UC Merced’s Smart Farm Aims to Address Valley Farmers’ Climate Questions

UC Merced’s Smart Farm Aims to Address Valley Farmers’ Climate Questions

UC Merced’s experimental “smart farm” opened several years ago with a mission to integrate technology with agriculture, and it’s grown to be more than the empty plot of land it once was. By Rachel Livinal The Merced FOCUS Located about a 15 minute drive from campus, the farm’s plots test everything from cross pollination in almonds to composting with climate-smart charcoal. During a recent tour of the smart farm for Research Week at UC Merced, …