2022-10-26
Farm Bureau representatives met with Chancellor Juan Muñoz of the University of California, Merced, this month to discuss potential science and research collaborations that may benefit farmers, ranchers and students, while generating important agricultural data to guide policymakers.
Muñoz met with California Farm Bureau leaders, including President Jamie Johansson, Administrator Jim Houston and Director of Science and Research Amrith Gunasekara.
UC Merced is working to bring new technologies in engineering and robotics to California agriculture to help address climate change through innovation.
The Farm Bureau delegation also met with the following leaders from UC Merced: Gillian Wilson, vice chancellor for research; Rakesh Goel, dean of the School of Engineering; Josh Viers, associate dean of research; and Leigh Bernacchi, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.
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