By Mollie Pratt
From targeted spraying to yield forecasting and robotic harvesting, agricultural researchers and companies are finding ways to use artificial intelligence to improve food production.
Many of these technologies will take center stage at this year’s AI in Agriculture Symposium, being held Sept. 21 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. The center is located at 1371 W. Altheimer Drive in Fayetteville.
The symposium was created to connect agricultural researchers and students with experts in engineering, computer science and data science, said Samuel B. Fernandes, event organizer and assistant professor of agricultural statistics and quantitative genetics with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
“There are a lot of opportunities to apply AI in agriculture,” Fernandes said. “By bringing together people working in agriculture, engineering and data science, we can help address real-world challenges and develop new tools for the future.”
The symposium is hosted by the Center for Agricultural Data Analytics, a part of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture. Faculty in the center support university and Division of Agriculture researchers through statistical and data analysis and research collaborations.
Source : uada.edu