AI and Computing

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (69+ words) A quiet revolution is unfolding across the world’s farmland, one articulated arm and autonomous wheel at a time. A new state-of-the-art review published in the International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications takes stock of how robotics is reshaping agriculture,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (80+ words) Maize is the most widely grown cereal on Earth, and predicting how much grain a field will produce before harvest has long been one of agriculture’s most stubborn problems. Farmers, breeders, and policymakers all depend on yield estimates, whether to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (860+ words) Inside Jason Ferreira’s honors agriculture science class at Hanford High School, students are dreaming up big goals for the year – showing animals at the county fair, volunteering on FFA judging teams, and working on their own projects. But they started…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (569+ words) Vinetur - United States France Italy Spain Germany United Kingdom China Japan Argentina Mexico Chile Brazil Portugal Australia New Zealand South Africa Canada Will Announce Investment in Machine Learning for Vineyards Officials say the funding will support early disease detection and…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (757+ words) From targeted spraying to yield forecasting and robotic harvesting, agricultural researchers and companies are finding ways to use artificial intelligence to improve food production. Many of these technologies will take center stage at this year’s AI in Agriculture Symposium, being…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1246+ words) Farmers have become more selective after years of pressure from a weak commodity cycle, but they are increasingly willing to adopt generative artificial intelligence tools — particularly in Latin America, according to McKinsey’s latest Global Farmer Insights survey. The study, based…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (299+ words) The initiative is led by Paul Winters, the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Notre Dame and executive director of AIM for Scale. AIM for Scale is a global initiative that has previously received support from the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (262+ words) Rising Kashmir Govt pushes faster farm scheme rollout APD Secretary stresses timely completion, effective fund utilisation The meeting was attended by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah, Director Command area Development Kashmir, Director Planning Agriculture production department, Director Finance SKUAST-K,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (756+ words) Interest in agricultural technology is here. Among 10,856 respondents from Central Valley agricultural communities, 16.5% expressed interest in agtech training, more than three times those interested in general agriculture programs. The challenge is not motivation; it is access. The study says childcare,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (276+ words) In China alone, manual pollination eats up over 25% of fresh-market tomato breeding costs. In particular, emasculation—where male parts are removed to disable self-pollination—consumes 40% of that labor. Soybeans' tightly sealed flowers block natural cross-pollination, forcing such labor-intensive manual breeding…...