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Artificial intelligence leads Cargill’s vision for the future of farming

Jesús Ahumada manages nine shrimp farms in Guasave, Mexico, and for years he’s been using the same method to decide when the crop needs to be harvested – a mixture of experience and instinct. While he says he’s pretty good at it, he’s also the first to admit the computerized artificial intelligence system that Cargill helped install does it a lot better.
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DOE awards $32 M for small businesses.

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 32 small businesses to receive $1 million each to advance concepts that improve manufacturing processes, boost efficiency of buildings, increase transportation sustainability, and generate electricity from renewable sources.
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