Can Artificial Intelligence Be a Solution in the Greenhouse? One Vegetable Grower Says Yes
The challenges to technology implementation can seem overwhelming in any industry, including horticulture. These include the cost of technology, as well as the fear of change around committing to a new, innovative pathway rather than sticking with traditional methods.
But with the right planning and the right technology partner, any industry can use artificial technology to maximize efficiency and take data-driven action.
“Eighty percent of companies out there want to use AI, they’re testing AI, they’re planning projects around AI applications, but when you ask them what’s in production, it’s an innovator’s game,” says Jonathan Seckler, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Dell Technologies Inc., in a recent post on SiliconAngle.com.
Seckler and Keith Bradley, Vice President of IT at Nature Fresh Farms Inc., recently spoke with industry analysts Lisa Martin and Dave Vellante at the Dell Technologies World event, an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed perceived challenges around implementing AI, the role of AI in a greenhouse environment, and how technology can return work-life balance in a hands-on industry.
Some of the first machines and technologies were developed to make growing food easier, and data-driven agriculture has changed the field for the growers at Nature Fresh Farms, according to Bradley.
“Technology changes the greenhouse industry; by adding technology, the expertise is in the growers and letting technology help them do more,” Bradley says. “When we first started in the greenhouse industry, you’d need a senior grower for every 16-acre range. Now we have one grower that does almost a hundred acres of greenhouse.
The complete video interview is available here.
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