The Germination Tank: The place where seeds go even before they are planted. Links or rumors, hints about things in Davis that should probably have a full page.
Davis Drones
http://www.gizmag.com/uav-crop-dusting/27974/ From Slashdot: "Researchers at University of California, Davis, in cooperation with the Yamaha Motor Corporation, are testing UAV crop dusting on the Oakville Experimental Vineyard at the UC Oakville Station using a Yamaha RMax remote-controlled helicopter. The purpose is to study the adaptation of Japanese UAV crop dusting techniques for US agriculture, but not all the hurdles they face are technological."
