Artificial intelligence tools pick up speed, but farmers have the final say
Phil Franz-Warkentin May 22, 2026https://www.producer.com/agriweek/agriweek-may-22-2026 As agriculture technology moves toward more ‘agentic’ systems, agronomists say the farmer still holds the reins. At last month’s World Agri-Tech summit in San Francisco, speakers framed the next phase of artificial intelligence in agriculture as something new: systems that don’t just offer advice but begin acting on it, also
From pilots to practice: a new bid to scale regenerative agriculture
Mark Hillsdon May 18, 202611:47 PMhttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/pilots-practice-new-bid-scale-regenerative-agriculture–ecmii-2026-05-18 May 18 – Regenerative agriculture has never been short on investment and innovation, its problem has been how best to scale and encourage greater take-up among farmers, and more commitment along value chains. This year, food giant McCain announced that a 200-hectare farm in North Yorkshire would become its third
AI-powered monsoon forecast system developed at Pune’s IITM promises farmers four-week heads-up
May 15, 2026, 23:26 IST HIGH HOPES Pune: The IITM, in collaboration with the IMD among others, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered forecast system that can predict the onset of monsoon at the local-level up to four weeks in advance. The Local Monsoon Onset Forecasting System — launched recently — has been designed as a probabilistic
AI rainfall forecast system to give farmers localized weather alerts
Arvind Chauhan / TNN / May 14, 2026, 14:26https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ai-rainfall-forecast-system-to-give-up-farmers-disaster-managers-10-day-local-weather-alerts/articleshow/131088054.cms LUCKNOW: For millions of farmers watching the skies and administrators racing against sudden floods and storms, more precise weather information can mean the difference between loss and timely action. An artificial intelligence–driven High Spatial Resolution Rainfall Forecast (HSRRF) system has now been rolled out for Uttar Pradesh,
Farming robots tackle labor shortages using AI
By Alicia Barrón | January 07, 2026https://news.asu.edu/20260107-business-and-entrepreneurship-farming-robots-tackle-labor-shortages-using-ai?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_owned&utm_campaign=asunews Raghu Nandivada was visiting family in rural south India in 2018 when, after a long day of work, his mother challenged him to invent a robot that removed weeds. Nandivada comes from a family of farmers who harvest Indian staples like pulses, rice, red chilis and other vegetables.