Agriculture & Food Systems Weekly AI News

October 20 - October 28, 2025

This week, artificial intelligence is changing agriculture around the world. AI and robots are helping farmers grow food better and save money.

At Penn State University in the United States, professors are teaching students how to use AI tools to solve farming problems. These students will learn about using smart sprayers, drones, and robots to help farmers grow fruit trees. The program costs $238,500 and will train three students over three years.

The University of Florida just started building a big AI center for farming. This center will be 40,000 square feet and will have computers, robots, and scientists working together. It will create about 100 new jobs in Florida, which is great for the state.

A company called Verdant Robotics made a robot called the Sharpshooter that can spray exactly where needed. This robot uses AI to see where weeds are and spray only those spots. It can save farmers 85% of their labor costs and uses fewer chemicals.

Around the world, young people are creating new AI tools for farming through Reboot the Earth, a hackathon series. Students in India made a tool to help women in farming. Students in Rwanda created a tool to help transport food faster. Students in many countries are making AI solutions for better farming.

At UC Davis in California, scientists are using AI to understand how farming methods affect food health. They compare different farms to see which methods make the healthiest food and help the environment the most.

All these AI tools are helping farmers grow more food, use less water and chemicals, and earn more money.

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