Ohio State University students use Intel AI for spot spraying, reducing herbicide and pesticide use by up to 75%, improving water quality, and fostering a healthier planet.
At The Ohio State University’s 2,000-acre research farm, students are harnessing Intel technology to pioneer a breakthrough: ‘AI for ultra-precise farming‘.
Their solution uses AI to analyze and respond to the specific needs of individual crops, delivering the exact amount of herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer, and water each plant requires.
This innovation relies on powerful Intel technology at every step. Data from sensors and drones is swiftly transferred via a private 5G network to a high-performance Intel® Xeon®-powered server.
The heavy-lifting happens on an Intel-powered supercomputer, which analyzes the data and sends immediate, targeted instructions to the students’ AI PCs with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors.
The future goal?
Intel is working toward AI-powered, autonomous farming solutions that are both sustainable and efficient, without relying on the massive processing power of supercomputers. These innovations are already influencing the global food supply chain.
Every September, thousands of farmers visit Ohio State University’s agriculture hub to explore how they can apply these Intel-supported techniques on their own farms.
This initiative stems from a research grant provided by Intel to the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.
