Download PDF Summer Bridge on Smart Agriculture June 15, 2022 Volume 52 Issue 2 People everywhere rely on agriculture in one form or another – for food, animal feed, fiber, and other necessities. The summer 2022 articles describe precision indoor farming and alternative protein food systems, advances in food processing, genome editing, digitalization, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, the role of a circular economy, and the important role of policy. Articles In This Issue Diversity and Inclusion: Essential Drivers of Leadership Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorLaura Castillo-Page and John L. Anderson President's Perspective “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain What has been fundamental to many leadership theories over time is the tenet that good leadership is ... Guest Editors's Note: Science and Engineering to Transform the Food and Agriculture System for the Future Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorNorman R. Scott and R. Paul Singh There is no area of human activity more basic to society than a sustainable agricultural, food, and natural resource system. With projections that global population will grow to as much as 10 billion by 2050 (Pew Research Center 2022), there is increasing concern as to how this system should be ... Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorHongda Chen, Jason C. White, Antje J. Baeumner, and Dan Luo Nanotechnology will enable smarter strategies of food production while protecting the environment. National pursuit of nanoscale science and engineering (NSE) for agriculture and food systems started in 2002 with a strategic roadmap workshop organized by the US Department of Agriculture. The ... Engineering Genomes for Sustainable Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorRodolphe Barrangou Genome engineering is enabling the design of enhanced organisms such as crops, livestock, and trees to promote sustainability. The realm of biology and genetics is in the midst of a genome editing revolution, fueled by CRISPR-based technologies for manipulating and engineering the DNA ... Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorA.G. Kawamura, Rattan Lal, Marty D. Matlock, and Charles W. Rice Protecting, restoring, and enhancing life on Earth begins and ends with the soil. Agricultural sustainability and regeneration have become common approaches for driving improvements in US and global food and agriculture supply chains. Multistakeholder organizations have emerged over the past 2 ... Digital Biology to Enable Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorThe CROPPS Research Community Progress in understanding and production of crops requires transdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Preparing for a future of resilient and sustainable agriculture that produces nutritious calories for the globe’s growing population requires a deeper understanding of the biology of ... The Digitalization of Production Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorJohn K. Schueller and John F. Reid System-oriented precision agriculture production leverages sensors, machine learning, and cloud computing to enhance productivity. Agricultural productivity has expanded for over a century because of successful replacement of human and animal power with mechanization combined with advances in ... Precision Indoor Farming and Alternative Protein Food Systems Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorK.C. Ting, Michael B. Timmons, and Ricardo San Martin Research and new technologies are needed to develop precision plant growth and other systems alternatives for food production. Food and agriculture systems (FASs) are physical and conceptual models of people’s use of natural and human-made resources to produce food, feed, fiber, fuel, and ... Food Processing for Today and Tomorrow Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorJosip Simunovic and Kenneth R. Swartzel Engineering advances in food processing ensure food safety and quality while reducing energy and waste. Food product preservation has advanced rapidly over the past 75 years. Thermally processed shelf-stable food is available worldwide, and frozen foods with long shelf lives are available ... Principles for a Sustainable Circular Economy at the Urban-Regional Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Advancing Environment, Health, and Equity Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorAnu Ramaswami and Dana Boyer We present an urban metabolism-based systems framework to assess resource circularity at the FEW nexus to support environmental sustainability, resilience, health, and equity. This paper elucidates eight principles for designing a sustainable circular economy at the urban-regional ... Science and Engineering to Transform Food Systems: The Role of a Facilitating Policy Framework Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorPer Pinstrup-Andersen A facilitating policy framework is essential to capture the benefits of science and engineering for improved food systems. As discussed in this issue of The Bridge, science and engineering offer tremendous opportunities for reforming food systems to improve human and ecosystem health. Impacts ... An Interview with . . . Shahrokh Yadegari, Electrical Engineer and Composer Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorShahrokh Yadegari RONALD LATANISION (RML): Good afternoon, Shahrokh. Thank you for talking with us. I understand you’re an electrical engineer, but you’ve taken tremendous interest in musical production and modern dance, which clearly go way beyond typical engineering. Tell us a little about your history ... Invisible Bridges Engineering for Equity: Factors and Aspirations Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorKomal Syed, Mary Mathias, and Courtney Hill Engineers are not the first actors that come to mind when considering social justice issues, but they play an integral role in designing and operating the sociotechnical systems in which we work and live. Factors of Concern Decisions of engineers and the social power imbalances that exist around ...
Diversity and Inclusion: Essential Drivers of Leadership Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorLaura Castillo-Page and John L. Anderson President's Perspective “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain What has been fundamental to many leadership theories over time is the tenet that good leadership is ...
Guest Editors's Note: Science and Engineering to Transform the Food and Agriculture System for the Future Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorNorman R. Scott and R. Paul Singh There is no area of human activity more basic to society than a sustainable agricultural, food, and natural resource system. With projections that global population will grow to as much as 10 billion by 2050 (Pew Research Center 2022), there is increasing concern as to how this system should be ...
Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorHongda Chen, Jason C. White, Antje J. Baeumner, and Dan Luo Nanotechnology will enable smarter strategies of food production while protecting the environment. National pursuit of nanoscale science and engineering (NSE) for agriculture and food systems started in 2002 with a strategic roadmap workshop organized by the US Department of Agriculture. The ...
Engineering Genomes for Sustainable Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorRodolphe Barrangou Genome engineering is enabling the design of enhanced organisms such as crops, livestock, and trees to promote sustainability. The realm of biology and genetics is in the midst of a genome editing revolution, fueled by CRISPR-based technologies for manipulating and engineering the DNA ...
Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorA.G. Kawamura, Rattan Lal, Marty D. Matlock, and Charles W. Rice Protecting, restoring, and enhancing life on Earth begins and ends with the soil. Agricultural sustainability and regeneration have become common approaches for driving improvements in US and global food and agriculture supply chains. Multistakeholder organizations have emerged over the past 2 ...
Digital Biology to Enable Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorThe CROPPS Research Community Progress in understanding and production of crops requires transdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Preparing for a future of resilient and sustainable agriculture that produces nutritious calories for the globe’s growing population requires a deeper understanding of the biology of ...
The Digitalization of Production Agriculture Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorJohn K. Schueller and John F. Reid System-oriented precision agriculture production leverages sensors, machine learning, and cloud computing to enhance productivity. Agricultural productivity has expanded for over a century because of successful replacement of human and animal power with mechanization combined with advances in ...
Precision Indoor Farming and Alternative Protein Food Systems Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorK.C. Ting, Michael B. Timmons, and Ricardo San Martin Research and new technologies are needed to develop precision plant growth and other systems alternatives for food production. Food and agriculture systems (FASs) are physical and conceptual models of people’s use of natural and human-made resources to produce food, feed, fiber, fuel, and ...
Food Processing for Today and Tomorrow Tuesday, June 14, 2022 AuthorJosip Simunovic and Kenneth R. Swartzel Engineering advances in food processing ensure food safety and quality while reducing energy and waste. Food product preservation has advanced rapidly over the past 75 years. Thermally processed shelf-stable food is available worldwide, and frozen foods with long shelf lives are available ...
Principles for a Sustainable Circular Economy at the Urban-Regional Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Advancing Environment, Health, and Equity Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorAnu Ramaswami and Dana Boyer We present an urban metabolism-based systems framework to assess resource circularity at the FEW nexus to support environmental sustainability, resilience, health, and equity. This paper elucidates eight principles for designing a sustainable circular economy at the urban-regional ...
Science and Engineering to Transform Food Systems: The Role of a Facilitating Policy Framework Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorPer Pinstrup-Andersen A facilitating policy framework is essential to capture the benefits of science and engineering for improved food systems. As discussed in this issue of The Bridge, science and engineering offer tremendous opportunities for reforming food systems to improve human and ecosystem health. Impacts ...
An Interview with . . . Shahrokh Yadegari, Electrical Engineer and Composer Monday, June 13, 2022 AuthorShahrokh Yadegari RONALD LATANISION (RML): Good afternoon, Shahrokh. Thank you for talking with us. I understand you’re an electrical engineer, but you’ve taken tremendous interest in musical production and modern dance, which clearly go way beyond typical engineering. Tell us a little about your history ...
Invisible Bridges Engineering for Equity: Factors and Aspirations Wednesday, June 15, 2022 AuthorKomal Syed, Mary Mathias, and Courtney Hill Engineers are not the first actors that come to mind when considering social justice issues, but they play an integral role in designing and operating the sociotechnical systems in which we work and live. Factors of Concern Decisions of engineers and the social power imbalances that exist around ...