Data Analytics: Practical Guide to Leveraging the Power of Algorithms, Data Science, Data Mining, Statistics, Big Data, and Predictive Analysis to Improve Business, Work, and Life

Chapter 23: How Big Data and
Agriculture Feed People
While agriculture may seem old fashioned, big data can have a huge impact
on the industry if we put them together.  Agriculture is one of the most
important and biggest industries there are in the world, and still helps tons
of people.  We have come a long way from farmers just plowing their fields,
and technology can really help even more in the process of growing crops.
Agricultural machines have been used for decades, but using data analysis
for improved efficiency in the industry is still a new idea.  Right now, we
are able to collect so much more information about agriculture.  You can
take into fact the soil elevation and look at final yield along with so many
other factors and data and analyze the information to find certain metrics
that can help predict facts about future crops.
While much of this possible and this information has been known by
farmers, it’s hard for a farmer to take the raw data they’re collecting and
make it useful.  Agricultural companies are now hiring teams of data
analysts that are able to help not only the company but the farmers make
educated decisions about how they deal with their crops for increased yields
and final revenue.

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How to Improve the Value of Every Acre
Revenue is one factor that every business is interested in.  Everyone’s doing
what they do for the money, in one or another.  Farmers are no exception to
this.  They need to make a living and big data analysis can help them with
this.
There are tools, like Climate Pro, that can give farmers information that
they will in turn use to increase the revenue that they gain per acre of land.