Across the US, ag retailers are reporting negative impacts to their profit margins due to increased competition from online ag retail startups. While e-commerce continues to be a relatively small sector within ag retail, the growth of online startups shows no sign of slowing down. E-commerce sites now provide farmers and ag retail customers with […]
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What is the future of online agriculture?
Agriculture and agribusiness have always been volatile industries. They are at the mercy of environmental determinants, such as rainfall and severe weather, as well as consistently facing narrow profit margins and increasing demand for products and services as the world population continues to grow. The evolution of precision agriculture, smart farming and the Internet of […]
What is omnicommerce in agriculture?
Across industries, the popularity and success of omnichannel e-commerce strategies is growing significantly. Agriculture is no exception and the industry as a whole is shifting to gain a greater online presence with a growing focus on data-driven decision making, digitalization and connectivity. For each member of the agribusiness value chain, it is important to have […]
What is agri big data analytics and why it matters
For every industry, big data analysis is becoming an integral business strategy. In fact, The Global Big Data and Business Analytics Market is expected to grow from USD 192.24 billion in 2019 to USD 446.42 billion by the end of 2025. The rapidly increasing volume and complexity of data are due to growing mobile data […]
How data analytics is transforming agriculture
Data analytics is a critical part of improving business operations in every industry. An organization can utilize data analytics to improve decision-making, analyze customer trends, track customer satisfaction and identify opportunities for new products and services to meet growing market needs. By integrating information and systems to gather data across the business, organizations are able […]
How an agri portal can transform your business
With the world population expected to reach 9.6 billion by the year 2050, agribusinesses are facing enormous pressures to innovate. The growing demand for both products and services, combined with complicated and unpredictable environmental challenges, have created a driving need for new technology. Through the development of precision agriculture and the implementation of technology, such […]
A guide to ecommerce in agri
In 2015, the global agribusiness industry grew to more than $5 trillion in annual revenues. With the current world population of more than seven billion people expected to rise to more than 10 billion by 2057, it is clear the market size for agribusiness will continue to grow. This incredible opportunity for innovation has generated […]
Collaborating to drive strategies and success across the supply chain
Across the agriculture industry, each individual element is looking for ways to move forward using today’s technology to survive the emerging challenges. From growing climate issues to growing populations, the entire spectrum of agribusinesses is working to find success in a more complex environment. As technology evolves, there are more opportunities and also more questions. […]
Benefits of data standardization in the agricultural supply chain
What are the benefits of data standardization across the agricultural supply chain? The use of data – and thus data standardization – is one of the leading drivers of change in the agriculture industry. Data in the 21st Century is already becoming the world’s most valuable resource, comparable to oil in the 20th Century, according […]
Unlocking the value from your sales data
Data is critical for any sales organization. From determining the size of the potential market for your product or service, to identifying who are, or should be, your best customers, good, accurate sales data is critical. Without reliable sales data, your marketing team may be focused on the wrong sectors, your sales teams spending too […]
Learning to drive sustainable practices through smarter technology
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
Proagrica launches omnichannel platform for agricultural retailers
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
Bringing expert knowledge to the digital farmer-ag retailer relationship
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
KisanHub supply chain platform integrates with Farmplan’s Gatekeeper farm management solution
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
COVID-19 Accelerating business trends for ag retail – an interview with Carenza Harvey
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
Coronavirus: A message to our customers from Graeme McCracken, CEO Proagrica
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
How can digital solutions in agriculture work together?
Digital evolution in agriculture is unquestionably accelerating, with countless innovations now coming to market across all sectors of agriculture.
Farmplan’s Gatekeeper users can now benefit from crop optimisation with Hummingbird
Farmplan’s complete crop management system, Gatekeeper, now able to supply permissioned field data to Hummingbird.
Right information: strengthening the relationship between ag retailers and farmers
The responses from surveyed farmers revealed the highest pain points during their transactions.
Top data trends for agribusiness in 2020
Jeff Bradshaw, CTO at Proagrica, gives his thoughts on four predictions for data trends which will shape the agriculture sector in 2020.
Data lakes – tips to avoid a data swamp
As discussed in other blogs (and the longer white paper), data lakes can be a significant source of untapped value laying dormant within your business…
Data lakes – what they are and why they matter
What are data lakes? Data lakes are, in essence, a storage repository for all your business data, held until it’s needed. The best way to understand…
Rebates: we need better management
What if there was a better system for managing rebates in the animal health sector? A solution that not only integrates real-time data but …
How insight drives profitability
Acquiring data is important but using that data to drive business outcomes is what generates measurable value. Data insight can be used to drive greater profitability using smart …
ERPs – how plug-and-play connectivity tools make insight easy
For agriculture retailers and distributors, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is an essential tool …
Rethinking Procurement
Procurement relies on both parties – a retailer or distributor and their suppliers – operating along a set of mutually understood terms and criteria. Without the insight offered by data …
What is Agriculture 4.0?
Agriculture 4.0 is a term for the next big trends facing the industry, including a greater focus on precision agriculture, the internet of things (IoT) and the use of big data …
Connected Food: “Connected, collaborative, insightful”
As part of the Barbican’s major summer exhibition AI: More than Human, the Connected Food panel …
What is precision agriculture?
What is “precision agriculture” and why is it important? Precision agriculture is a collective term for advancements in technology that enhance farm production by utilizing …
5 Ways Data Science is Transforming Agriculture
Data science in agriculture is changing the landscape. We’re currently in an unprecedented and rapid rise in the adoption of …
Use your existing farm software tools for CRM data and analytics
CRMs are, for businesses in most industries, key to establishing and maintaining strong visibility …
The next step in…precision agriculture
Precision agriculture is on the rise, with market value expected to grow from approximately 5.09 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 to 9.53 billion U.S …
Lindsay Suddon on: The Supply Network
The following is an excerpt from Lindsay Suddon, Chief Strategy Officer at Proagrica, on the potential for data connectivity and insight to drive more value across the …
The next step in… connectivity driving productivity
Whilst the drive of population growth and shifting demographics are unequivocal, agribusinesses ultimately need to find solutions …
The next step in agriculture… actionable insights
With the ability to collect more and more granular and geospatial data, it’s possible to gain levels of insight that can empower agribusinesses …
360° visibility in practice
360° connectivity can bring complete transformation to businesses across the agriculture supply chain. For example, take a retailer customer, specifically a grower: the grower’s agronomist has stated there’s a …
Invoicing – what a 360° view means for your business
The standard procedure for agri-businesses processing their transactions is to re-key orders submitted via email into an enterprise resource planning …
The empty shelf problem – always have the right stock at the right time
For a retailer, empty shelves are bad news – retailers and manufacturers lose the equivalent of 4% and 2.3% of annual sales …
Let’s focus less on putting out fires, more on delivering great service
Customer service, as it currently exists in agri-business, is broken. How can agri-businesses make …
360° visibility – the future of agriculture
Agribusiness is changing rapidly. Businesses in the agriculture supply chain are beginning to adopt tech solutions at a rapid rate as they connect with more partners than ever and …
Tackling the rebate headache in animal health
For manufacturers in the animal health sector, effective rebate management is key to ensuring consistent sales performance and customer loyalty.
The value of the network is greater than the sum of the parts
“As we move along a path of digital transformation it is becoming more and more important to integrate and …
Can data connectivity help fight antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotic resistance poses a global threat, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have warned of commonplace infections becoming untreatable and routine surgeries impossible. Far from being …
5 steps to effective data integration in animal health
Successful data and analytics implementation begins by asking the right questions. By considering the right areas in your business – and how they align with the overall strategy – it’s possible to significantly drive business …
Data connectivity – what does it mean for animal health businesses?
For businesses in the animal health sector, enhanced data connectivity delivers the right tools to eliminate vague information and arduous communications between different businesses.
Uncertainty in preparing for the future
In 2018, Proagrica surveyed the US ag retailer community, reaching out to over 5,000 businesses in the sector, to better understand key issues affecting profitability, growth, and the extent to which data and …
IoT (Internet of Things) – The new normal in agribusiness
Data is already creating a gigantic shift in how agribusiness is conducted, and this trend will continue in 2019. Farmers will use their data to apply the right products, at the right rates …
Unlocking the full potential of precision agriculture
Is your business ready? Goldman Sachs, in their report on the rise of precision agriculture, project that this technology will occupy 4.5% of the global market by 2020 – roughly double its proportion just five years ago.