Machine learning may boost yields: ABARES - Grain Central

SARDI scientist Rhiannon Schilling showcases a demonstration application created by using paddock data and machine learning models. PINPOINTING the cause of paddock-yield variability using large data sets and innovative machine-learning models is the focus of a project led by the University of Adelaide and funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) agriculture scientist Rhiannon Schilling gave an update of the project at ABARES Outlook online this week. Ms Schilling said the research looked at the challenge of working out what is behind variability in crop growth and yield across paddocks. "Often there has been a focus on improving grain yields of our varieties; but when we drive around and have a look at our paddocks, we can see that we are not always achieving uniform crop growth and yield across our paddocks," Ms Schilling said.