{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Engineers Ireland Amplified","title":"Ploughing Forward: The Engineering Behind Agriculture","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1832,"description":"The agriculture sector has had to embrace adaptability and innovation as it navigates new technologies and the climate crisis. \nToday we’re diving into agriculture and discovering how engineers are developing solutions for a better future in the sector. We hear about their impressive sustainability efforts and how AI and automation are playing an important role. \nOur experts today are Associate Professor and Vice Principal for Internationalisation in UCD College of Engineering & Architecture, Tom Curran, Mechanical engineer with Agrigear, Neil Pigott and Agricultural Inspector with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Robert Leonard. \n\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\n\n01:12 How the Department Of Agriculture uses engineering \n04:12 Engineering in agriculture machinery \n07:30 Current research in agriculture \n09:26 Application of robotics and automation \n14:22 Collection and analysing data from farms \n15:31 Smart farming \n17:03 Adapting the farming industry to new tech\n21:40 The Ploughing Championships \n23:01 Climate change challenges for the sector \n24:48 Sustainability efforts in agriculture \n\nGUEST DETAILS\nTom Curran is an Associate Professor and Vice Principal for Internationalisation in UCD College of Engineering & Architecture. He leads the Horizon Europe project, BioBeo, on innovative education for the bioeconomy with 15 partners across 10 European countries. He is the Director of the UCD MSc Environmental Technology degree programme. His research interests include waste management and air quality. He is a graduate of UCD's Engineering programme, holding a BE (Ag & Food), MEngSc (Environmental Engineering) and a PhD in Biosystems Engineering. He worked in production and environmental management in the food industry for a number of years before joining as faculty in UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.\nWebsite: https://people.ucd.ie/tom.curran \nSocial Media: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/tompcurran \nNiall Pigott is a chartered engineer with...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yT1HKVBRO-_0Tw5LD-gGV6EOyCLdCro-cFnWSlmkksA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjUz/ODU1M2Y5NWViNTE3/Njc1NjAzZTgxMjY0/YjZlMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}