Do you ever wonder about how FISH are farmed? Cast a net on this latest episode with Dr. Nicole Kirchhoff who farms bait like pinfish for the fishing industry, and other baby fish breeds to be fed for markets and restaurants!

What are the facts behind sustainability, Lake Okeechobee, discharges and more? How do fish farms help save the planet, improve FL landscapes and economies?

Learn the facts from Dr Kirchhoff. She is the founder and CEO of Live Advantage Bait, a marine biologist with 18 years of commercial aquaculture production experience and a doctorate in aquatic animal health, aquaculture, fisheries and conservation.

Her website: www.liveadvantagebait.com

Adjunct Lecturer National Center for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability, Aquatic Animal Health Group Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Australia

Adjunct Lecturer NOVA Southeastern Oceanographic Center Dania Beach, Florida, USA

Michelle has a chat with Dr Charlie Li, professor of Agricultural AI and Automation at the University of Florida and an IFAS AI Administrative Coordinator.

Dr. Li’s long-term research goal is to develop agricultural AI and automation technologies to ensure an efficient and resilient agri-food chain to support the growing world population sustainably. The innovative technologies developed by Li’s group play a critical role in addressing pressing challenges facing modern agriculture such as breeding resilient and climate-smart crops, mitigating labor shortages for harvesting specialty crops and managing weeds, as well as minimizing postharvest food losses.

Here is one video on phenotyping robots which features those talked about in the show (including for blueberries, peanut yield and disease scouting)

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Link to Dr. Li’s lab: https://uflbsail.net/

Here is the link to UF IFAS AI research, which showcases a diverse set of projects carried out by his colleagues:
https://ifas.ufl.edu/artificial-intelligence/