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.
IL INNOVATIONS – Farm of the Future
Illinois Public Media releases a video segment on the Farm of the Future, which includes an interview with Dr. Girish Chowdhary.
AI Foundry for Ag Applications Short Course
This summer, the Center for Digital Agriculture, AIFARMS, and CROPPS co-hosted its 2nd annual AI Foundry for Ag Applications Short Course on June 12-17.