by Alli Sweigard | Nov 5, 2024 | Company News, F3 Highlight, Faculty News, News
This fall semester, F3 Innovate hosted three Ag Bag Meetings to strengthen and support the ag community at UC Merced. Although the university doesn’t have a dedicated agriculture major or department, these meetings serve as a valuable forum for faculty, staff, and...
by Alli Sweigard | Nov 5, 2024 | Company News, F3 Highlight, News
From October 22-24, F3 sponsored the FIRA International Forum on Agricultural Robotics in Woodland, California—a global event that brought together stakeholders in agtech to explore robotics in agriculture. With over 75 representatives from our network and 10 research...
by Alex Yanez | Nov 4, 2024 | Company News, News
On October 18, we hosted over 30 growers and farmers from Australia, the UK, and France at the Experimental Smart Farm, sharing our research for a sustainable, clean food system. Highlights included demos of robotic leaf sensing by Dr. Reza Ehsani, soil CO₂ flux...
by Alex Yanez | Nov 2, 2024 | Company News, News
A group of UC Merced students—Alexandro Pioquinto, Fernando Moncayo, Maria Enciso, Cody Gong, and Landon Fife—are working on a capstone project to create an innovative tool that easily pits jujubes. Advised by Professor Reza Ehsani, this team is supported by F3...
by Alex Yanez | Nov 1, 2024 | Company News, News
On October 31, we hosted our final F3 Ag Bag meeting of the semester, with presentations from Dr. Reza Ehsani on AI and automation for climate-resilient crops, Dr. Wan Du on wireless networking for sustainability, and Dr. Xiaoyi Lu on data management for digital...
by Alex Yanez | Oct 31, 2024 | Company News, News
On September 26, VISTA hosted the second Ag Bag Meeting of the Fall Semester. Over 30 faculty, staff, and graduate students gathered on campus to share agricultural research, updates, and opportunities for collaboration. Speakers included Jackie Atim (UC Cooperative...
