June 26, 2024:
RThe researchers have been collecting data It has been accumulated over centuries, and now artificial intelligence can “learn” some of that information and use it for modern applications in agriculture.
Austin O'Brien Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. Many universities are using their own experimental crops and livestock herds as sources of information, and it's time to really put all that research and data collection to use, he said.
O'Brien said researchers are also looking into the application of AI in animal production.
While AI may be a relatively new tool, keeping information safe is something Dakota State has been doing for years, O'Brien said.
O'Brien says the use of AI can provide greater precision in meeting nutritional requirements for livestock feed, applying crop protection products in the fields, and more. Hear more from O'Brien in this DRG Media Group Agriculture Deep Dive podcast.
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June 25, 2024:
Tonight's public event will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence in agriculture. (June 25, 2024) At the Burke Community Building (822 Main Street).
Keynote speaker Austin O'Brien, an associate professor of computer science at Dakota State University in Madison, said agricultural researchers have been collecting data used by AI for more than a decade.
As for where AI gets its information to “learn,” O'Brien said many universities use their own experimental crops and livestock, but what universities can really leverage is data from farmers and ranchers, he said.
As humans conduct research and learn more about cancer, for example, the methods and drugs used to treat it tend to become more efficient, and to function properly, O'Brien says, AI needs access to continually updated information.
The event in Burke was hosted by the South Dakota Farm Bureau and its local county chapter. Organization A summer event series, starting at 6:30 p.m., will include free food.
