The Program is currently leading the region in digital agriculture research. In Spring 2019, ABEN launched the
Precision Agriculture major and minor in the nation. The Precision Agriculture team led by Dr. Sun uses unmanned aerials systems, various types of sensors, spectrometers, active optical sensors, RF sensors, robotic systems, etc. Data mining and machine learning software is often used to process data. The team has been collaborating with
CCAST to develop the ability to process all the weather, soil, and imagery data collected from various research projects.