**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** A CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN AGRICULTURE WILL OCCUR APRIL 15-17, 2024 INCOLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON AI FOR INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY TO MANAGE SUSTAINABILITY IN A NEW WORLD OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS, FOLLOWING TWO SUCCESSFUL AI CONFERENCESFOCUSED ON OTHER TOPICS. WE SEEK TO EXPAND THE FOCUS AND PARTICIPATION BEYOND THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S., SUPPORTING A TRANSDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, EXTENSION EXPERTS AND INDUSTRIES. SINCE THE LAST MEETING PLANNING, THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION OF NEW RESEARCH, TOOLS AND CHALLENGES AROUND AI IN AGRICULTURE ACROSS DIVERSE DOMAINS. THESE ARE QUICKLY EVOLVING AREAS SO COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, AND ISSUES WILL INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE AND MINIMIZE SILOS. WE EXPECT 400 ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS OVER 100 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS. LOCAL HOSTS INCLUDE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (1862 LAND-GRANT), PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (1890 LAND-GRANT) AND TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH (EXPERIMENT STATION). MEETING PROGRAMMING IS CO-ORGANIZED BY HATCH MULTI-STATE PROJECT, S1090: AI IN AGROECOSYSTEMS: BIG DATA AND SMART TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION. THE PLANNING COMMITTEES, SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS WILL COME FROM ACROSS DOMAINS AND GEOGRAPHIES. OUTPUTS WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS, PREPRINTS, AND A CONFERENCE REPORT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE NEW AREAS OF RESEARCH AND APPROACHES FOR TEACHING AND EDUCATION, IN ADDITION TO UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION. IMPACTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH BROADENING PARTICIPATION AND GROWING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR USE OF AI IN AGRICULTURE.

Texas A&M Agrilife Research, College Station TX

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