 More from this story is available at KMALand.com. And researchers have been collecting data for centuries. Now, artificial intelligence can learn some of that information and use it for modern-day applications in agriculture. Austin O'Brien is an associate professor of computer science at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. He says many colleges and universities use their own test crops and herds as a source of information, and it's time to put all that research and data collection to work.