FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A new machine-learning model for predicting crop yield using environmental data and genetic information can be used to develop new, higher-performing crop varieties. Igor ...

Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown. As the firm noted in ...

Wheat is a staple crop for more than 40% of the world’s population, and boosting its productivity remains one of the most effective ways to combat food insecurity. Traditionally, estimating yield has ...