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News
Teaching a robot dog new tricks
Associate Professor Ce Yang and her team in the Agricultural Robotics Lab are developing new technologies to make farming more efficient and cost effective
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BBE involved in bringing back ‘bio supermarkets’
Scientists estimate Minnesota has lost 50 percent of its original wetlands. In the southern part of the state, it’s more than 90 percent. Prof. Chris Lenhart works with a program that helps landowners restore these vanished wetlands.
The University’s AI Climate Institute is a leader in climate-smart agriculture and forestry
BBE researchers collaborate with partners across campuses to leverage AI to create more climate-smart practices that will absorb and store carbon while also boosting the economy in the agriculture and forestry industries