AI-guided farmers are changing agricultural conventions.

Practical AI-based farmers are making food production faster and easier. Extensive testing and validation of AI applications continue in the agricultural sector with the changing environmental conditions.

FREMONT, CA: AI (Artificial Intelligence) holds the promise of a revolution in the sector. Climate change, population growth, and food security concerns propel the industry to seek advanced approaches to protect and enhance crop yield. AI is slowly rising as a part of the industry's technological evolution. Some typical applications of AI in agriculture are discussed below.

• Agricultural Robots

Manufacturers are programming and developing autonomous robots to manage essential agricultural activities, involving harvesting crops at a faster pace and higher volume than human labour. The created robots can leverage computer vision monitors and precisely prevent weeds on plants, which can help prevent herbicide resistance.

 Reports estimate that precision technology removes 80% of the volume of chemicals commonly sprayed on crops and can reduce herbicide expenditure by 90%. Robotic automation is also emerging to support addressing the challenges in the labour force. Robots will allow farmers to help pick and pack their crops.

• Monitoring Abilities

Agricultural technology suppliers develop deep learning applications to identify defects and nutrient deficiencies in crops and soil. This analysis is conducted by software algorithms that integrate foliage patterns with soil defects, plant pests, and diseases. Driven image recognition applications identify weaknesses through images captured by the user's smartphone.

• Predictive Analysis

Companies are using machine learning algorithms about satellites to predict the weather, analyse crop sustainability and evaluate farms for the presence of pests and diseases. High-quality data is continuously updated rapidly and is accessible to users daily. The amount of data collected by technologies like drones and satellites will give the agricultural industry the capacity to predict changes and identify opportunities.

AI-powered technologies are rising to improve efficiency and address challenges faced by the agricultural sector. The above solutions will become highly valued applications of AI in the domain. At such a point, it will be necessary for the farmers to be up to date to ensure technologies are rightly used and help in improvement.