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Professor
University of California, Davis
Education & Research
United states
M. Anne Visser, Ph.D. is a Professor of Community and Regional Development at the University of California, Davis, and a leading expert on the economic, labor, and community dimensions of technological change in agriculture. She serves as Chair of the UC Multicampus Research Program on Labor and Automation in California Agriculture, leading interdisciplinary teams examining how AI and robotics reshape farm labor and rural economies. Additionally, she chairs the USDA-NIFA Multistate Project on Advancing Rural Economies, addressing how rural regions build resilience amid agtech and AI across 18 states. Her broader research focuses on workforce policy, labor markets, and economic security.
Wed 21
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Main Stage 1
Speakers
Steve Mantle Founder/CEO Innov8.Ag
Lav Khot Director, AgWeatherNet | Professor, Precision Agriculture Washington State University
Anne Visser Professor University of California, Davis
Matthew Whiting Professor, scientist, Extension Specialist Washington State University
Danny Bernstein CEO The Reservoir
Ines Hanrahan Executive Director WA Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC)
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