The Faculty of Food and Agriculture of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine is proud to host its 2nd International Conference on “Climate Smart Food and Agriculture Systems” during June 24-26, 2020 at The University Inn & Conference Centre, St. Augustine, Trinidad. We are delighted to invite participants, speakers, students, delegates and exhibitors to attend this prestigious event. The conference aims to identify and strategize the climate smart food and agriculture systems to ensure food security in the era of climate change. For further details regarding the conference and submission of papers, kindly have a glance on the conference website: https://sta.uwi.edu/ffa/conference2020 Important Dates: Abstract submission: 10 February to 31 March 2020 Conference: 24-26 June 2020  

Big Data Promises and Obstacles: Agricultural Data Ownership and Privacy Free Virtual Workshop—Big Data Promises and Obstacles: Agricultural Data Ownership and Privacy on Wed, June 24, 2020, from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM—US Central Time. Workshop Registration: https://tinyurl.com/ag-data-ownership (Zoom Registration Link)

Virtual ICPA 2020 will take place on 30 June 2020 from 1:30-3:00 pm U.S. CDT (UTC -5). It will include a keynote by David Lamb, presentation of the Pierre C. Robert Scientist Awards, announcements of the election results and passing the gavel. Participation is free to ISPA members. More details will be released shortly!   

11-13 AUG 2020 5th International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering (CAFEi2020) and 13th International FRUTIC 2020 Symposium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.cafei.upm.edu.my  

PHAB 2020 9 – 11 September 2020 The Hague, the Netherlands phab2020.com   Key Dates: Early Bird Registration Deadline: 2 June 2020   Join us for the inaugural Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience Conference (PHAB 2020) which will be held on 9-11 September 2020 in the Hague, Netherlands.   Rising to the global challenge to work on plant health and sustainable agriculture, coinciding with the UN’s International Year of Plant Health, PHAB 2020 will bring together all stakeholders in the plant health field in one unique Conference. Through knowledge sharing and collaboration, we aim to contribute to plant protection worldwide.   Register before the early registration deadline of 2 June, to benefit from discounted registration fees. Special fees are available for students and rates vary based on country classification.   Find more information and register on our website. We look forward to seeing you at this unique event in The Hague!  

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) event “Unlocking the Agricultural Data Revolution” will be held on September 24–25, 2020, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. It is foreseen as “a discussion on how we can overcome the challenges facing agricultural data management and usage to deliver the most value to farmers and beyond.”

The 2020 NUE (Nitrogen Use Efficiency) Workshop has been postponed until August 2nd 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This annual, national workshop centers on networking and exchanging innovative ideas around improving nitrogen use efficiency in agriculture systems. This will also be a great opportunity for graduate students and scientists to network with industry representatives and establish collaborations. We look forward to seeing you next year in Lincoln, Nebraska for this unique event! Laila Puntel Chair NUE Workshop 2021 lpuntel2@unl.edu   

For more information please visit www.aslatap.com/clap-2020 or contact Dr. Gabriel Esposito, Rio Cuarto National University, Argentina or MSc Ricardo Melchiori, INTA Argentina