WSU Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems

11/06/2019

Congresswoman Schrier on precision ag in the recent hearing.

09/06/2019

https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/research/western-innovator-sensors-smell-plant-diseases/article_76b3a040-c4f4-11e9-9414-47c176987659.html

Sindhuja Sankaran develops an early warning system for plant diseases

08/21/2019

Join us this Thursday Afternoon at WSU IAREC Prosser

WSU CPAAS Ag Technology Day
Automation in Specialty Crops

WSU’s Center for Precision & Automated Agriculture Systems (CPAAS) will host Agriculture Technology Day at the WSU IAREC-Prosser Ag Tech Building from 1:30pm to 6 pm August 22.

Experts from WSU, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Microsoft FarmBeats and ASI Robots will share updates on cutting-edge agricultural advances with growers, agricultural industry professionals, and crop consultants.

This year the theme is automation in specialty crop production, and includes field demonstrations and discussions of digital agriculture solutions, automation in farm operations, robotics in specialty crops, intelligent orchard sprayers, and regulations on autonomous vehicles use in Washington State.

Participants can interact with WSU researchers and provide valuable feedback both during the sessions and at a networking social. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

No cost to attend.
No need to pre register.
(Note: pre registration closed on Aug 16.
Walk-ins are welcome!)

Contact
To learn more, visit the event website https://labs.wsu.edu/khot-precision-agriculture/agtechday19/
or contact Lav Khot, Assistant Professor at CPAAS, at [email protected] or by phone at 509-786-9302

Regulations: Autonomous Vehicles in Farming Operations in the State of Washington (30 min w/ Q/A) by WA Department of Labor & Industries, Division of Occupational Safety & Health

07/09/2019

Congratulations harvest automation team!

WSU scientists were recognized by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for their research exploring how machines can quickly shake apples out of trees, then safely catch and harvest them.

05/22/2019

CPAAS affiliate faculty Matt Whiting shares horticultural knowledge at Cherry Fruit School
https://www.goodfruit.com/dont-fight-the-physiology/

How will your cherry orchards look in 20 years? From the diversity of systems favored by sweet cherry growers today, Washington State University horticulturist Matt Whiting predicts a return to simplicity, with two-dimensional systems that allow “almost assembly line-style” maintenance and take ...

05/20/2019

https://www.thedailybeast.com/robot-apple-pickers-could-change-farming-as-we-know-it?ref=home
CPAAS faculty researcher, Manoj Karkee, on the future for apple picking robots!

‘We are steadily getting closer to making these robots commercially successful.’

05/14/2019

Happy little buzzer!

Best. Day. Ever.

05/13/2019

What a great article on CPAAS Affiliate Manoj Karkee!

The son of a subsistence farmer in Nepal never dreamed he would one day be an agricultural research scientist and a leader in artificial intelligence.

05/11/2019

If you happen to be in Palouse region tomorrow with kids, don’t forget to get to following event organized by our CPAAS Affiliate faculty Dr. Sankaran and her lab members

Family Science Saturday: Engineering our senses Saturday, May 11, 2019 - add to calendar 10 am to 3 pm Off Campus Palouse Discovery Science Center, 950 NE Nelson Ct., Pullman, WA Free Admission About the event Join Phenomics Lab (https://labs.wsu.edu/sankaran-phenomics/) at the Palouse Discovery Sci...

02/22/2019

New drift assessment survey aims to improve models that predict pesticide drift risk and potentially preclude unnecessarily restrictive labels. Green tracer ...

12/20/2018

In the Pacific Northwest, spinach seed is a tiny crop with huge value. And it’s in big trouble. Northwest farmers grow the seeds that fuel the fast-growing baby leaf spinach market. But they’re increasingly burdened…

12/19/2018

https://connectedworld.com/december-2018-11-professors-prophecies-for-ai-and-iot/
Congratulations to Dr. Manoj Karkee on being a 2019 Pioneer!

December 2018: 11 Professors Prophecies for AI and IoT Many of today’s mainstream media news headlines focus on the downsides of technology and the tech workplace, whether it’s cybercrime, election hacking, or sexual-harassment coverups. While