Using AI systems to improve harvest quality and accuracy is a management style known as precision agriculture. Predictive Analytics uses AI technology to aid in detecting diseases in plants, pests and poor plant nutrition on farms. AI sensors can detect and target weeds while deciding which herbicides to apply within the right buffer — preventing overapplication of herbicides and herbicide resistance.

Farmers are using PA to improve agricultural accuracy by creating probabilistic models for seasonal forecasting. These models can look months ahead and use data collected to provide farmers with base predictions for the most suitable crop varieties for the season, ideal planting times and locations.