I-Third Annual Open Farm iza ku UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Centre e-Parlier, California, Oct. 3. I-Open Farm iwumbuthano obanjwa minyaka yonke umphakathi wabalimi ukuxhuma abathengisi bezobuchwepheshe, izifundiswa kanye nabalimi ukuze kusheshiswe ukuguqulwa kwedijithali komkhakha wokudla nezolimo.
Umhlangano uqala ngo-8:30 ekuseni kuya ku-1:30 ntambama Ukubhalisa kumahhala kubalimi nabasebenzi bakahulumeni; I-$ 20 yabamele izinsiza zamandla namanzi; kanye ne-$40 yabathengisi. Bhalisa ku- Ikhasi lewebhu le-Eventbrite. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-open-farm-tickets-48793567875) Amakhredithi emfundo aqhubekayo azonikezwa.
I-Kearney REC iku-9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, California.
Umcimbi we-Open Farm uhlanganisa:
- Inkulumo eyisihluthulelo ngo Glenda Humiston, isekela likamongameli, i-UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Imibukiso yasensimini yemephu ye-3D yezinkambu zocwaningo kusetshenziswa ama-drones, i-automation of irrigation and fertigation, kanye nokuqhathanisa izindlela zokulinganisa amanzi ukuze kulungiselelwe uMthetho Wokulawulwa Kwamanzi Aphansi Amanzi
- Untanga ubuyekeze izethulo zocwaningo mayelana ne-agronomy, ukuqapha, amarobhothi kanye nokumbiwa kwedatha
- Iphaneli yemboni enabalimi nabacubungula ukudla
Abaxhasi kanye nozakwethu be-Open Farm 2018 yilaba:
- I-UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)
- I-VINE, Verde Innovation Network for Entrepreneurship
- I-West Hills College, i-Coalinga
- California State University, Fresno
- I-BlueTechValley
- I-PowWow Amandla
- I-WiseConn Engineering
- Ukubona amaphampu
- I-Blue River Technologies
- I-Bowles Farming Company
I-Open Farm yaqala ngo-2016 e-Terranova Ranch ngosizo lwemali yocwaningo evela ku-California Energy Commission (EPC-14-081). Ngo-2017, umcimbi wakhula waba umbuthano obanzi onezethulo ezibuyekezwe ngontanga ezihlelwe yi-UC ANR kanye nemibukiso yasensimini eholwa yi-West Hills College. Zombili izinhlangano zibambe iqhaza ohlelweni lwe-broadband lokuletha izinsiza ezingcono ze-broadband e-Central Valley.
"Ikusasa le-ag tech innovation kanye nokuqaliswa eWest Side lincike ekufinyeleleni ku-inthanethi ye-broadband emikhakheni," kusho uTerry Brase, umfundisi wesayensi we-ag e-West Hills Community College. "IWest Hills iyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana ne-UC ANR ukuze ibambe iqhaza ohlelweni oluzokwenza lokhu kwenzeke kubalimi bendawo."
I-PowWow Energy, i-Pumpsight kanye ne-WiseConn Engineering ziyizibonelo zezinkampani ezisebenze nomphakathi wabalimi futhi zasungula i-application programmable interface (API) evumela abalimi ukuthi bavikele idatha yabo futhi bathole izinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukene zokukhuluma zodwa.
"Kwenza izimpilo zabalimi zibe lula, kungabi nzima," kusho u-Olivier Jerphagon, umsunguli kanye ne-CEO ye-PowWow Energy, Inc.
Abathengisi abathathu badlule esikhungweni se-Water Energy Technology (WET) eFresno State, okungenye yama-incubator e-California axhunywe yi-VINE.
“Ezolimo zidinga amazinga okusekela ukuhlanganiswa okungcono kwezinhlelo nedatha ukwenza ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe kube lula futhi kungabizi, kuyilapho kuvikela ubumfihlo bamapulazi,” kusho. Gabe Youtsey, isikhulu esiphezulu se-UC ANR. “Kudingeka sisebenzisane kuzo zonke izimboni, izifundiswa kanye nohulumeni ukuze sabelane ngezinqubo ezingcono kakhulu futhi sakhe ubudlelwano ukuze sixazulule izinkinga zangempela futhi sivumelanise ukuhlanganiswa kwesoftware kanye nedatha nezidingo zezolimo. Yingakho siqale i-VINE. ”
I-VINE - i-Verde Innovation Network for Entrepreneurship - iwumphakathi oxhumene wabasunguli kanye nezinsiza ezingase zisetshenziswe ngabasunguli bezolimo esimeme nokudla, okuhlanganisa ama-incubator, amalebhu ocwaningo, izindawo zokuhlola insimu, abeluleki kanye nochwepheshe bezimboni.
“Imboni yezokudla nezolimo ishintsha ngokushesha, futhi ukuze inhlangano efana neyethu yengeze inani, kufanele siqonde ukuhlukahluka kwezinto ezintsha ezenzekayo embonini,” kusho u-Helle Petersen we-WET Centre yaseFresno State. “Umphakathi we-VINE usisiza ukuthi sihambe ngendlela, futhi sisebenzise izimpahla eziningi zesifunda sethu. I-Open Farm ingelinye lalawo mathuba, umcimbi oyingqayizivele ohlanganisa abacwaningi, abalimi, izimboni nabanye ukuze babelane ngolwazi abanalo, izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuthi bathole amathuba okubambisana.”