November reflections on a train from the Secretary General

The Secretary General recently attended the VDI Landtechnik conference in Osnabruck, Germany.

This was a great opportunity to get involved with like minded engineers and find out the latest thinking across a wide range of internationally significant agricultural engineering developments.

Historically the Landtechnik conferences are very close to industry, and this one did not disappoint, with excellent presentations around AI, perception systems, autonomy and optimising production systems. An immersive few days focussing on the practical applications of innovation.

The Young Professionals Network of EurAgEng was very well represented with an afternoon parallel stream on the first day which combined both research and industry sessions. The stream also included the chance to talk and meet with international researchers and network amongst colleagues. Well done to all involved..

I would like to thank and recognise the Young Professionals Network for their hard work with this conference and encourage all EurAgEng members to support the community.

Closer to home for the Secretary General, the UK's Institution of Agricultural Engineers annual Landwards conference happened at the Rothamsted Research Institute. This was a fascinating and timely look at what stakeholders want from agricultural engineering. Have a listen to the latest Brash-Ag podcast which gives a run down on the day.

Whilst the wider world will be wondering what the results of the US elections will mean, I came away from Osnabruck excited about the future for agricultural engineers. With a vibrant research community and embedded industry innovation and development, we have a lot to be grateful for, and plenty to work on.

Have a good day!

Andy

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