by: Stu Ellis – WCIA – reshared from: https://www.wcia.com/news/agriculture/from-the-farm-artificial-intelligence-farms-cropwizard/
Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere — even in the fields. And the University of Illinois is ahead of the pack when it comes to applying AI technology to the farm.
It began about five years ago with the creation of the Center for Digital Agriculture and quickly spread from there — linking agriculture to numerous digital technology specialists on campus. Extension Specialist Dennis Bowman is the point person between the computer consortium and the folks on the farm.
Most — if not all — farmers know about the Agronomy Handbook that has been published annually for decades. But CropWizard is updated every nanosecond, and fits on your phone or electronic note pad.
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