Awards & Acknowledgements
As researchers and scientists, we strive to push boundaries, develop new technologies, and continue learning the latest tech that can help keep your agribusiness running smoothly and efficiently.
February 2024 Issue
"In recent years, avian influenza (or “bird flu”) has been on a rampage, wiping out wild and domestic birds, disrupting the environment, and causing a shortage of eggs and poultry meat. The Davis-based startup AgriNerds aims to help farmers to identify potential risks and protect poultry against the threat of diseased ducks. ..."
FFAR Grant Awarded 2024
"The current H5N1 influenza, commonly called bird flu or avian influenza, outbreak is impacting the U.S. agriculture system at an unprecedented level, resulting in the loss of millions of poultry and costing producers and consumers billions of dollars. H5N1 is highly transmissible and results in nearly 100% fatality among infected chickens. As a result, once the disease is on-farm producers must move quickly to stop the spread to other flocks by depopulating exposed flocks. Recent occurrences of the virus in dairy cattle and swine have raised additional concerns about the threat to the U.S. food supply. ..."
EIC Grant Awarded 2024
"The Egg Industry Center Research Grant Program has a goal to encourage high quality egg-related research at academic institutions in North America. This program is funded through the Egg Industry Center Endowment Fund, which ensures research resources remain available long-term for the egg industry. ..."
Spark Venture Competition 2023
"Agrinerds – Cultivating Success
Maurice Pitesky’s Agrinerds clinched the first-place prize of $7,500 in the for-profit category. Comprising veterinarians, engineers, and researchers, AgriNerds specializes in SaaS-based tools for agriculture. Their pioneering product, the WaterFowl Alert Network, offers historic, daily, and forecasted waterfowl location predictions. Judges and spectators alike praised AgriNerds for their dedication to sustainable and data-driven solutions. ..."
USDA-SBIR Grant Awarded 2021
"Large commercial breeding layer broiler turkey and production flocks collect an overwhelming amount of data much of which is either inaccurate and/or not leveraged for decision making. Current poultry data management solutions are typically ineffective poorly integrated across the supply chain (i.e. breeders to processing plants) and ultimately force farmers to make production food safety and economic decisions based on incomplete and inaccurate data. Hence the ability to accurately collect and analyze data in order to be predictive is seen as the "holy grail" of poultry production efficiency poultry health and food safety. ..."