John Teltsch serves as the general manager of IBM Global Business Partners. In his work at the company, John Teltsch partners with more than 160,000 global stakeholders in cloud services and analytics, as well as the Watson artificial intelligence (AI) platform.
In September, IBM announced the worldwide debut of its Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture. The AI technology aggregates data from weather, satellites, and connected farm machinery to provide a comprehensive, predictive farming outlook that can be accessed from a smartphone app.
The tool will allow farmers to make better decisions to increase the productivity of their farms--for instance, targeting specific areas that may be vulnerable to disease and/or pests so they can be treated accordingly, or calculating exactly how much water is needed through high-definition soil moisture readings, improving cost-efficiency by preventing water waste.
