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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Sustainability colleagues –<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There’re really exciting opportunities for sustainability research, education, and application in the Smart Farm, with on- and off-campus communities. If you’re interested in getting involved, see below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just a reminder that we are looking to wrap up the initial Smart Farm Working Group sign up by this Wednesday May 19<sup>th</sup>. Thank you to everyone who has joined in already, we’ll be in touch to schedule the first meetings in the
coming weeks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal">If you want to join in, please check out our work plan (attached) and go to the Google Form where you can sign up:
<a href="https://forms.gle/8eyCzPNZjuwvJYQv6">https://forms.gle/8eyCzPNZjuwvJYQv6</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions about the Groups.
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anna, Leigh, Josh, & Tom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Anna Rallings <arallings@ucmerced.edu></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Anna Rallings <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 10, 2021 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Smart Farm Gang - UCM <smartfarmgang-UCM@merced.onmicrosoft.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Smart Farm Working Groups - Sign Up Here!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Farm Folks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">As we mentioned in the Barn Yard updates, we are ready to form and launch the Working Groups. Please read through the attached document for all the details on objectives,
timeline, benefits, and commitment. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Your choice is much easier: there are
<b>2 Working Groups</b> with multiple subtopics within each main group. Several of you mentioned the need for integration among topics, so we rethought the structure and decided that fewer, more integrated, groups was the way to go.
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">To sign up, check out this Google form to see the work plan:
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/8eyCzPNZjuwvJYQv6">https://forms.gle/8eyCzPNZjuwvJYQv6</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> Please respond by
<b>Wednesday May 19<sup>th</sup></b>, we hope to kick off our first meeting in the coming month.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Here are the two broad groups, however, these subtopics are not exhaustive and there will be opportunity to cross-pollinate between groups:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">1. Physical Domain:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Life Cycle Management</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">: How do we approach generating and cycling
what we need on the farm site? May include renewable energy and waste management as well as requisite infrastructure and resources.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Land & Water Management</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">: How can we make the best sustainable
decisions about the natural resources on our site and demonstrate good stewardship practices? May include water & irrigation, crop status, pest management, soil & nutrients, groundwater & recharge, carbon/GHG accounting, natural areas & biodiversity as well
as onsite instrumentation, baseline data requirements, or delineation of set asides.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Sensing & Data:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> How can we make the farm a data rich, real-time
resource for our campus? May include sensor networking/IoT, drones and robotics, highspeed connectivity, data management & portals, data processing, modeling, & visualization as well as on site and off site physical infrastructure (e.g., drone hive and workshop
space).</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">2. Community Health and Engagement:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Education:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> How can we engage our on campus and extension programming
with the farm? May include identifying curriculum opportunities, existing and future programming, summer institutes, extension, and workshops as well as identifying on site teaching space needs.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Food Security/Healthy Eating/Community Engagement:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> How can
we create a physical and scholarly space for engaging our on/off-campus community and industry as well as integrate exploration of societal issues such as health eating and other public health issues? May include industry, agency, and NGO engagements, marketing
& communications, community spaces such as demo gardens and community gardens, and programming.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Future of Farm Work:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> How do we study worker and grower attitudes
and behavior, and understand evolving workforce ecology? How do we design human-machine systems with respect work cognition, health and safety, and other factors? May include sensor/IoT, and worker/grower workshop and upskilling/reskilling facilities.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">A big thanks pitching in on this big job!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Anna, Leigh, Josh, & Tom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">ANNA RALLINGS</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">Researcher Coordinator & Lab Manager, VICElab</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">DEPT. OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="color:#999999">5200 Lake Road </span><span style="color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="color:#999999"> Merced, California 95343<br>
vicelab.ucmerced.edu </span><span style="color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="color:#999999"> 209.446.9927</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EEEEEE;letter-spacing:1.9pt;background:#092F44">BUILDING THE FUTURE IN THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">Please be aware I will be away from Monday June 28<sup>th</sup> returning July 19<sup>th</sup>, contact me if you need deliverables in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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