AIFARMS Associate Director Madhu Khanna Named 2025 AAAS Fellow
CDA Affiliate and AIFARMS Associate Director Madhu Khanna has been named a 2025 AAAS Fellow for her contributions to social and economic sciences. Her work at AIFARMS advances understanding of how policy and economics shape adoption of sustainable, AI-driven agricultural technologies.
ChatGPT for farmers? Illinois research project centers around CropWizard
CDA Science Co-Director and AIFARMS PI Vikram Adve sits down with Our Quad Cities to discuss CropWizard, the research project exploring generative AI for agricultural decision making and optimization.
CDA Celebrates 2026 CU AgTech Week by Hosting Precision & Digital Agriculture Hackathon and CDA Conference on Generative AI in Agriculture
The Center for Digital Agriculture celebrated the 2026 Champaign-Urbana AgTech Week by hosting two robust events centered around artificial intelligence in agriculture, the Precision & Digital Agriculture Hackathon and the annual CDA Conference. This article recaps and highlights these events.
Comprehensive genetic library for soybean cyst nematode could renew resistance, profitability for soybean growers
CDA Co-Scientific Director and Illinois Crop Sciences Prof. Matt Hudson is the senior author in this study that developed the first pangenome for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). SCN are the biggest pest and threat to soybeans. Learn more about this multi-institutional effort.
Modeling a Better Future: How Dr. Luis Rodríguez Bridges Biosystems Research and Community Science
In this article by ODSR, CDA Affiliate and Illinois Prof. Luis Rodríguez discusses how biosystems modeling can be applied to support in-need communities, the importance of relationship building between researchers and local partners, and details a few of his ongoing projects in the biosystems space.
CropWizard: Growing from Illinois Chat to Cultivate AI for Agriculture
CDA at the 2025 Farm Progress Show
The Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) was honored to participate in the 2025 Farm Progress Show this August. Hosted in Decatur, Ill., farmers, growers, researchers, scientists, industry leaders, and the public came to explore the latest innovations in agricultural technology. From press conferences and field demonstrations to engaging conversations at the exhibitor tent, CDA faculty, […]
Building the Future of Digital Agriculture
This year’s group of summer CDA REU students learned about robotics, biotechnology, animal science and more.
CS professor and CDA director John Reid panelist at Congressional briefing
CDA Director John Reid joined a panel of experts in June to report on “Catalyzing U.S. AgTech Innovation: Opportunities for the Federal Government” at a Congressional briefing supported by representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13).
U of I researchers aim to help farmers by improving production, irrigation
Mohamad Alipour, CDA affiliate and U. of I. professor, joined WCIA’s Amanda Brennan in the studio to talk about a CDA-PRI-funded research project using drones to help farmers.