U.S. Department of Agriculture technician Zack Grzywacz programs a camera to identify plants at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland on April 29, 2025. (Matt Kane/The Nature Conservancy) Artificial intelligence can be a drain on the environment but, in some scenarios, it may also help solve one of the Chesapeake Bay’s biggest problems: over-fertilizing crops. An AI program, PlantMap3D, will help farmers apply only as much fert…
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