Managing pests and diseases can be a particularly tricky piece of the vegetable farming puzzle, and can leave growers with ...

Iowa State researchers are developing an app that uses artificial intelligence to help farmers identify pests on their land.

Iowa State's Arti Singh is leading a project that builds on the Pest-ID web-based tool that helps farmers across Iowa and around the world identify and manage crop threats. Iowa State ...

Iowa State University researchers are developing an AI-powered pest identification app designed to put fast and reliable ...

In 2026, smart farming is accelerating with AI-powered pest identification, drone-based crop monitoring, and IoT-enabled soil and equipment management becoming core tools for efficiency and ...

Farmers in the United Kingdom have started using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to help monitor their fields and protect them from dangerous creatures — such as animals and insects. "It’s pretty ...

Just think how much easier farming would be if pest threats never changed. Unfortunately, pests, and the products used to counter them, are constantly evolving (just like everything else about farming ...

The industrial standard in agriculture involves heavy use of herbicides and pesticides to meet the bottom line of production. However, over time, it is increasingly apparent that these are not the ...

Iowa farmers are grappling with falling crop prices and high input costs, prompting concerns that financial pressures could slow adoption of emerging AI farming tools. While new technologies like ...

Hi-tech trapping is helping growers to home in on invasive pests and reduce reliance on chemicals. The technological fly trap uses the same fingerprint ID as a smartphone to detect specific pests and ...

Backyard Farmer will give some insect identification tips and more This week on Backyard Farmer we get some insect identification tips and hear about a young boy’s passion for gardening. In addition ...