When Perry Cabot looks at his 12-acre cornfield northeast of Fruita, he sees much more than a flat field among many other flat fields baking under a cloudless sky.  He sees a bountiful reserve of data and a way to fine-tune crop production in the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin using a new tool: artificial intelligence. … Cabot and his research partners think AI has a place in agriculture, where the field of precision agriculture is already harnessing new technologies to boost ag practices. … The basin provides water to millions of people. But its supply is dwindling, and water users are struggling to curb overuse in face of prolonged drought and climate change. More efficient water technology would change how farmers operate their businesses…