AgAID Institute

🚀 Ever wonder what exactly we are exploring? Dive into the Future of Agriculture with AgAID! 🍏🍎🍒🍇🫐🤖🌊💧🌧️❄️ Discover the Revolution in Farming Practices through our Promotional Video showcasing AgAID: National AI Research Institute for Transforming Agricultural Workforce and Decision Support! 🎥 Watch the Video Now to Witness the Power of AI in Agriculture: https://lnkd.in/g4hNw5Qp 🌟 Proudly Supported by: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and National Science Foundation (NSF) ✨AgAID core members include: ✅ Washington State University ✅ Oregon State University ✅ University of California, Merced ✅ University of Virginia ✅ Heritage University ✅ Wenatchee Valley College ✅ innov8.ag ✅ Kansas State University 🧑🌾👨🏽💻👩🌾👩🏼💻Explore Three Research Thrusts: 1️⃣ Labor: Developing innovative and inclusive human-AI workflows 🤖 and improving the efficiency of farm robots and the productivity of farm workers. 2️⃣ Farm Operations: Developing tools to support decision-making at the farm scale, helping growers manage the impacts of extreme weather and other uncertainties. 🍏🍎🍒🍇🫐 3️⃣ Water Allocation: Designing AI solutions to assist better stewardship of water resources, and addressing water scarcity challenges. 🌊💧🌧️❄️ 📢 Don't miss this opportunity! 👆🏼Click the link to embark on a journey towards Agricultural Excellence: https://lnkd.in/g4hNw5Qp #AgAID #AgricultureInnovation #FutureofAgriculture #AgRobotics #PrecisionAgriculture #WaterAllocation #DataDrivenSupportSystems

Hear straight from Ines Hanrahan, Executive Director of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, about the work advanced.farm is doing to automate harvest, the single biggest cost for Washington apple growers. Check out the interview here: https://lnkd.in/edfMbs53 Want to stay in the loop of all that covers Orchard of the Future? Sign up on our website for our newsletter and receive all the latest news, events, and information. Subscribe through this link: https://lnkd.in/gkVChMbc #signup #newsletter #fruitorchard #globalimpact #farmingthefuture

🎉 Congratulations on winning the Best Conference Paper Award at #IEEEMetroAgriFor24! 🎉 A huge shoutout to the entire team, Srikanth Gorthi, Dattatray Bhalekar, Markus Keller, and Lav Khot for contributing to this innovative work that will significantly impact heat stress management practices. Follow the team to stay updated on our latest groundbreaking research and innovations. #Grapes #SurfaceTemperature #HeatStress #AI #PrecisionAgriculture WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences WSU IAREC Washington State Wine Commission

I’m excited to share that last week our team won the Excellence in Small Farm Tech Award at the Farm Robotics Challenge during the FIRA - World Ag Robotics Forum 2024 in Sacramento, California! I had the privilege of leading the bin-picking project, and it was a amazing experience working alongside Syed Usama Bin Sabir, Divyanth L G, Priyanka Upadhyaya, Achyut Paudel and the talented undergraduates from Heritage University. A huge thank you to our advisors Dr. Manoj Karkee and Dr. Safal Kshetri, for their support and guidance throughout the project. In addition to the award, I presented my research on automated pruning robot in apple orchards, which utilizes 3D reconstruction techniques to model the tree’s structure and guide the end-effector in branch cutting. The feedback I received was incredibly valuable, and I’m eager to further develop the project. Special thanks to our funding partner AgAID Institute, and the team at Farm-ng—Nathan Dorn, Marcelo Scatolin Queiroz, and Guilherme De Moura Araujo—for their continuous support. I’d also like to thank UCANR and the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS) for organizing such a successful event. Here’s a picture of me receiving the award 🏆. Looking forward to advancing agricultural robotics even further! #FIRA2024 #AgTech #SustainableFarming #AgAID #Robotics #Automation

🎊 Congratulations Martin Churuvija on your collaboration with our international partners, UTS in Australia. The progress you've made in your research has been invaluable and the insights and expertise you've gained will undoubtedly contribute to significant advancements in the field of agricultural robotics. We are excited to see the results of your upcoming trials. #Research #InternationalCollaborations #Robotics #PrecisionAgriculture

📢 What incredible news! 🎊 We are absolutely delighted to hear that our team won the "Excellence in Small Farm Tech Award" during the Farm Robotics challenge at FIRA - World Ag Robotics Forum 2024. 🎉 Join us in celebrating our Farm Robotics Challenge team: ☑ Undergraduate students from Heritage University: Salvador Ayala, Robert Barragan, Osmar Alvarez, Bethany Navarro, and Apol Medrano. ☑ Graduate students from WSU Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems: Dawood Ahmed (team lead), Syed Usama Bin Sabir, Priyanka Upadhyaya, Divyanth L G, and Achyut Paudel. ☑ Mentors: Safal Kshetri and Manoj Karkee. ☑ Logistics: Jordan Jobe and Karolynn Tom Follow them so you keep posted on the interesting and impactful research they do and the projects they are part of. WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Farm-ng #Robotics #PrecisionAgriculture #AgTech #Innovation #TeamWork #FIRAUSA2024 #FarmNG 👇

A Robotic Nitrogen applicator developed at Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems demonstrates targeted fertilizer application at the tree-level, steering the orchard industry towards more efficient management. #AgricultureTechnology #Robotics #Sustainability Achyut Paudel Manoj Karkee Thanks to Ross Courtney Ross Courtney for beautifully covering our work. Article Link: https://lnkd.in/gWyNt_NH

No #Bees? No problem! This whole apple tree was pollinated without bees, using #artificial and #mechanized methods. At Washington State University, we made this possible by experimenting at a commercial orchard level Matthew Whiting Changki Mo Manoj Karkee #RoboticPollination #Automation #Robotics

🚨 Seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate Mitigation and Resilience Are you passionate about climate-smart agriculture and research? Join an amazing team at Washington State University's Agroecosystems Lab! This is a unique opportunity to: ☑ Lead cutting-edge research on the effects of agricultural practices on carbon accrual and climate resilience in the Northwest US. ☑ Work with a collaborative team of researchers and practitioners. ☑Contribute to climate-smart agriculture in the Northwest. 👉 Interested? Apply now through https://lnkd.in/gZZ7C-DV 🗓 End Date: November 24, 2024 Let's work together to create a more sustainable future! #Postdoc #ClimateChange #Agriculture #Research WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences USDA Northwest Climate Hub (https://lnkd.in/gtrrjgsx) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

👉 Publication Update 📑 Congratulations on this new publication, "Sensitivity of snow magnitude and duration to hydrology model parameters" in the Journal of Hydrology, Bhupinderjeet Singh, Tanvir Ferdousi, John Abatzoglou, Samarth Swarup, Jennifer Adam, and Kirti Rajagopalan. Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gfk8pMC4 WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences - Biological Systems Engineering University of California, Merced UVA Biocomplexity Institute 👇 #Hydrology #SnowMagnitude #Models