Event Details

Date

May 21, 2019

Time

9:00 am - 1:30 pm Register by Friday May 10th! $15/per person includes lunch

Location

GCC's The BEST Center
One College Road
Batavia, NY 14020

Host

Genesee Community College
Alexandria Mesiti
585-343-0055, 6602

www.bestcenter.org


Calling all 9th-12th graders! 4th Annual Precision Agriculture Day at Genesee Community College

May 21, 2019

Calling all 9th-12th graders! 4th Annual Precision Agriculture Day at Genesee Community College

1) There will be 6 stations/sessions which include: Electronic Troubleshooting, Drones, Fixed Wing Drones, Apple Production, Nutrient Management, and Decision Making Tools. The event flyer is attached.

2) Lunch is provided for all registered participants. Ham, turkey, tuna or vegetarian subs, chips, cookies, and a beverage will be available. Would you please inform us (on the registration form) if anyone has a food allergy, so we can make arrangements?

3) At this time, space is limited to 10 students and a teacher/school representative from each school district. Please let us know if your district has additional interested students and they will be put on a waiting list. We will inform you of open spots after the registration deadline.

4) Please submit the attached registration form by Friday, May 10th. We will inform you as soon as possible after this deadline date if we can accommodate additional students. We cannot accept any new or walk-in students on the day of the event. Replacement students will be accepted up until Tuesday, May 14th ONLY if we have their information (same info as on attached form). Because of food and other expenses, no refunds can be issued if a student does not attend.

5) Cost is $15/participant for everyone. We will invoice your district based on the number of participants that are registered.   

Stations and Presenters:
1. Electronic Troubleshooting, Seth Conway, Monroe Tractor
2. Drones, Dr. Jan van Aardt. RIT
3. Fixed Wing Drones, Charles "Chip" Malone, CCE-Genesee
4. Apple Production, Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE
5. Nutrient Management, Jodi Putman, CCE-NWNY team
6. Decision-Making Tools, Dr. Ali Nafchi, CCE-NWNY team



Registration form (PDF; 192KB)

flyer (PDF; 836KB)


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