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The Proagrica Future Farming theatre is part of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), which will be held from 9-10 May 2017 at the Jaarbeurs Expo Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

At the Proagrica Future Farming Theatre, future farming insights will be shared in the fields of dairy, pig and poultry farming, horticulture and arable farming. The editors of Proagrica brands will moderate the sessions. Admission to the GFIA exhibition and the Proagrica Future Farming Theatre is free, so sign up now to reserve your seat! All attendees will also get the first magazine edition of our new brand Future Farming!

TUESDAY MAY 9

Future Farming Horti

• 10.30 Welcome
  presented by Jan Vullings, Editor in chief Boerderij & Groenten&Fruit
• 10.40 The future of farming; emancipation of the plant
  presented by Dr. Marc Kreuger, Global head of Innovation at Here, There and Everywhere
• 11.05 How we grow food in the nearby future
  presented by Mike Vermeij, CEO, Co-Owner at Bom Group Greenhouse Projects
• 11.30 Gene activity measurements for agriculture; the future has already started
  presented by Peter Balk, Chief Technology Officer at NSure BV

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Future Farming Pigs

• 13.00 Welcome
  presented by Vincent ter Beek, Editor in chief Pig Progress 
• 13.10 Early warning systems for disease detection in pigs
  presented by Jürgen Vangeyte, Scientific Director Agricultural Engineering at ILVO
• 13.45 How to secure the crush margin by hedging the feed costs
  presented by Bart Teuwen, DLV MAS

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WEDNESDAY MAY 10

Future Farming Poultry

• 10.30 Welcome
  presented by Fabian Bröckotter, Editor in chief Poultry World 
• 10.40 Data-driven decisions over the intuition approach
  presented by Sergio Guerra, Manager of Technical Systems at Aviagen
• 11.05 Illuminating The Rhythm of LifeTM, with Xiant PAWsTM technology
  presented by Daren Suntych, CEO and founder at Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• 11.30 Solar powered poultry house ventilation
  presented by Jens Dybdahl, Managing Direcor atDACS A/S

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Future Farming Crops

• 12.30 Welcome
  presented by Geert Hekkert, Editor in chief Boerderij 
• 12.40 Big Data and Smart Farming
  presented by Sjaak Wolfert, Sr. Scientist Information Management & ICT in Agri-Food at Wageningen University & Research
• 13.05 A new and smart way for potato production
  presented by Jurgen Decloedt, Business Development Remote Sensing atVITO
• 13.30 Getting the maximum value of the harvest: use of sensors
  presented by Altjo Medema, Sales Manager Dacom
• 13.55 How to use data to optimise agribusiness and food chains
  presented by Jérémie Wainstain, CEO The Green Data

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Future Farming Dairy

• 15.00 Welcome
  presented by Emmy Koeleman, Editor in chief Dairy Global 
• 15.10 Smart ways for young stock rearing
  presented by Siert-Jan Boersema, veterinarian at Jongveecoach
• 15.35 Precision livestock farming for dairy: how sensors can help
  presented by Vivi M. Thorup, Data analyst at IceRobotics
• 16.00 Use of sensors in dairy farms: is it economic?
  presented by Henk Hogeveen, Professor Animal Health Management, Business Economic Group, Wageningen UR

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