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Stories, insights, and updates from across UC ANR Innovate's portfolio: what's happening, who's doing the work, and why it matters.

Orchard machinery retrofitted for autonomous operation

Food Blog: Article

Startups to showcase irrigation, robotics, pest-detection tech June 26

May 19, 2025

By Hanif R Houston

Six ag tech startups will demonstrate their products at a free public field day hosted by UC ANR Innovate, in partnership with Farmhand Ventures, on June 26 in Fresno County.

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Five guys stand around a spray drone on an equipment stand. Headshots of a woman and two men are on the left side.

ANR News Releases: Article

University of Georgia wins top honors at 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge

May 8, 2025

By Kelly D Scott

A fully automated spraying drone platform took the grand prize – a $20,000 Innovation Award sponsored by Farm-ng and Western Growers – in the third annual Farm Robotics Challenge.

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Weeding machine straddles plants in the field

ANR News Releases: Article

Farm Robotics Challenge Awards to spotlight next generation of ag innovation

May 2, 2025

By Kelly D Scott

Winners of the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge Awards will be announced on May 8.

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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Survey on AI Chatbots in Farming

April 11, 2025

By Mercy Olmstead

This short survey aims to gather your valuable insights on how a specialized agricultural chatbot could assist with your day-to-day farming operations. You can either test our prototype and compare it with ChatGPT, or simply share which features would be most beneficial for your specific farming context.The…

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Wold-class deep tech facilities. Conceptual drawing of the floor plan with greenhouses, weland core labs, vertical farm, events, experiental kitchen, incubator and bio manufacture.

ANR News Releases: Article

UC ANR receives nearly $1 million to spur innovation, economic growth in Capital Region

April 3, 2025

By Hanif R Houston

UC ANR Innovate, the innovation arm of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, has received a significant grant award through the California Jobs First initiative to establish The Plant, a facility designed to support agrifood innovation and sustainable agriculture in the Sacramento…

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