AI In the Fields: UC Merced Researchers Develop Innovation to Help Almond Farmers

Mentees’ Documented an AI Generated Crop Irrigation System

Read more about the project in the following article by UC Merced’s Communications team.

The project includes one test bed served by an AI system and one watered traditionally. Photo by Farms to Incubators

An almond orchard in Parlier provides a look into the future of farming.

Researchers at UC Merced and the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources installed an irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence to deliver the precise amount of water needed and measure the results.

Led by computer science and engineering Professor Wan Du, the project was funded through the Fall 2023 Climate Action Seed Funds. It included a goal that’s almost as important as the work itself: spreading the word about the system and its potential.

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