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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">John de la Parra <delapa@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 1:12 PM<br>
<b>Cc: </b>"calebh@media.mit.edu" <calebh@media.mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>New Class: The Future of Farming MAS.S61<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Would you mind distributing this announcement that the Media Lab is offering an exciting new course this Fall entitled <b><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/" title="https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/">“The
Future of Farming”</a></b>?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">***</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Future of Farming</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/" title="https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/">https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/the-future-of-farming/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Instructors:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Caleb Harper</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">, Director, OpenAg Initiative<br>
<b>John de la Parra</b>, Research Lead, OpenAg</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MIT Course Number: MAS.S61<br>
Units: 2-2-8<br>
Time: Wednesdays, 10-12<br>
Place: E14-393</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No prerequisites required</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Course Description:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Farming has been central to the progress and survival of humanity. How will we craft the future of this essential human practice? How can we learn from the past to invent news ways of farming that will
do the most good for the largest and most vulnerable populations? This survey course will dive deep into the agricultural impacts of emerging technologies including precision agriculture, IoT, machine learning, GMOs/gene editing, vertical farming, drones,
imaging tech, water tech, soil tech, supply chain optimization, and other innovations influencing the quest to feed the world. Through lectures, discussions, special guests, and student-led discovery, we will explore exciting possible solutions along with
the multifaceted challenges facing the future of global agriculture.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please let us know if you have any questions—</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">John & Caleb</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">****</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">--</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">John de la Parra, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Research Lead</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Open Agriculture Initiative</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MIT Media Lab</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">339.221.1203</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">delapa@mit.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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