by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
Graduate student Madhu Urazada (Management of Complex Systems, School of Engineering) is investigating how snow droughts—winters with below-normal snowpack—followed by high evaporative demand during the growing season can deliver a “double whammy” to agricultural...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
This month, several team members attended FIRA 2025, the world’s leading agricultural robotics forum. The event was buzzing with energy, featuring talks from industry leaders and impressive demonstrations of the latest in agricultural technology. The discussions and...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
As part of the California Forward Economic Summit in mid-October, VISTA F3 Executive Director, Dr. Leigh Bernacchi, participated in a tour of regional workforce development and ag innovation programs hosted by BEAM Circular. The tour started at Delicato Winery where...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
This month, the UC Merced Experimental Smart Farm (ESF) team proudly represented the university at the Mariposa Agrinature Tour, hosted by Casto Oaks Winery and UC Cooperative Extension. The event brought together farmers, ranchers, educators, artists, and families to...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
A team of F3 undergraduate engineers are partnering with UCANR scientists and Semillero de Ideas to prototype ideas for on-farm innovations designed by farmworkers. Semillero de ideas is a nonprofit organization based in the Yakima Valley of Washington, where many...
