A new initiative called Growing with AI will bring together the state’s tech giants and diverse farming community to tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges. Ananth Kalyanaraman, a computer science professor at […]
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Technology turns farming into a career young workers like
Daily tasks are increasingly accomplished with software and AI instead of bare hands Jordan Jobe: “Kids in high school recognize immediately the impacts that drones, machine learning tools, and robotics […]
Advancing AI in Agriculture through Large-Scale Collaborative Research
AgAID: AI Institute for Transforming Agricultural Workforce and Decision Support The AgAID Institute was established in 2021 with the goal of advancing AI for specialty crop agriculture. The U.S. specialty […]
WSU and the Washington State Fair team up to celebrate agriculture
Washington State University’s agricultural research and other contributions to the Pacific Northwest’s growth and development are in the spotlight this month at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. “Our Food, […]
Heat and water highlight Smart Orchard field day
Heat and water dominated the conversations as roughly 125 people descended on the Smart Orchard for a field day July 25 near Mattawa, Washington. Researchers and companies presented results from […]
Students use AI to learn about the future of farming
Students at the 95th annual Washington Future Farmers of America State Convention and Expo held earlier this month on the Washington State University campus learned about computer science, robotics, and technological […]
WSU researcher joins Sen. Cantwell for press conference on impact of proposed cuts to NSF
Washington State University researcher Ananth Kalyanaraman was among a panel of top U.S. scientists Tuesday expressing concern over the impact of federal cuts to the National Science Foundation on studies that […]
Orchard information at your fingertips
Growers tie sensors to internet by using low-frequency radio Researchers use LoRaWAN at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) near Prosser to monitor irrigation flow meters, […]
AgAID Hackathon aims to use AI to benefit the agriculture industry
Nearly 70 students from Washington State University worked continually for 48 hours as part of the second AgAID Digital AgAthon, an event designed to apply artificial intelligence to real-world agricultural […]
WSU’s next-gen weather station upgrade will empower growers, educate students on climate
Scientists at Washington State University will help Northwest high school students gain hands-on experience in weather monitoring as part of a modernization of the state’s automated weather network. Funded by […]
