by Alli Sweigard | Oct 30, 2025 | Company News, News
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) is hosting this year’s Small Farm Tech Expo at UC Merced — a full-day, hands-on event designed for small-scale farmers and ranchers, community organizers, researchers, and innovators shaping the next wave of small-farm...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 29, 2025 | Company News, News
A UC Merced delegation recently traveled to Chile as part of an international collaboration through the AgAID AI Institute, a USDA-NIFA–funded initiative led by Washington State University. UC Merced serves as a key subawardee on the project, with Dr. Josh Viers as...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 3, 2025 | Company News, News
UC Merced is building the first building at the Experimental Smart Farm, established in 2022. With the addition of a new AgTech barn, part of a $9.2 million award to the Merced AgTech Alliance to strengthen agricultural research, facilities, and workforce development...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 3, 2025 | Company News, News
UC Merced and the Almond Board of California have signed a five-year partnership to advance research in automation, sustainability, and the development of new almond varieties, while also creating hands-on opportunities for students and faculty. The collaboration will...
by Alli Sweigard | Oct 3, 2025 | Company News, News
Lake Yosemite sits on the north edge of UC Merced. On a beautiful afternoon, buses brought campus staff who enable all our activities out to the placid lake for fun and relaxation. VISTA hosted second VISTACHILLA, bringing together faculty, staff, students, industry...
