Tue, 12 Aug 2025

SmartFarming and Phenotyping Field Day 2025

NMBU

New technology for safe Norwegian food production

About

Field Day at NMBU from 9:00-15:00
This year, the event is divided into two parts.
We start indoors with presentations in the Vitenpark and then move to Vollebekk for lunch, technology updates and field walks.

  • Vitenparken (9:00 – 11:30)
  • Vollebekk station (11:45 – 15:00)

Topics

Indoor

  • New opportunities for plant research in Norway with national infrastructure for plant phenotyping – Morten Lillemo, NMBU
  • SmartWheat in the field: How artificial intelligence can help wheat crops cope with climate stress – Sahameh Shafiee, NMBU 
  • Speed breeding – new and better varieties faster! – Kristin Børresen, Graminor 
  • Sustainable forage production through increased nitrogen efficiency in ryegrass – Mallikarjuna Rao Kovi, NMBU
  • Weed-free grassland using drone technology – Lars Olav Brandsæther and Kim Bredesen

Outdoor

  • Precision technology doesn’t have to cost a fortune. About GPS on old tractors by Helge Randem, farmer.
  • Robots as research tools: DLT farming and SFI Digifoods – Weria Khaksar and Antonio Candea Leite, NMBU
  • Drone services from “Plant Phenotyping NMBU”, Muhammad Fahad Ijaz, NMBU
  • Ear growth and falling number stability – opportunities with new varieties – Jon Arne Dieseth, Graminor
  • Water saturation tolerance in Nordic oat varieties, RobOat project – Anja Ruud
  • How far are we from high-protein oats for food? DiversityOats and the OatFrontiers projects, Morten Lillemo and Kai Ilves