This new research collaboration will center around observing, measuring, and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crop production, a practice widely known as precision agriculture.

The term artificial intelligence, or AI, as it relates to agriculture, is often equated with other trending technologies like autonomous equipment and field sensors. But AI-based equipment is distinct in that rather than being programed to perform a function, it’s being designed to interpret data pulled from the field, act on it and teach itself best practices in the process.