The biggest precision agriculture event ever held in New Zealand takes place in Hamilton from October 16-18.

The seventh Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture, to be known as 7ACPA, is hosted by the Precision Agriculture Association of New Zealand and together the most influential people in precision agriculture research and application from across Asia and.

We invite you to join this ground-breaking event by becoming a supporting partner. In partnership with industry-leading organisations, Precision Agriculture 2017 offers three concurrent conferences encompassing the latest science, development and applications for even smarter agriculture.

These are the seventh Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture covering research on arable, horticultural crops and soils; the first Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Livestock Farming – to be known as 1ACPLF – covering research on livestock and pastures; and the Digital Farmer 2017 conference – to be called DF2017 – covering practical experience, adoption and adaptation of Precision Agriculture concepts and tools.

Different disciplines

Precision Agriculture 2017 is bringing together researchers from different disciplines and cultures to interact with developers, regulators and farmers.

Participants will have the opportunity to gain understanding of precision agriculture research in the Asian-Australasian region, get involved in the discussion, find out more about the broad adoption of precision agriculture in Australia, and learn from New Zealand’s highly advanced primary industry researchers and specialists.

For event partners, it’s a chance to support an internationally notable and thought-leading event and further develop links with the international precision agriculture community.

The three conferences will run in parallel, with joint plenary sessions, poster presentations and workshops. Seminars on leading edge and applied precision agriculture, along with an exhibition featuring the latest innovative technologies, will enable scientists and practitioners to exchange and generate new ideas.

Conference tours

Organisers expect more than 320 participants from the emerging economies in Asia, from Australia and New Zealand as well as from other regions.

After the event, delegates have the opportunity to join one of two New Zealand two-day to three-day tours, visiting either the North Island or the South Island, to discover first-hand examples of outstanding New Zealand precision agriculture research and innovation.

International Precision Agriculture Master Classes will be held for two days ahead of the conferences. These master classes will introduce early career scientists to the latest methods of precision agriculture research and allow them to discuss key science questions with international experts.

Precision Agriculture 2017 is globally unique as it provides a platform for all primary industries in agriculture to share and discuss their latest precision agriculture achievements. It also aligns with the congruent conference series in Europe (ECPA, ECPLF), South America (CONBAP) and North America (ICPA). For more information, see: https://precisionagriculture.org.nz