IDG Contributor Network: 4 ways big data analytics is disrupting the agriculture industry

In 1838 the John Deere plow, which at the time was pulled by livestock, revolutionized the agriculture industry, in the early 1900s it was the combine harvester, and today big data is disrupting agriculture across the globe. Big data helps farmers speed up plant-growth and increase their yield, and it allows scientists to engineer plants that will grow in harsh climates to prevent famine.On the other hand, big data allowed companies to create seeds that won’t reflower the following year an