Ag Tech Professional Forum: Virtual

Overview

Join friends and colleagues from our region and share what’s happening in North Carolina’s ag tech industry. The Ag Tech Professional Forum is a series held throughout the year providing the opportunity to learn about N.C.’s diverse agricultural resources, while also offering a setting for networking and engagement outside of our normal workspaces. See the agenda below for the upcoming Forum topic and details.

Agenda

Plant Health: The Love / Hate Relationship With Insects

The Ag Tech Professional Forum 2020 series theme is around plant health in recognition of the United Nation’s "International Year of Plant Health." The July 22 panel discussion will center on the interaction of insects with plants including how insects communicate with plants. The conversation will also cover how to deal with imported pests, changing the dynamics of pest control and whether gene drive should be an implementable strategy.

4 -5:30 p.m. Event Program

Moderator
	Paul Bernasconi Agribusiness and Biotechnology Consultant Bernasconi Consulting Inc.
Panelists
	Fred Gould, Ph.D. William Neal Reynolds Professor of Entomology; Co-Director GES North Carolina State University
	Philippe Reymond Professor, Plant Molecular Biology Université de Lausanne - Suisse
	Joseph Stout Group Leader Biology, Global Insecticide Research Advanced Biology & Agronomy BASF
	Jeremy A Kroemer Agrochemical Discovery Lead Bayer Crop Science

Annual Sponsors

Supporting Sponsor

Alexandria LaunchLabs - AgTech

Registration

2020 Series Dates:

February 19
April 15
July 22
September 16
November 11

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July 22, 2020 4:00pm - July 22, 2020 5:30pm

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Ag Tech

April 15, 2024

Atlantic Fish Co develops cultivated black sea bass

Raleigh sustainable food startup Atlantic Fish Co has developed and tested a cultivated black sea bass prototype, the company’s latest milestone in the production of sustainable seafood made from harvested fish cells.

In an announcement this week with the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) in Kannapolis, Atlantic Fish said development of the sea bass represents a breakthrough in cellular agriculture. The company produces seafood by harvesting fish cells, feeding them nutrients and giving them a structure to grow on.

March 28, 2024

NC Plant Sciences Initiative Startup Program helps ideas become viable products, services

Turning ideas into impactful solutions can be a hit-or-miss proposition. To get more agricultural technology hits, the new North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) Startup Program helps researchers, alumni and others translate their ideas and discoveries into viable products and services that benefit agriculture.

March 20, 2024

Biotalys collaborates with Novonesis on new biofungicide

Biotalys, a Belgian agricultural technology company with a small U.S. subsidiary in Raleigh, has formed a collaboration with Novonesis (formerly Novozymes) to commercialize a biofungicide for fruit and vegetable crops worldwide.

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