Agricultural Economics Content

Can AI Be Too Good to Use?

Andy Fell — December 12, 2023 - 2:00pm

Much of the discussion around implementing artificial intelligence systems focuses on whether an AI application is “trustworthy”: Does it produce useful, reliable results, free of bias, while ensuring data privacy? But a new paper published Dec. 7 in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence poses a different question: What if an AI is just too good?

Cleanup of Inactive Gulf of Mexico Wells Estimated at $30 Billion

Karen Michele Nikos — May 08, 2023 - 12:15pm

Wetlands, coastal areas and offshore waters near Alabama, Louisiana and Texas have more inactive wells than producing ones. Abandonment could cost $30 billion.

Can Hope Open a Pathway to a Brighter Future?

Karen Michele Nikos — June 13, 2022 - 10:09am

A �ٺ��Ƶ team connects hope to a better future for women in rural Kenya.

VIDEO ADDED: ‘�ٺ��Ƶ LIVE’ on How War Impacts Energy and Fertilizer Supplies

Andy Fell — April 14, 2022 - 11:30am

VIDEO ADDED: ‘�ٺ��Ƶ LIVE’ on Supply Chains and Food Supplies

Andy Fell — December 03, 2021 - 3:15pm

Meatpacking Plants Increased COVID-19 Cases in US Counties

Amy M Quinton — April 15, 2021 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ study finds 334,000 COVID-19 cases attributable to meatpacking plants.

How Much Does It Cost California Cannabis Growers to Safety Test?

Amy M Quinton — April 23, 2020 - 11:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ researchers find that California cannabis safety tests cost growers about 10 percent of the average wholesale price of legal cannabis. The biggest share of this expense comes from failing the test.