Cargill Offers Big Data, Digital Tools to Help Shrimp Farmers

Cargill Inc. plans to offer big data to boost shrimp production, expanding technology tools that bolster agriculture to aquaculture.

Predictive software that relies on machine learning and sensors will help farmers analyze everything from the size of shrimp and feeding patterns to water quality and weather on devices including phones and tablets, executives from the Minneapolis-based company said Monday.