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DA bets on drones, AI to curb crop threats

Jordeene B. Lagare August 12, 2026http://business.inquirer.net/605427/t0813jord3da-bets-on-drones-ai-to-curb-crop-threats MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on smart technology, particularly drones and artificial intelligence, to prevent crop threats and stop disease outbreaks. “The technology combines real-time environmental data gathered by drones with historical weather patterns and machine-learning models to predict pest infestations and other crop

AI listens to pig coughs to catch disease early on Korean farms

Kim Seong-guk : Aug. 13, 2026https://mbiz.heraldcorp.com/article/10839576 Technology that analyzes pig farm locations, weather data and disease records to predict livestock epidemic spread risk in real time — and an AI system that listens to pigs coughing to issue early disease warnings — has arrived on Korean farms. Efforts to apply AI to agri-food public data

AI reshaping Brazilian agriculture

August 13 2026 Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporterhttps://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260813/ai-reshaping-brazilian-agriculture From detecting sick chickens to tracing beef from farm to fork, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping Brazilian agriculture, with lessons that could help improve productivity and food security in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. The emerging technologies were on display at the International Animal Protein Show (SIAVS) in São

The potato store is learning to speak: How data and AI could reveal crop losses before they become visible

August 12, 2026https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2026/08/12/the-potato-store-is-learning-to-speak-how-data-and-ai-could-reveal-crop-losses-before-they-become-visible/ The newest frontier in potato storage is not simply better sensing. It is learning to recognise the faint, interconnected signals that precede rot, quality decline and potentially devastating commercial losses. By Lukie Pieterse, Editor and Publisher, Potato News Today For generations, successful potato storage has depended on a combination of engineering, crop

Watch: AI-powered laser weeding in organic vegetables: A first-of-its-kind in Ireland

13 August 2026https://teagasc.ie/news–events/daily/watch-ai-powered-laser-weeding-in-organic-vegetables-a-first-of-its-kind-in-ireland/ Lasers and artificial intelligence (AI) have long been the stuff of science fiction, but now writes William Deasy, Specialised Vegetable Advisor, some growers are using state-of-the-art commercially available AI-assisted laser weeders for managing weeds in their crops. Coolnagrower Organic Produce Ltd. laser weeder investment Philip Draper, Managing Director of Coolnagrower Organic Produce

Why we must empower young engineers to solve the global food crisis with AI | Column

Jing Huang , August 13, 2026https://www.aol.com/articles/why-must-empower-young-engineers-090000000.html In late July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a national initiative asking researchers and tech leaders to build AI tools for complex agricultural data. For Florida’s early-career researchers like me, who operate at the intersection of academic engineering labs and global tech powerhouses like NVIDIA, this directive validates a

NC A&T State University uses AI in farming

Bob Buckley Aug 13, 2026https://myfox8.com/spotlight/buckley-report/nc-at-state-university-uses-ai-in-farming/ GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The way we feed the world has taken leaps forward as human ingenuity pushes our abilities forward. The combine harvester, when married to gas-powered tractors that freed it from the labor of horses, could easily replace the work of three dozen men. That made work go

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