CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere — even in the fields. And the University of Illinois is ahead of the pack when it comes to applying AI technology to the farm.

A record-breaking harvest of corn or soybeans is built on the foundation of a good stand. That concept is the focus for the 2025 Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College. Farm Journal Field Agronomist ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collectively govern nitrogen use efficiency in plants such as corn, with the goal of helping farmers improve their crop yields and ...

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

MU researchers are developing AI models trained on the state’s soils, terrain and farm structures. The goal is not to ...