This Winery and Tomato Processor Used Artificial Intelligence to Make Their Crops Better
The global precision farming market includes technology like robotics, imagery, sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and bio-engineering is expected to reach more than $16 billion by 2028, according to a March 2021 report from Grand View Research, writes Jennifer Kite-Powell at Forbes.
What if you could combine AI and traditional aerial imagery to build data sets that help farmers and food processors gain insight into crop heartiness while it was still growing in the field?
Saul Alarcon, an Agronomist at The Morningstar Company that sources and processes tomatoes for several tomato-based products, says that new agriculture technologies based on AI can improve farming decisions. “Accuracy and consistency of data are very important to minimize the impact of crop’s yield-limiting factors,” said Alarcon.
“Smart farming technologies are becoming, in a short period of time, a key alternative in our worldwide efforts to improve the quantity, quality and nutritional value of food,” said Alarcon. “Similarly, we firmly believe that it offers great opportunities to improve our environment while helping farmers to remain profitable.”
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