Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests
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Farmers can upload images of insects or weeds to learn what they are and how to remove them within seconds.
Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests Pest ID allows users to upload photos of weeds or insects to identify them and learn how to remove them. Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests Pest ID allows users to upload photos of weeds or insects to identify them and learn how to remove them. SHE IS BEING HELD IN THE POLK COUNTY JAIL. IOWA STATE RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING AN APP THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO HELP FARMERS. THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY PESTS AND WEEDS BEFORE THEY BECOME A BIG PROBLEM. KCCI ABIGAIL CROTON SPOKE WITH A RESEARCHER AND FARMER WHO SHARED WHY IT COULD SAVE TIME AND MONEY. WHETHER THEY GROW CORN, SOYBEANS OR OTHER CROPS. THOUSANDS OF IOWA FARMERS FACE THE SAME ISSUES WEEDS AND INSECTS, MANY OF WHICH LOOK IDENTICAL BUT REQUIRE VASTLY DIFFERENT TREATMENT. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE WEEDS HERE. THEY LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR, RIGHT? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY’RE ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES. BUT WHEN THEY’RE THIS SMALL, IT’S HARD FOR EVEN THE MOST EXPERT AGRONOMISTS TO TELL THAT THAT’S WHERE THE POWER OF AI COMES IN. SO HERE I’M TAKING A PICTURE OF THIS SWEET. AARTI SINGH IS ONE OF THE MANY RESEARCHERS BEHIND PEST ID. IT’S AN AI APP THAT ALLOWS FARMERS TO TAKE PICTURES OF WEEDS OR INSECTS AMONG THEIR CROPS. IT’S SCIENTIFIC NAME AND ALSO THE IMPACT AND RECEIVE INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO REMOVE THEM WITHIN SECONDS. AI IS EVERYWHERE, AND IF WE ARE NOT MAKING FRIENDS WITH AI, WE ARE LOSING ON POWER...