The World of Future Farming and Artificial Intelligence

When you think of artificial intelligence (AI), chances are the first images that spring to mind are of gleaming tech headquarters populating the heart of Silicon Valley. Or perhaps you imagine state-of-the-art navigation and defense systems outfitting U.S. aircraft carriers and submarines. It's unlikely, though, that references to AI will conjure visions of sprawling fields replete with healthy crops, livestock grazing on emerald pastures, and expansive storehouses containing enormous yields of fresh fruit, vegetable, and dairy, all fresh from the farm. In fact, the marriage of AI and agriculture is real and it is promising. Now, more than ever, it appears that the future of farming may well lie in artificial intelligence technologies.