the day.
 
Cornell University is the largest research partner in the NASA Acres program, and integrates NASA satellite sensing with AI systems in order to enable strategic deployment and adaptation of ground robots and smart sensing networks, enhancing automation and precision in specialty crop production and management.

Featured activities:

Tuesday, August 20 - Cornell AgriTech
NASA and Cornell will host a variety of discussions and demonstrations on translating digital agriculture research to impact. 

• Karen St. Germain, director of the NASA earth science division “Exploring the Value of Partnerships: NASA and American Agriculture” 
• Chris Smart, director of Cornell AgriTech: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Specialty Crops” 
• Alyssa Whitcraft, executive director of NASA: Acres ”NASA Acres - Down to Earth Information for U.S. Agriculture”
• Katie Gold, assistant professor of plant pathology and plant microbe-biology: “Supporting sustainable pest and disease management with remote sensing” 
• Steven Wolf, associate professor, natural resources and the environment: “Critical institutional analysis of agtech innovation ecosystems” 

• Brad Doorn, NASA program manager of agriculture
• Alejandro Calixto, director of New York State Integrated Pest Management 
• Judson Reid, senior extension associate at Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)
• Richard Stup, senior extension associate at CCE
• Kirsten Workman, senior extension associate at CCE

• Katie Gold and Yu Jiang,  assistant professors: NASA Acres funded research demonstration and discussion featuring PPB, an autonomous vineyard robot 
• Yun Yang, assistant professor: Discussion on NASA tools for vineyard water management
• Sara Emery, assistant professor: Discussion on spotted lanternfly risk mapping