CropGPT?: Farmers now have their own AI chatbot
KWQC interviews AIFARMS PI Vikram Adve about CropWizard and how farmers can ask the chatbot questions about pests, diseases, or crop management and receive research-based answers.
The University of Illinois Just Released a Popcorn So Good It Doesn’t Need Butter
CDA Affiliate and Illinois Prof. Anthony Studer collaborated with Riggs Beer Company to create Illini SuperPop, a naturally savory popcorn with subtle nutty notes and a crisp crunch.
Programmable Plant Sprint Hits the Ground Running
CROPPS showcases closed loop fertigation system controlled by the plants themselves. Read more about this week-long sprint from Cornell Research & Innovation.
Building Trust in AI Agronomy Through Transparent Benchmarking
Led by the Center for Digital Agriculture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, AI AgriBench offers a trusted framework to evaluate AI-driven chatbots and crop advisory services, supporting confidence and transparency in digital tools used by farmers and agronomy professionals.
Center for Digital Agriculture, Prairie Research Institute partner to support joint agriculture research
This initiative aims to facilitate collaborations that find innovative solutions for societal challenges using digital technologies to enhance agricultural sustainability.
How AI can help farmers produce more food with fewer resources
CDA Science Co-Director and AIFARMS PI Vikram Adve shares his insights and expertise on AI for agriculture alongside fellow experts in this USA Today article.
Breaking the phenotype bottleneck: “It can be done right here. The talent is local. And, of course, the corn is local.”
The newly published results of a five-year study on maize (or corn) demonstrate that autonomous ground robots can accurately and reliably capture this information.
U. of I. Center for Digital Ag Announces New Generative AI Benchmarking Consortium – AI AgriBench
Recent advances in Generative AI capabilities for natural language understanding and text generation are driving the creation of automated question-answering services for production agriculture. Ensuring the reliability and accuracy of the advice from these systems is paramount because incorrect responses to crop production questions can lead to serious consequences for farm incomes, soil health, and […]
Illinois Scientists to Revamp Corn Breeding with Focus on Climate Resilience
CDA affiliate Martin Bohn is leading a three-year project, funded by USDA-NIFA, that could expedite the development of climate-resilient corn.
New Leadership to Take Illinois’ Center for Digital Agriculture Into the Future
Exciting updates to the leadership team at the Center for Digital Agriculture. Help us welcome John Reid as CDA’s new director.