Smart Farming Week: March 10 - 16, 2025
Farm Journal’s Smart Farming Week is an annual week-long emphasis on innovation in agriculture. The goal is to encourage you to explore and prioritize the technology, tools and practices that will help you farm smarter.
From drones and data to sensors and science, Smart Farming is a persistent management strategy that empowers farmers to collect, visualize and confidently act upon relevant insights. In turn, farmers can optimize efficiency and resources despite environmental uncertainties and remain resilient in the production of food, feed and fiber.
Designed as a conversational partner, the artificial intelligence assistant answers farmers’ questions in real time using customized insights generated from their own field, machine and operational data.
Led by Blue River Technology co-founder Jorge Heraud, the startup says it can improve fertilizer placement.
Industry executives say AI-driven design and field data are reshaping how new products are being researched and developed, and will ultimately shorten the time from initial concept to commercial launch.
In an era of rapid automation, your boots-on-the-ground intuition is the most valuable data point an algorithm can have.
AgLaunch enables farmers to earn ownership stakes in startups by providing field trials, data and expertise—and it’s paying off.
Explore the three buckets of AI, the future of autonomous farming, and how retailers can overcome “data fatigue” to deliver real-world ROI and profitability to their grower customers.
Shrinking equity, rising nitrogen costs and continued global upheaval signal a reckoning for corn growers and a shift to soybeans — especially if higher biomass-based blending diesel mandates come through.
Why 500 producers are trading manual spreadsheets for real-time AI insights—and how you can join them for free.