From Seed to Server: The Evolution of Modern Agriculture

When you think about artificial intelligence (AI), you probably don't imagine using it for a farm. But you should: this week, IBM is bringing data and AI together with the global release of the Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture to help growers and enterprises make better decisions. This new platform is an innovation that draws upon IBM's most advanced capabilities in AI, analytics, IoT, Cloud, and weather to create a suite of solutions that span the farm-to-fork ecosystem. Farming has always been a complex undertaking that requires growers to manage an interconnected web of pre-season and in-season decisions while at the mercy of mother nature. With the explosion of data from farm equipment, environmental sensors, and remote input, it's impractical to rely on intuition or traditional technology to understand what drives variation in yield or provide guidance to growers.