Wolfgang Mueller | 9 September 2026https://www.sbs.com.au/language/german/en/podcast-episode/artificial-intelligence-in-agriculture-too/jd0lkvs73 Artificial intelligence is penetrating all areas of life — including agriculture. Australia is even playing a leading role in this area, says Professor Volker Hessel from the University of Adelaide.
Erin Anderson | September 9, 2026 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/ag-economy-barometer-farmers-are-seeing-ai-as-a-tool-for-strategic-planning/ An ag economist says more farmers are using artificial intelligence to support business decisions. Michael Langemeier with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture says more than 30 percent of respondents in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer named strategic planning as the biggest benefit. “They typically don’t rate those
Jeff Melchior | 2026-09-10https://www.producer.com/crops/u-s-agriculture-technology-companies-join-forces-for-driverless-precision-spraying-tool/ Two U.S. ag tech companies have combined specialties to bring driverless tractors and high-precision, artificial intelligence-based spraying to the market. Ames, Iowa-based Sabanto Inc. and Verdant Robotics from Hayward, California, have merged the former’s autonomous tractor retrofit with the latter’s SharpShooter green-on-green weed management tool to create an “advanced solution” in both spaces. The two systems communicate
ESTHER QUINTANILLA Central Valley Journalism Collaborative | Sep 9, 2026https://www.bakersfield.com/news/valley-s-next-generation-of-farmers-is-learning-how-ai-is-changing-the-ag-industry/article_93cc8966-b87e-4292-b84d-e578be21b059.amp.html Hanford High honors agriculture students are shown sketching out plans for a monarch butterfly mural at their on-campus farm. Andrew Kuhn / Central Valley Journalism Collaborative▲ Inside Jason Ferreira’s honors agriculture science class at Hanford High School, students are dreaming up big goals for the
Cyndi Young-puyear | September 9, 2026 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/two-cents/artificial-intelligence-the-next-tool-in-the-farm-toolbox/ We’ve come a long way baby. . . The 2026 Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, sure struck a chord when it comes to just how much agriculture has changed. Everywhere I looked, there was technology: artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, drones, precision agriculture, and machines capable of seeing,
Petri de Beer | 10 September 2026https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-technology/farming-for-tomorrow/ai-moves-from-experimentation-to-execution/ Image: Supplied by Dr Francois du Plessis Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving from novelty to a practical business tool. Across South Africa, organisations that initially experimented with chatbots, content generation, and simple automation are beginning to ask a more scaling question, how should AI be incorporated into
Zou Shuo | 2026-09-10https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/10/WS6aa28db9e4b06d4aa055d65e.html The China Agricultural University–University of Surrey Joint Institute was launched at CAU on Tuesday, with its first cohort of 180 students beginning studies focused on artificial intelligence and agriculture. CAU Party secretary Zhong Denghua and Charlie Geffen, chair of the University of Surrey Council, unveiled the institute and addressed the launch
Diane Temple, Idaho Technology Council | September 10, 2026https://idahobusinessreview.com/2026/09/10/agriculture-drives-idahos-growing-technology-economy/ For generations, agriculture has been central to Idaho’s identity. While it remains a driving force in our state, an important area of change involves the technology increasingly embedded within it. Today’s Idaho farm is also a technology operation. Producers rely on precision equipment, sensors, automation, advanced
Kokou Adzo | 09/10/2026https://startup.info/best-ai-farming-tools-for-small-scale-growers/ Small farmers face a familiar squeeze: tight margins, rising input costs, and the constant pressure to do more with limited land and labor. Artificial intelligence has finally become affordable enough to help solve this problem, moving from expensive enterprise systems to mobile apps and subscription platforms that any grower can adopt.
