Every digital business lead I know is stretched too thin, which is not to say they’ve cornered the market on being overextended. But the relentless pursuit of digitization to make business more efficient, productive, and competitive has put digital teams in the hot...
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Agriculture turns to technology as the labor pool shrinks
Farm workers are the single largest expense on many farms, costing from 25% to 75% of a crop’s value. And that assumes you can find them. The farm labor shortage is so severe that even smaller producers are investing in technology, an expense that was off the table...
Don’t Roll the Dice with Software Product Development
After 20 years developing digital solutions, I have concluded that companies are ill-served following the conventional software product development process. Bringing in a development team at the point of implementation is rolling the dice. Inevitably something is...
Don’t Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg
What to cut and not cut from digital budgets in a downturn Budget cuts are a reality in an economic downturn, but indiscriminate cuts in the wrong areas could kill the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs. One of the greatest risks for agribusinesses is cutting back on a...
The Evolution of E-Luminate: Syngenta’s Seed Selection Platform
Seed selection is one of the most important decisions a farmer makes. Even if farmers do everything else right, planting the wrong hybrid or variety on their fields can reduce yields and eliminate their profits. Selecting seeds that improve yields requires the ability...