Tech on Tap: SmartFarm: 300 Years of Agriculture Innovation from Mount Vernon to the Future
Wed, Oct 20
|Port City Brewing Company
Come grab a beer and learn about the evolution of farming at Mount Vernon.
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2021, 6:00 PM
Port City Brewing Company, 3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304, USA
About the event
George Washington started a revolution from his farm at Mount Vernon. Find out how it has evolved into the farming revolution of today and what it means for the future. Drones, robots, artificial intelligence, and big data will seed the future of farming as much as plants and animals. Virginia Tech experts will talk about the role that the SmartFarm Innovation Network and the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture will play in helping to develop technologies’ that will feed a growing — and hungry — global population.
Speakers:
Robin White
Assistant professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
Fellow, Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture
Hasan Seyyedhasani