RESEARCH
- Develop interpretable AI techniques to support informed decision-making in agriculture
- Investigate multidimensional and integrated sensing approaches (e.g., in situ and spaceborne) using AI techniques
- Develop programs for efficient use of soil resources
- Improve capacities for soil health monitoring and mapping using heterogenous Earth Observation data
EXTENSION
- Promote educational programs in climate smart agriculture (e.g., carbon farming)
- Increase public awareness of climate smart agriculture issues
- Promote and establish Co-Design Living Labs to bring people with technological and research skills together with stakeholders from the agricultural domain
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University of Florida shows advances in AI farming.
Researchers showcase advances in AI farming.
An AI Tool to Help Farmers Assess Storm Damage.
by Artificial Intelligence Minute from the University of Florida
After a major storm hits, Florida farmers need to know what crops are damaged and what fields are flooded. A UF scientist is developing an easy AI tool similar to ChatGPT that can give farmers real-time answers fast and easy to help them plan after a severe storm occurs.
Thanks to NASA, Farmers May Ask, ‘Hey Alexa, What’s the Best Way to Keep My Soil Healthy?’
Someday soon, farmers might use technology equivalent to Siri or Alexa to check the status of their soil’s quality.
Anastasia Kritharoula, a doctoral student in the Soil Science Artificial Intelligence lab of the University of Florida, works under the supervision of Nikolaos Tziolas. Kritharoula has been chosen by NASA as one of 55 grant award winners across the nation to develop web-based artificial intelligence technology that will tell growers how to improve their soil’s health.
UF Scientists to Develop AI Technology to Help Growers Assess Crop Damage After Hurricanes.
Imagine using a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a hurricane. That’s what University of Florida artificial intelligence (AI) scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide to farmers statewide.
With a grant from the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Tziolas plans to develop an interactive tool for farmers to assess crop damage after major storms and compare it to previous seasons.
AI help growers to assess hurricane crop damage assessment.
University of Florida scientists, led by Nikolaos Tziolas, are developing new technology using artificial intelligence (AI) to make assessing crop damage after hurricanes faster and easier.
Farmers will be able to get answers about their fields and crops by interacting with an AI assistant through a chat-based interface that will eventually work with smartphones and computers.
AI to assess damage after hurricane.
Scientists develop AI technology to help growers assess crop damage after hurricanes.
Imagine using a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a hurricane. That's what University of Florida artificial intelligence (AI) scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide to farmers statewide.
Thanks to NASA, Farmers May Ask, ‘Hey Alexa, What’s the Best Way to Keep My Soil Healthy?
Three-year grant, a collaboration with NASA
Someday soon, farmers might use technology equivalent to Siri or Alexa to check the status of their soil’s quality.
Anastasia Kritharoula, a doctoral student in the Soil Science Artificial Intelligence lab of the University of Florida, works under the supervision of Nikolaos Tziolas. Kritharoula has been chosen by NASA as one of 55 grant award winners across the nation to develop web-based artificial intelligence technology that will tell growers how to improve their soil’s health.
AI To Help Growers Improve Soil Health
Someday soon, farmers might use technology equivalent to Siri or Alexa to check the status of their soil’s quality.
Anastasia Kritharoula, a doctoral student in the Soil Science Artificial Intelligence lab of the University of Florida, works under the supervision of Nikolaos Tziolas, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) assistant professor at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC). NASA chose Kritharoula as one of 55 grant award winners across the nation to develop web-based artificial intelligence technology that will tell growers how to improve their soil’s health.
Kritharoula and Tziolas call their project “Harmonized Remote Monitoring of Soil and Land Dynamics.”
Florida farmers adopt agriculture tech to combat rising costs from cuts, tariffs.
Researchers showcase AI, drones, and robotics to help farmers do more with less.
Cutting-edge farming technology was showcased at the Spring Vegetable Field Day at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, where researchers highlighted tools designed to help farmers adapt to rising costs and potential tariffs. Innovations such as pest control drones, AI chatbots that map soil health, and precision robots that target weeds demonstrate how technology can help farmers do more with fewer resources. Researchers emphasized that these tools are essential for long-term sustainability, allowing growers to identify stress, pests, and diseases earlier while improving efficiency in labor and materials.
Siri For Soil: University Of Florida Researchers Develop AI To Revolutionize Farm Management
NASA Grant Fuels Innovation for Accessible Soil Health Data
Imagine asking your phone, “What’s the pH of my cornfield?” and getting an instant, actionable answer. This futuristic scenario is moving closer to reality thanks to the groundbreaking work by University of Florida (UF) researchers, who are developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology akin to Siri or Alexa, but specifically for monitoring soil quality.
Artificial intelligence may soon give Florida farmers access to crop damage data during a hurricane.
The prototype will soon be tested at select farms within Immokalee in Collier County and Ona in Hardee County.
AI to Assess Crop Damage
Imagine using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a major storm and comparing it to previous seasons. That’s what University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) AI scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide for farmers.
