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Farmers are harvesting data to increase yields
Andrew Nelson’s family has farmed in the rolling hills of eastern Washington state for five generations. Rows of wheat, peas, lentils and barley stretch across their 7,500-acre farm. Yet each spring, those hills provided constant stress when trying to predict…
In the news | TechTalkThai
Microsoft opens open source AI algorithms to help manage farms
Microsoft has announced the launch of the FarmVibes project and released open source, FarmVibes.AI ai algorithms used in this project, a project that uses AI to manage farms, helping to make farming more efficient. Within the system, several types of…
In the news | Popular Science
Microsoft is hoping its algorithms can help farmers—and the planet
Can the people of the world be fed without ruining the planet in the process? Among the many scientists, organizations, companies, and farmers working on this problem is Microsoft. Yesterday, the tech giant open-sourced what they call the toolkit for…
In the news | Geekwire
Microsoft open-sources farm technologies, planting seeds for data-driven sustainable agriculture
Microsoft Research is releasing the underlying code for a series of agricultural technologies under open-source licenses, encouraging soil specialists, plant scientists and other experts to build tech solutions for sustainable farms. The move comes as U.S. farmers grapple with low…
In the news | Microsoft AI Blog
Microsoft open sources its ‘farm of the future’ toolkit
FARMINGTON, Wash. – The gently rolling hills here in eastern Washington have long grown rich harvests of wheat, barley and lentils. Fifth-generation farmer Andrew Nelson is adding a new bumper crop to that bounty: Data. He gathers it from sensors…
In the news | SiliconAngle
Microsoft open-sources AI algorithms for optimizing farm operations
Microsoft Corp. today open-sourced FarmVibes.AI, a collection of artificial intelligence models that farm operators can use to perform tasks such as planting crops more efficiently. FarmVibes.AI is one of several technologies that Microsoft has developed as part of an initiative…
Awards | GSA Technology Transformation Services
FarmBeats Chosen as One of Four “Applied AI Challenge” Winners
Enabling AI and Data-driven Precision Agriculture with FarmBeats was 1 of 4 winners of the GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) Applied AI Challenge. The challenge was created to improve how the federal government applies emerging AI and machine learning (ML)…
In the news | CNBC Squawk Box Asia
CNBC Squawk Box Asia live broadcast interview with Ranveer Chandra
Ranveer Chandra is interviewed as part of their “food week” to speak to technology trends in agriculture and how Microsoft is innovating to help industry / growers to sustainably nourish the world.
In the news | IT Pro
Using AI and machine learning to kickstart climate change fightback
Fighting climate change with carbon capture or geoengineering means harnessing the power of AI and sophisticated data modelling. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning may increase the chances of reducing carbon emissions through carbon capture or geo engineering…