At Tech Hub LIVE 2025, Bayer’s Tami Craig Schilling, VP and Agronomic Digital Innovation Lead, shared the story behind E.L.Y., Bayer Crop Science’s internal small language model built specifically for agronomy. With decades of hands-on ag experience, Craig Schilling and her team designed E.L.Y. to provide faster, accurate, region-specific agronomic answers, helping agronomists and sales reps make better field decisions.
By focusing on trust, relevance, and usability, E.L.Y. has already answered more than 20,000 questions, saving Bayer teams valuable time while maintaining the human connection farmers rely on. This innovative, farmer-first AI demonstrates how domain expertise paired with smart technology can transform ag support.
