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