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Agricultural departments across the UK and Ireland are under growing pressure to modernise field operations, reduce manual processes, and deliver more with less. This session puts a live example at the centre of the conversation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandy Kerr, Head of IT at the Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA)<\/span><\/b>, will present on the Tuber App, a mobile inspection tool developed to support scientists and field teams in assessing growing crops. Delivered by SASA in collaboration with Version 1 in six months, after nearly a decade without a viable solution, the app is actively being used by a number of inspectors. Simon Granelli, Project Manager at Version 1 will talk through the delivery of the project, followed by open discussion under Chatham House Rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

This 90-minute session includes:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • The business challenge SASA faced before the Tuber App, and why\u00a0previous\u00a0attempts fell short<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • An overview of how the app supports field scientists conducting crop inspections<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Early outcomes and adoption since go-live<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Open peer discussion on shared operational and digital challenges across\u00a0agri-government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • A look ahead at future Agri-Forum sessions, shaped by attendees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key Takeaways:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Attendees will leave with a clearer picture of how a peer organisation has moved from a decade-long problem to a working digital solution in under six months, practical reference points for their own field operations and inspection programmes, and direct connections with technology and delivery leaders facing the same pressures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>Who\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0For:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    • Technology leaders in government agricultural and rural departments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Operational leaders responsible for farmer-facing services and scheme delivery<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Policy and reform leads interested in how digital enables agricultural change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      This is an invite-only, technology-agnostic forum. Sessions\u00a0operate\u00a0under Chatham House Rules to encourage open, candid discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":16002,"menu_order":0,"template":"","industry":[77],"class_list":["post-15845","webinars","type-webinars","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","industry-public-sector"],"acf":[],"translations":[{"blog_id":1,"post_id":15845,"name":"Europe","code":"EN-GB","hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/webinars\/webinar-the-agri-forum-digitising-field-inspections-for-agricultural-departments\/","is_current":false},{"blog_id":13,"post_id":15845,"name":"Americas","code":"EN-US","hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/en-us\/webinars\/webinar-the-agri-forum-digitising-field-inspections-for-agricultural-departments\/","is_current":true}],"yoast_head":"\nthe-agri-forum-digitising-field-inspections-for-agricultural<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Webinar: The Agri-Forum: Digitising Field Inspections for Agricultural Departments - 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