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Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

2026 Is the Proof Year for Precision Agriculture AI — Farmers Are Demanding Real ROI

The global AI-in-agriculture market hit $3.37 billion in 2026, up 24.5% — and farm operators are done accepting pilot results. They want documented ROI, and vendors are now under pressure to deliver it.

May 16

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

2026 State of Farm Report: Only 14% of Farmers Use AI Despite Sharp Generational Shift

Just 14% of U.S. farmers use AI in 2026—but farmers under 50 jumped from 28.8% to 38.4% of the farming population in one year, signaling a structural shift in who is making agriculture decisions.

Apr 29

Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

AI-Driven Autonomous Drones Eliminate Pre-Mapping in Precision Agriculture

GEODASH Aerosystems' AI drone platform removes the pre-mapping step that has blocked smallholder adoption of drone-based precision agriculture — arriving as only 14% of North American farmers use AI at all.

Apr 20

Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

Polybee Scales Physical AI Drone Agents for Specialty Crop Monitoring and Harvest Forecasting

Polybee is scaling a fleet of self-recharging AI drones to continuously monitor specialty crops and generate harvest timing forecasts — one of the rare AgTech deployments that has achieved immediately measurable financial returns.

Apr 19

Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

USDA Launches National Network to Stress-Test AI Farm Tech Before It Reaches Fields

The USDA's new National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech will independently evaluate AI-powered farm tools — precision drones, autonomous equipment, yield models — under real farming conditions before commercial release.

Apr 18