USDA to test satellites, AI to try to improve crop estimates amid farmer criticism

BOONE, Iowa, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The ⁠U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot project that relies more heavily on technology as part of an effort to improve its closely ⁠watched U.S. crop acreage and yield estimates, Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday, in the face of mounting criticism over the reliability of ‌government data.