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AI brings precision to modern weed control

Automated systems are turning from the “way of the future” to our present lives. Artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT has shown there are impressive ways these programs can adapt and learn in the middle of a conversation or with new data input.

There are still plenty of kinks to iron out, however.

Xin Sun, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering at North Dakota State University, was a part of a 2023 study looking at “deep learning,” or ways in which artificial intelligence is improving its ability to detect weeds.

He said this is still an evolving process, but significant progress is being made with site-specific weed management.

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WEBINAR: Climate Change & the Environment: Making Canadian wheat climate-smart and profitable

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Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and the University of Manitoba discuss their funded wheat research projects under the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership. This funded research targets the areas of climate change and the environment, and will share anticipated outcomes of the research and the impact for wheat growers. They also share how this research contributes to established and ongoing environmental, and climate sensitive work already being done by growers.