AI is used in farming in some ways you might not expect, like for tracking the health of crops—from space. We travel from test farms to labs in the second installment of our series on agriculture, AI, and satellites.
We Meet:
Joseph Liefer, senior product manager of autonomy at John Deere
Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere
Shely ... Show More
Aug 19
What’s behind this summer’s heat, and why 2027 could be worse
This summer has been a scorcher for much of the Northern Hemisphere. June and July marked the hottest two-month stretch in Europe since record-keeping began. The heat isn’t over yet, but some scientists are already looking ahead to 2027, which could break records again for a co ... Show More
7m 32s
Oct 2023
Season 1 Episode 2: Saving Crops with AI
AI can solve some of today's most complex challenges, and over the years this has become reality even in the agricultural industry. Due to environmental factors and other threats, sustainable farming is becoming more at risk, and by harnessing the power of AI, tools to help local ... Show More
35m 27s
Aug 2025
Carbon Robotics on a New Era of Farming with Robots and Sustainable Innovation - Ep. 270
Paul Mikesell, Founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics, shares how combining artificial intelligence and lasers is transforming modern agriculture. From identifying and eliminating billions of weeds without chemicals to boosting crop yields and reducing operational costs, AI-driven ro ... Show More
34m 57s
Dec 2023
Greenhouse Farming with AI, Designing Health Communities
Neatleaf Co-Founder and CEO Elmar Mair discusses revolutionizing cannabis cultivation and with artificial intelligence and robotics. Megan Latshaw, Associate Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about he ... Show More
16m 56s
Nov 2024
840: Delicate Viticultural Robotics
What do AI, robotics, and premium wine grapes have in common? Everything, as it turns out. In this episode, we explore viticultural robotics a revolutionary project combining machine learning, spectroscopic sensors, and VR-controlled robotics to tackle one of agriculture’s tricki ... Show More
9m 54s
Mar 2021
The Powerful Potential of AI in Agriculture - with Poornima Parameswaran of Trace Genomics
Today's guest is Dr. Poornima Parameswaran, Co-founder & Senior Executive at Trace Genomics, a firm that has raised nearly $25M to attack the space of soil science and the value of soil. Today, Dr. Parameswaran explains how AI is being used to extract data from the soil, why that ... Show More
32m 1s