What Roles Will AI And Machine Learning Have In Feeding The World? AgriTechTomorrow

Models and data analytics not only recap what is already occurring between water and plants across expansive rows of corn, they can actually predict what will come in the hours, days and weeks ahead. Reprinted with permission from Iteris, Inc.: For thousands of years, the survival of farmers' crops -- and finances -- have been inextricably linked to the weather. Whether growing corn on the plains of Nebraska or wheat in the mountains of southeastern Turkey, Mother Nature's seemingly unpredictable temperament has forced farmers to find innovative ways of better understanding soil moisture, rainfall, and crop health throughout the ages. One fact that doesn't change, however, is that crops need water. And, whether they get it from natural rainfall or modern irrigation methods, crops need it consistently at key growing points to remain healthy and abundant.