Agro and AI
The 2026 National Association for Plant Breeding (NAPB) annual meeting, scheduled for June 15–18, 2026, in College Station, Texas, will focus on the integration of artificial intelligence and genomics to accelerate the development of climate--smart crops. A key highlight of the summit is the optimization of plant biology for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), where researchers are utilizing AI--driven selection models to design cultivars specifically for vertical farms and high--tech greenhouses. This event underscores the emerging trend of "Breeding--as--a--Service," leveraging machine learning to predict trait performance and significantly reduce the time required for traditional multi--year field trials.