AI in Ag

Issue 9.31

August 11, 2023

DEEP ROOTS

SUPPORTING DELAWARE AGRICULTURE AT CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

Helping farmers and communities continue to build a sustainable agriculture industry here in Delaware is central to Corteva Agriscience's mission.

Today, the state’s farming industry accounts for an aggregate economic contribution of more than $8 billion annually to Delaware, with the value of farm production exceeding $1 billion. Read more >

FAST FACT: Roughly 90% of Delaware’s 2,300 farms are either sole or family proprietorships, or family-owned corporations. These farms comprise about 40% of the state’s land mass, which makes agriculture the largest source of land-use in Delaware.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AGRICULTURE

DELAWARE FARMERS ADAPT TO NEW TECHNOLOGY

Adequately feeding eight billion

people worldwide (likely nine billion in

15 years) will require all the imagination and intelligence we can muster—both human and artificial (A.I.). The technology employed in agriculture today has

enabled U.S. farmers to increase average corn yields from about 30 bushels per

acre in 1932 to about 175 bushels per

acre today, an increase of nearly 600%. Read more >

FMC USES DATA & PREDICTIVE MODELING

As the world population continues to grow and the demand for food, protein, and feed rises annually, farmers face the challenge of growing more crops on less land under increasingly stressful climatic conditions. With the world population expected to reach over 9.5 billion in 2050, farmers are turning to new innovative technology and agricultural practices to help manage crops sustainably and efficiently. Read more >

CONNECTING SCHOOLS. ENGAGING EMPLOYERS.

DELAWARE PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY SLATED FOR OCTOBER 16-20

With over 80 high schools in Delaware, there is a tremendous need for employers to partner with schools to provide career exploration opportunities from both inside and outside the classroom.

Delaware Principal for a Day will strategically place business and community leaders in high schools across Delaware including public, private, charter and parochial. By participating in this program, you will experience a day in the life of a principal, as well as play a role in the development of our future workforce.

Become a principal for a day >

President's Message

Manufacturing in Delaware and nationwide is on the move! While we have recently seen a bit of cooling within the sector, manufacturing is a growing part of the Delaware economy and offers good career opportunities and competitive incomes. Read more >