Gabriel Youtsey: AgTech18 Conference, Nevada County, CA February, 18
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Keynote presentation at AgTech18 Mini Conference, Nevada City, CA. Presented by Nevada County Tech Connection.
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Gabriel Youtsey: AgTech18 Conference, Nevada County, CA February, 18
- 1. Agriculture, Technology and Regional Prosperity Nevada County AgTech Mini Conference, February 9, 2018
- 2. 2 California Agriculture California Farm Gate California Agriculture Exports ⢠$21.59 Billion ⢠14.3% of US $150.7 Billion Total ⢠Top Billion Dollar Exports: Almonds, Dairy, Walnuts, Wine, Pistachios ⢠Top Billion Dollar Markets: EU, Canada, China/HK, Japan, Mexico ⢠$54 Billion ⢠13% of US total ⢠400 Different Crops ⢠1/3 US Vegetables ⢠2/3 US Fruits and Nuts ⢠Top Billion Dollar Products: Milk, Almonds, Grapes, Cattle, Strawberries, Lettuce, Walnuts, Tomatoes, Pistachios, Hay
- 3. 3 Impact of Food and Agriculture in Our Region The agriculture and food industry cluster value is ~$3.4 billion annually & employs 37,000+ workers. ⢠Almost 1.5 million acres of farmland ⢠Over 7,200 farms and ranches of all sizes ⢠Over 150 crops: 3.4 million tons of food
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- 5. 5 Netherlands: 16,000 sq-mi California: 160,000 sq-mi
- 6. 6 UC ANR ⢠178 Advisors who live and work in local communities ⢠111 Campus-based UCCE Specialists ⢠300+ local Community Educators ⢠Over 1,300 research projects annually ⢠650+ Researchers ⢠Full range of support for research ⢠9 locations statewide ⢠Over 12,200 acres UC Cooperative Extension Agricultural Experiment Station Research & Extension Centers (RECs)
- 7. 7 Statewide Programs Institutes ⢠Nutrition Policy Institute ⢠Water Research Institute ⢠Agricultural Issues Center ⢠Informatics and GIS ⢠Integrated Pest Management ⢠Expanded Food & Nutrition Education ⢠Sustainable Ag Research & Education Programs & Volunteers ⢠Youth Development and 4-H ⢠Master Gardeners ⢠Master Food Preservers ⢠California Naturalists ⢠Over 20,000 volunteers contribute 700+ full time hours (the equivalent of $40 million in donated public service)
- 8. 8 Critical Workforce Challenges Less Land for Food Supply Water Scarcity Changing Climate Pest Threats Soil Health Food Safety The ability of California agriculture to feed the World is under threat
- 9. 9 Agriculture + Technology = Opportunity ⢠Internet of Things for the farm ⢠Big data/machine learning/AI ⢠Genomics, CRISPR/CAS9 ⢠Robotics and mechatronics ⢠Plant biotechnology ⢠Rural connectivity ⢠Food science technology ⢠Clean energy technology
- 10. 10 Soil health Agricultural technology is advancing globally Lettuce Under LED Light | Netherlands Agrobot| Spain Apple Harvest| Washington Hydroponics | Israel
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- 13. 13 The âInternet of the Farmâ gets easier, smarter, and more connected 1. Devices are getting smarter and less expensive 2. Products are getting more integrated 3. Better in-field networking/telemetry 4. Software that helps make better on farm decisions about irrigation and nutrients
- 14. 14 Controlled environment agriculture is repeatable, sustainable, scalable 1. Crop production in highly controlled environments 2. In greenhouses or indoor growing spaces 3. Excellent in urban and peri-urban settings 4. Precision ag techniques can be finely tuned 5. Complementary food production e.g. aquaculture + agriculture
- 15. 15 Food systems: the nitty gritty behind âFarm to Forkâ 1. Land use planning 2. Food waste innovation 3. Processing innovations to reduce energy 4. Farmer to consumer models and support
- 16. 16 California Challenges for AgTech & Ag Innovation ⢠Lots of point solutions, no integration ⢠Heavy marketing, dubious science ⢠Startups keep starting up ⢠Silicon Valley and food valleys need each another, but cultures are different ⢠Need patient capital ⢠Accelerators arenât designed for Ag/Food models ⢠There is no world-class innovation ecosystem leader â there is nothing like The VINE
- 17. 17 The Need for an Ag Innovation Ecosystem in CA ⢠Plant sciences /Agronomy ⢠Controlled Environment ⢠Food science ⢠Genomics ⢠Hydrology ⢠Climatology ⢠Data Science ⢠Software Engineering ⢠Internet of Things ⢠Mechatronics ⢠Robotics ⢠Networking Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences Computer Science & Engineering ⢠IP flexibility ⢠Co-innovation ⢠Liberal tech licensing ⢠Shared risk and rewards ⢠Global Open Data for Ag & Nutrition (GODAN) ⢠Incubation ⢠Acceleration ⢠Funding and capital ⢠Entrepreneur support ⢠Rapid commercialization ⢠Competitions and challenges Open Innovation Structures for Public/Private Partnership Ecosystem to Commercialize and Incubate
- 18. 18 $500,000 Grant from EDA will Help UC Cultivate the VINE (Verde Innovation Network for Entrepreneurship)
- 19. 19 Lake Mariposa Sac Yolo El Dorado Placer Sutter Nevada Solano Butte Yuba San Joaquin Stanislaus Alpine Amador Plumas Shasta Sierra Tehama Glenn Tuolumne Colusa Calaveras Tulare Fresno Madera Kings Kern Merced 9 Field Innovation hubs (Research and Extension Centers) 50+ County-based offices (not pictured) UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside The VINE Community
- 20. 20 Potential Innovation Cluster: Indoor Agriculture Hundreds of sensors monitor temperature, air current, moisture, CO2, lighting, soil pH, fertilizer, etc. Engineers use tablets to monitor readings uploaded to the cloud. The âInternet of Thingsâ (IoT) growing food in a highly productive, completely antiseptic space, while repurposing idled manufacturing facilities.
- 21. 21 Potential Innovation Cluster: Robotics The Blue River Example â An Ag/Tech Success Story Started in 2011 by two Stanford Alumni Capital Raised: ⢠2012 - $3,345,000 ⢠2014 - $10,000,000 ⢠2015 - $17,000,000 Tested their ideas for weeding and lettuce thinning in the CA Central Valley with and NSF grant, including UC ANR Kearney
- 22. 22 The Result? Blue River sold to John Deere for $305M
- 23. A key barrier to agriculture technology and rural prosperity Rural connectivity
- 24. 24 UC faces the same challenges as our communities ANR LOCATIONS HOME DAVIS ANR UC CAMPUSES Field Locations vs Campus Network Speeds 10+ Gbps 600 Mbps 5-30 Mbps 1-5 Mbps
- 25. Network upgrade projectWired connection Wireless connections Connecting Rural Sites Westside Research and Extension Center, Five points, CA
- 26. Local Area Network (LAN) The Last Mile is the hardest WAN Provider Telecom BoxMain terminal at REC location Trenching/Construction Westside Research and Extension Center, Five points, CA
- 27. Local Area Network (LAN) WAN Provider Telecom BoxMain terminal at REC location Trenching/Construction Lindcove Research and Extension Center, Exter, CA Leveraging UC investment for our communities
- 28. Precision irrigation Rural broadband for UC innovation and research Ag robotics Internet of Things Distance learning Drones Field days/conferences Big Data
- 29. Grow the pipeline of innovators ⢠Camps, Competitions and Challenges ⢠Events, Engagement, and Communication 2nd Ag Innovations Conference: Microbial Control
- 30. Parting Summary ⢠Uncommon collaboration is key to transformative innovation ⢠Bridging Silicon Valley & CAâs âfood valleysâ is key to innovation in food and agriculture ⢠We must include our rural communities ⢠Grow the pipeline of innovators and operators ⢠A statewide ecosystem that amplifies and connects innovation hubs is needed
- 31. 31 Glenda Humiston Vice President University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources glenda.humiston@ucop.edu 510.987.0716 Gabe Youtsey Chief Innovation Officer University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources gdyoutsey@ucanr.edu 530.750.1314 VINE Leadership in Action