By Microsoft Source
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 16:01:00
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., and REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 12, 2025 — Land O’Lakes Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced a multiyear strategic alliance, marking a new chapter in their shared commitment to agricultural innovation. Building on five years of successful collaboration, the alliance will focus on co-developing AI-powered tools including a digital assistant called “Oz.” This assistant is built on models within Azure AI Foundry and uses Land O’Lakes agricultural data to help farmers make informed decisions that aim to optimize operations, maximize yield potentials and mitigate risk.
U.S. farms are vital to the nation’s food supply, but rising production costs, falling crop prices and declining farmable land are squeezing margins across operations of all sizes. Technologies that improve efficiency and resiliency can help farmers manage costs and stabilize their operations, safeguarding the future of agriculture.
“Land O’Lakes has supported American…
