Irrigation Data: On-Farm Insights from Geospatial Analysis

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As an Agribusiness, you understand just how important an effective irrigation system is to a farm’s success. Across the United States, farmers use different systems of irrigation for different fields. And to fully understand their operational needs, you need to better understand their irrigation system.

Data at the Speed of Need: 5 API Examples for Agribusiness

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Whether in marketing, sales or on the farm, the biggest obstacle to tech adoption is inertia. To overcome inertia, you need to increase ease of use or speed in execution. Using an API (application programming interface) improves both. Simply put, an API is a set of predetermined instructions that two systems use to communicate with each other. It allows developers of one system to access and integrate the resources of the other quickly and seamlessly.

The Changing Face of Retail and e-Commerce in Agriculture

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When you’re considering changes to ag retail, it’s often helpful to compare them to changes in non-ag retail, too. Consider Walmart as an example. By leveraging economies of scale and using data and automation to reduce inefficiency in their supply chain, they reduced excess costs and maintained an appropriate inventory level.