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BBC — Technology · October 1, 2026 · On the brief until October 15, 2026

The AI telling farmers when to harvest

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THE AI ANGLE
Predicting crop yields and harvest timing from imagery

Farms are testing cameras and artificial intelligence to count crops and predict harvest dates. These systems help operations managers schedule seasonal labor and protect crop value. Farm operators can now track fruit growth at a scale that manual field checks cannot match.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE
Growers must weigh the operational gains of harvest forecasts against their hesitations about sharing sensitive production data with tech vendors.

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