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We are excited to announce Guilherme Guine as one of our panelist at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conferen...
04/20/2026

We are excited to announce Guilherme Guine as one of our panelist at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference! Guilherme Guine is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Solinftec, a technology company on a mission to give every single farm a sustainable future. As CSO, Guine continues to build on the company's goals to create value-added solutions for digital agriculture - all while focusing on sustainability. Having been in charge of the product development area for three years, Guine led the team in achieving the International Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Certification granted by Control Union.

We are pleased to announce Jason Brantley, as one of our industry keynote speakers! Jason Brantley is vice president of ...
04/20/2026

We are pleased to announce Jason Brantley, as one of our industry keynote speakers! Jason Brantley is vice president of small ag and turf production systems at . He is responsible for leading John Deere’s agricultural machinery and technology business focused on utility and mid tractors, high-value crop solutions, and dairy and livestock solutions globally.
Brantley is a proven marketing, business and innovation leader who thrives on developing strategies and solutions to equip farming customers with tools to help them work more efficiently, profitability and sustainably. Aligning sales, marketing, product development and manufacturing functions, his team identifies and delivers high-value opportunities to John Deere’s global stakeholders.
Brantley also serves as a board director for the Farm Foundation and Amadas Industries, the leading global manufacturer of peanut-harvesting equipment. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University and his master of business administration from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.

We are excited to announce Walt Duflock as one of our speakers at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference ...
04/20/2026

We are excited to announce Walt Duflock as one of our speakers at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show!
Walt Duflock is a leading voice in agricultural innovation, specializing in the commercialization of ag tech and the economics of technology adoption in specialty crops. His work focuses on one of the most pressing challenges facing agriculture today — the structural shortage of farm labor — and the role automation and advanced technologies must play to address it. Over the past decade, Walt has helped bridge the gap between growers, startups, investors, and policymakers to accelerate the deployment of practical solutions in the field.
He is widely recognized for his thought leadership on ag tech adoption barriers, grower return-on-investment realities, and the ecosystem coordination required to bring new technologies to scale. His insights have been featured across industry publications, research reports, national agricultural forums, and numerous media articles.
Walt is a fifth-generation family farmer from Monterey County, California, who operates cattle, specialty crops and wine grapes. Walt has over 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley startups, including eBay. Prior to Western Growers, Walt helped SVG-THRIVE build the top AgriFoodTech Accelerator.

We are pleased to announce Stavros Vougioukas as one of our speakers at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Confe...
04/20/2026

We are pleased to announce Stavros Vougioukas as one of our speakers at the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! Stavros Vougioukas is a professor and vice chair in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He earned his doctorate in electrical, computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, specializing in robotics and automation under a Fulbright Fellowship.
Before joining UC Davis in 2012, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Parma, Italy, and as a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural Engineering at Aristotle University in Greece.
His research focuses on robotic harvesting, labor-saving technologies, and precision yield mapping, supported by funding from USDA NIFA, grower commodity boards and industry.

We are excited to annouce Lynn Sosnoskie as a speaker for Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! Lynn...
04/20/2026

We are excited to annouce Lynn Sosnoskie as a speaker for Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! Lynn M. Sosnoskie is a w**d scientist at Cornell University specializing in the evaluation of novel w**d management technologies for specialty crop production.
She joined Cornell AgriTech in 2019 as an assistant professor of w**d ecology and management in specialty crops in the horticulture section of the School of Integrative Plant Science.
Her research focuses on integrating emerging tools — such as electrical w**ding, autonomous robotics, precision sprayers and laser w**ders — with conventional practices to improve w**d control efficiency, crop vigor, and system sustainability.
Sosnoskie works closely with growers and industry partners to test and refine innovative w**d management solutions under commercial production conditions.

We are pleased to annouce Dr. Stanley Culpeper, as one of our speakers for Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Confer...
04/20/2026

We are pleased to annouce Dr. Stanley Culpeper, as one of our speakers for Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! As member of a 9th generation family farm (252 years) and Professor of W**d Science at The University of Georgia for 26 years, Dr. Stanley Culpeper develops integrated w**d management programs for over 40 different agronomic and vegetable crops helping both conventional and organic farmers improve their sustainability.

Stanley shares his work through being an avid publisher with 134 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 460 professional abstracts, and 699 extension publications while also sharing in-person by making over 1547 presentations during his career.

He has also served three terms on the U.S. EPA Agricultural Science Committee Advisory Board, is a past President of the W**d Science Society of America and was awarded EPA’s Montreal Protocol International Award for contributions to the ozone layer, climate, and human health protection.

We are pleased to welcome NextGA as a Startup Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! T...
04/10/2026

We are pleased to welcome NextGA as a Startup Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! Their participation supports the conference's broader effort to connect innovation, collaboration, and applied technology in agriculture. Thank you, , for supporting the mission and purpose of this conference. Growers can attend this event at no cost to observe new technologies working live! Register at specialtycroptech.uga.edu

We are pleased to welcome Carbon Robotics as a Silver Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference &...
04/10/2026

We are pleased to welcome Carbon Robotics as a Silver Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! As part of the event's live demonstration program, Carbon Robotics will present its technology in Georgia specialty crop production conditions. Thank you, Carbon Robotics, for supporting the mission and purpose of this conference. Growers can attend this event at no cost to observe new technologies working live! Register at specialtycroptech.uga.edu

We are pleased to welcome METOS by Pessl Instruments as a Bronze Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology C...
04/10/2026

We are pleased to welcome METOS by Pessl Instruments as a Bronze Sponsor of the Southeastern Specialty Crop Technology Conference & Show! Their participation contributes to the conference's focus on digital tools and data-informed technologies relevant to specialty crop production. Thank you, METOS USA, for supporting the mission and purpose of this conference. Growers can attend this event at no cost to observe new technologies working live! Register at specialtycroptech.uga.edu

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