What happens when cutting-edge artificial intelligence steps into the apple orchard?
In this episode of Digital Ag Global, co-hosts Clyde Graham and Yurii Kovalchuk sit down with Dr. Maryna Kuzmenko, an AgTech innovator with nearly a decade of experience applying AI to real-world farming challenges. From predictive yield models to drone-powered disease detection, Maryna shares how deep learning and computer vision are reshaping the decisions farmers make every day, and why the story of AI in agriculture is more than just hype.
🌱 What you’ll learn in this episode:
1. What AI actually means in the AgTech context - beyond the buzz
2. Real-world applications in apple orchards: from precision spraying to yield forecasting
3. A case study from Maryna’s work on Petiole Pro - and how it impacted farmers’ ROI
4. Common pitfalls: data quality issues, model overfitting, farmer trust, and ethical concerns
5. Practical insights on deploying responsible AI in agriculture
🎤 About our guest:
Dr. Maryna Kuzmenko is the force behind Petiole Pro, a globally recognized platform for plant phenotyping and food quality analysis using AI. Her work has earned awards and grants from Innovate UK and the European Union and she's a leading voice in the Women in Innovation community.
Maryna also shares her knowledge widely - including through her Udemy course on AI in agriculture: https://www.udemy.com/course/ai-in-agriculture/