**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 IS PLANNED FOR MARCH 31-APRIL 2 2025IN STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI. THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON AI IN AGRICULTURE: THE ROLE OF AI INAUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS FOLLOWING THREE SUCCESSFUL AICONFERENCES HELD AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYFOCUSED ON AI IN AGRICULTURE BUT WITH OTHER THEMES. WE SEEK TO EXPAND THE FOCUS ANDPARTICIPATION BEYOND THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SUPPORTING A TRANSDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OFRESEARCHERS EDUCATORS EXTENSION EXPERTS AND INDUSTRY FROM ACROSS DOMAINS INCLUDINGSOCIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF AI AT VARIOUS FARM SCALES. SINCE THE LAST MEETING NEW RESEARCHTOOLS AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH AI IN AGRICULTURE HAVE ACCELERATED. THESE ARE FAST MOVINGAND EVOLVING AREAS SO COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE IDEAS WILL INCREASE THECOMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE AND MINIMIZE SILOS. WE EXPECT 300 TO 400 ATTENDEES FROMACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS OVER 100 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS. LOCAL HOSTS INCLUDE TEXAS A&MUNIVERSITY PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY AND TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH. MEETINGPROGRAMMING IS CO-ORGANIZED BY HATCH MULTI-STATE PROJECT S1090: AI IN AGROECOSYSTEMS: BIGDATA AND SMART TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION. THE PLANNING COMMITTEES ANDDIFFERENT SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS WILL COME FROM ACROSS DOMAINS AND GEOGRAPHIES. OUTPUTS WILLINCLUDE PRESENTATIONS PREPRINTS AND A CONFERENCE REPORT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE NEW AREAS OFRESEARCH AND APPROACHES FOR TEACHING AND EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO NEW UNDERSTANDING ANDCOLLABORATIONS ACROSS DOMAINS. IMPACTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH BROADENING PARTICIPATION ANDGROWING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR USE OF AI IN AGRICULTURE.

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