The Field Crops IPM lab at Purdue is part of a study, funded by the NCSRP and led by UW-Madison, using AI-driven tools for maximizing soybean yield and profitability.
We need a few fields in Indiana to work with. If interested please contact ckrupke@purdue.edu and we can discuss location/logistics etc.
Here are more details:
- We will scout a field on your farm this season
- We’ll do all the work! Just grow your soybean crop normally
- We will come in and scout your field every 2-3 weeks throughout the season
- We’ll be looking for insects, weeds, diseases, growth stages, and abiotic stressors
- We’d ask for your yield monitor data at the end of the year
Following development, the publicly available tool will allow growers to drop a pin in a field, enter input variables, and receive crop management decision help directly and through online scouting tools such as Sporecaster and Tarspotter.
More details can be found here:
https://coolbean.info/soybean-research/data-driven-knowledge-2/
