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US farms are making an urgent push into AI. It could help feed the world
AIFARMS Program Officer Steve Thomson provided input for this BBC article covering how American farmers are rapidly ploughing ahead with adopting AI in their agricultural practices.
Remembering AIFARMS Co-PI Dr. Todd C. Mockler
The AIFARMS team is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Todd C. Mockler on January 6, 2023. Todd was the Geraldine and Robert Virgil distinguished investigator at the Danforth Center, cofounder of Benson Hill, and AIFARMS co-PI.
AINSWORTH AND GUAN RANK AMONG WORLD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL
Nine researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2022 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list. The list recognizes research scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated exceptional influence – reflected through their publication of multiple
IMPROVING THE WORLD THROUGH AGRICULTURE
This summer, the Center for Digital Agriculture, AIFARMS, and CROPPS co-hosted the eight-week (June 13 – August 5, 2022) on-site REU summer program. The program pairs promising students with mentors and puts them on projects on the leading edge of technology. The students not only
AIFARMS Team Members Featured In WIRED
CDA Affiliates and AIFARMS Thrust 1 lead, Dr. Girish Chowdhary of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Thrust 5 lead, Dr. Madhu Khanna of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, were featured in WIRED for the work they are doing in Precision Agriculture’ with
Khanna presents at DIGICROP2022
Madhu Khanna, AIFARMS Thrust 5 lead, is presenting at the DIGICROP2022 Conference hosted by PhenoRob. Her talk is titled “Economic Incentives for Robotic Weed Control in Row Crop Agriculture” and will be held during the Adoption Methods & Incentives for
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The Artificial Intelligence for Future Agricultural Resilience, Management, and Sustainability (AIFARMS) Institute is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation.