WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, will host a roundtable discussion tomorrow to explore the relationship between the Internet of Things and agriculture.

At Thursday’s roundtable discussion, Fischer will hear from Nebraska stakeholders, government officials, and industry experts about the policies government can pursue to advance technology for agriculture purposes.

If you are planning to attend tomorrow’s roundtable, please email Chanse Jones at Chanse_Jones@Fischer.senate.gov.

EVENT:

Roundtable Discussion

The Internet of Things & Agriculture:

Leveraging Advanced Technologies

in America’s Farmland

DATE:

Thursday, December 14, 2017

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET

LOCATION:

Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Room

Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253

PARTICIPANTS:

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer

Aaron Fehringer

Seed Dealer and Member

Nebraska Farm Bureau

Ken Pfister

Vice President-Strategic Policy

Great Plains Communications

Janice Zdankus

Vice President, Quality

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Mark Lewellen

Manager, Spectrum Policy

Deere & Company

Bobby Vick

Agriculture Enterprise Solutions Executive

PrecisionHawk

Andrew Uden

Chief Operating Officer

Quantified Ag

Grant Spellmeyer

Vice President, Federal Affairs & Public Policy

U.S. Cellular

Jannine Miller

Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Rural Infrastructure

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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