Future of Food: Intel Processors Create More Sustainable, Efficient Farms

The future of how we eat depends on the future of farming. With farmlands decreasing and farmers aging, sustainably maximizing efficiency is crucial. At The Ohio State University's 2,000-acre research farm, students use Intel technology to develop a game-changing solution: artificial intelligence for ultra-precise farming. Forget blanket spraying – they use AI to target individual crops with the exact amount of what each need: herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer and water.

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 vision? More sustainable and efficient farming practices directed by AI that can operate autonomously, without the need for a supercomputer's immense processing power. Already it’s shaping the future of the food supply. Each September, thousands of farmers visit the university’s agriculture hub to witness and learn how to implement these Intel-driven techniques on their own farms.