Artificial intelligence (AI) is the buzz phrase of 2024. Though far from that cultural spotlight, scientists from agricultural, biological and technological backgrounds are also turning to AI as they ...

Crops utilize carbon dioxide (CO 2) through photosynthesis to create organic matter, with enhanced photosynthetic rates crucial for meeting global food demands. While crop phenomics has focused on ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A new machine-learning model for predicting crop yield using environmental data and genetic information can be used to develop new, higher-performing crop varieties. Igor ...

Six months ago, no one saw this coming – abundant rainfall and then some for the 2025 growing season throughout much of the Corn Belt. “It has been six years since we’ve seen a rainfall growing season ...

Predictability in agriculture is about as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. When you’re trying to prevent pest and disease pressures from devastating your yield, your approach to crop management ...

Farmers have always looked to the weather and the progress of their crops to try to predict how the harvest will go, but a new tool uses NASA satellite imagery to take the predictions to a whole new ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday is expected to confirm disappointing yields for the 2023 U.S. corn and soybean harvests, but that may be OK if ...

MANKATO — Area crops are drying down and quickly and headed to maturity as abnormally warm weather persists. But there is no expectation of a great, or maybe even good, crop. “Thank goodness for crop ...

Climate change is no longer a distant forecast for American farmers - it's already reshaping what grows where, and how much of it survives the season. When I asked ChatGPT which U.S. crops face the ...