The National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF), supported by Agri-Tech West are introducing the Agricultural Innovation Conference & Exhibition (AICE) at Harper Adams University in Shropshire. The event is sponsored by AHDB and features a full day of guest speakers from both industry and academia, there will also be opportunity for networking, visiting the exhibitor stands and taking part in topical focus groups within the Innovation inspiration hub. The 2018 focus for the conference is autonomous innovation within the agricultural sector with the emphasis on and the celebration of the Hands Free Hectare project which is now in its second year having completed the first completely hands free harvest in 2017.
- Keynote Speaker – Caroline Drummond MBE LEAF
- Jane King AHDB
- Kit Franklin, Harper Adams University
- Clive Blacker, Precision Decisions
- Meet the Hands Free Hectare Team – Jonathan Gill, Martin Abell, Kit Franklin
- Dan Halliday, New Holland
- P Nageshwar, Rao TAFE
- Norbert Beaujot, Seed Master
- Sam Watson Jones, Small Robot Company
