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How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Farming

In today ’s information age, data is the coin of the realm. Disparate sectors, ranging from medicine and tech to sports and journalism, rely on unprecedented amounts of data and increasingly sophisticated machines capable of processing it to make sense of the world and inform key decisions.

The agricultural world is no exception. Increased agricultural yields with minimal additional inputs have never been more vital. A 2017 report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that the global population will grow to roughly

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