January 2016, CAHNRS blog Farming of the future will be data-driven, and Washington State University is helping shape that future. As the world population grows and demands on our natural resources increase, producing more food more efficiently is a top global priority. Converging that need with advancements in robotics, sensors, satellites and data analysis puts agriculture […]
JANUARY 25, 2016, by ALYSSA PATRICK An assistant professor and extension specialist in WSU’s Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS), Lav works with farmers and researchers across disciplines to solve agricultural problems. He also partners with companies like Yamaha and Digital Harvest to test solutions happening in the lab with existing technologies, or […]
Feb 2015 | The rise of the apple picking robot, by David Kroman Three out of five apples in the United States come from Washington. That’s 10-12 billion apples if you’re doing the math – enough to wrap around the earth 29 times. The $2.25 billion earned in 2012 was nearly double the revenue of […]