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IF 172: “Farms Of The Future: Innovation in Agriculture" w/Dr. Joy Agnew

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Episode 172: “Farms Of The Future: Innovation in Agriculture" w/Dr. Joy Agnew


In this week’s segment, we are launching the first episode of our "Innovation in Agriculture" limited series.

To launch the series, we have Dr. Joy Agnew from Olds College speaking to Tracy about developing the “Farms Of The Future.”

With their College mission of "Transforming agriculture for a better world”, Joy shares how everything they do at Olds is done to advance all aspects of the agriculture industry.

In this episode, Tracy and Joy discuss:
  • Why and when Olds college decided to place a strong focus on agriculture tech and data?
  • The importance of ag-tech and data as it relates to producers and the industry.
  • Their three-pillared approach to ag-tech and data includes educational opportunities, their Smart Farm, and their AgSmart ag-tech event.
  • Joy expands on these pillars. The College provides training for farmers and industry, the Smart Farm tests new products and solutions, and then the AgSmart event brings these innovations to the field for the agriculture industry to learn about and witness in action.
If you are interested in new technology and maximizing your farm data…. you will want to tune into this episode and learn about the great work that Olds College is doing to advance the “Farms Of The Future.”

 



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Upcoming 2022 AgSmart Event: August 9 & 10th, 2022 - https://agsmartolds.ca



Olds College - https://www.oldscollege.ca

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 Show Guest


Dr. Joy Agnew
Associate VP, Applied Research at Olds College



Passionate about sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and teaching engineering and agricultural topics. Experienced manager and mentor in the agricultural and engineering research fields. Skilled in project management, experimental design, data analysis, strategic planning, extension, and communication with stakeholders.

“Dr. Agnew has emerged as one of Canada’s key leaders for positioning our agriculture industry at the leading edge,” comments Stuart Cullum, President, Olds College. “She has built the next generation applied research environment in the Olds College Smart Farm and has designed it to also be the next generation learning environment that our country needs right now, in order to produce the talent required to maintain our global leadership.”


Connect with Dr. Joy Agnew - TwitterWebsite / LinkedIn

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