Big Data for Informed Decisions by Lisa Prassack, Prassack Advisors

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1 Big Data Applications for Informed Decisions A Prassack Advisors Briefing

Transcript of Big Data for Informed Decisions by Lisa Prassack, Prassack Advisors

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Big Data Applications for Informed Decisions

A Prassack Advisors Briefing

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Kilometers Fields Plants

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THE VALUE OF WEATHER DATA

• Weather data for Decision Support

• How to “speak weather”

• Best practices

• Evaluating sources

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THE VALUE OF WEATHER DATA

Weather by the Numbers

• Weather variability

• Small changes matter• Plant vigor• Pest physiology• Soil stability• Nutrient availability

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Weather Data

Field Data

Agronomic Models

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HOW TO “SPEAK WEATHER DATA”

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Crop Planning

Daily Operations

Crop Monitoring

HOW TO “SPEAK WEATHER DATA”

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Crop DemandActual Rain

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Tassel Silk Maturity16 Leaf12 Leaf8 Leaf5 Leaf2 LeafEmerge

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DECISION SUPPORT – BEST PRACTICES

Field Management Pre-Season Planning

Daily Operations

Crop Monitoring

Post-Season Analysis

Yield

Pest and Disease

Applications and Interventions

Field Conditions

Extreme Events

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Soil Compaction

Chemicals and Amendments

Soil Moisture

Soil EC | EM

Soil Temperature

Weather – daily, hourly

Crop ScoutingDisease Forecasting

LAYERS

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Processing/ Production

Field Operations Decision Framework 

Field data alerts / analytics

Weather Station

Field Sensors

Equipment Tool

Scouting Devices Imagery

Weather

Imagery

Crop

Pest

Water

Inventory 

On‐Site Monitoring

Off‐Site Monitoring

Off‐Site Modeling

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

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Planting Time?

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Claim?Prove it.

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To Spray or Not to Spray?

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PRODUCTIVITY & DELAY – SUGAR CANE

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Data to Make a Good Decision

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RemoteImagery

Global Positioning

Mobile Office

Smart Sprayers

Full FarmManagement

MobileApplications Logistics 

TrackingSmart Planters

SoilAnalysis

Smart Harvesters

PrecisionIrrigationField

SensorsWater

Soil

VR

eNDVI

RainfallGDDCropDate

Smart Drainage

INTEGRATE: PRECISION TO DECISION

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HERD MANAGEMENT

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NEW PLAYERS

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SOIL SENSOR MESH

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VERIZON

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8354 Northfield Blvd., G-3700Denver, CO 80238

[email protected]

Prassack Advisors, LLC

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AGRICULTURE BUSINESS OWNERFUNCTION

SERVICE DELIVERY / OUTSOURCER

INTERIM CIO / PMO

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• OUR SERVICES• Prassack Advisors provide strategic marketing and consulting services with actionable results.

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Strategy & BusinessConsulting

Research & ContentDevelopment

Field Trial Labs

Integration Services

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GROWERS HAVE MANY FACTORS TO MANAGE

Accounting

Grain Contracts

Sustainability/ Traceability

RecordKeeping

Soil Sampling Weather Reporting

Input Costs

Crop Planning

Profitability Scenarios

Crop Scouting

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Q7. What do you think are the top 3 reasons why managing farm data is important? Have farm data management system(n=211)

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Profitability scenariosImproved decision making

Crop planning

Organizational efficiency

Benchmarking performance vs past yearsTraceability Accounting/ record keeping

Financial purposes/ financial planning Management/ improved management

Inventory managementCompetitive advantage Knowledge/ data

access Environmental sustainability

Other

TOP 3 REASONS MANAGING FARM DATA IS IMPORTANT

Biggest reasonsfor managing farm data

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GROWING NUMBER OF PLATFORMS

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WEATHER-DRIVEN DECISION SUPPORT

570 million farmers

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IrrigationScheduling

AssetMgmt

FinanceRecords

FieldMaps

Precision Ag Tools Scouting

Soil Health

Spray Records

YieldInfo

Field Activities

Machine Data

AerialImagery

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WEATHER-DRIVEN DECISION SUPPORT

570 million farmers

i the world

IrrigationScheduling

AssetMgmt

FinanceRecords

FieldMaps

Precision Ag Scouting

Soil Health

Spray Records

YieldInfo

Field Activities

CropInsurance

AerialSurveys

IrrigationScheduling

AssetMgmt

FinanceRecords

FieldMaps

Precision Ag Tools Scouting

Soil Health

Spray Records

YieldInfo

Field Activities

Machine Data

AerialSurveys

Agro-nomicModels

WeatherData

API’s &

Widgets

Agriculturally Relevant Weather-Agronomics

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Insight & Recommendations

Energy Management

Solar ROI CalculatorEnhanced Insights

EV Charging

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Prassack Advisors helps established and emerging innovators deliver solutions that matter for farmers, agribusiness and food producers.

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IoTENABLING INFORMATION

TO DO A JOB WELL

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Do I Bale or Not?

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DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENT

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