Library Project - Agriculture
Agriculture
This project supports small businesses and individual farmers across Indiana by providing detailed, data-driven insights into the agriculture sector. With a focus on enhancing decision-making around crop production and livestock management, the platform is designed to empower farmers and agricultural stakeholders to optimize their operations and identify new market opportunities.
The Problem
Farmers and agricultural stakeholders in Indiana often lack access to organized and actionable data that could help improve crop yields, manage livestock effectively, and explore market avenues. This project addresses the need for a centralized platform offering comprehensive insights, with interactive visualizations and dashboards that assist users in making data-informed decisions.
The Goal
The primary goals of this project are to empower users with data-driven insights, improve resource management, promote sustainable farming practices, and enhance market access for small agricultural businesses in Indiana. Through these goals, the platform aims to support operational efficiency and sustainable growth within the agricultural community.
Solution & Key Features
To create a valuable resource for Indiana’s agricultural community, we gathered data from sources including the Indiana Census, Purdue University Extension, ISDA, and USDA NRCS. The platform’s visualizations, built using Tableau and Power BI, cover essential areas like crop types, soil fertility, weather patterns, water resources, and market dynamics. Filters for counties and demographics offer users targeted insights into Indiana's agriculture landscape, with particular focus on crop production and livestock management.
Outcome & Impact
The project successfully delivered a valuable resource for Indiana’s agricultural community, providing stakeholders with interactive, detailed insights into crop types, feed providers, soil quality, and other critical factors across the state. By centralizing this data, the platform has streamlined access to essential information that enables farmers and small agricultural businesses to improve operational efficiency and make more informed, data-driven decisions. Additionally, the project promotes sustainable agricultural practices by helping users optimize resource management and explore viable market opportunities.
Achievements
A key achievement of this project was the development of an engaging, user-friendly dashboard using Tableau and Power BI. These visualizations offer a visually compelling and intuitive way for users to access complex agricultural data, regardless of their technical background. This dashboard empowers users with the tools they need to make prompt and well-informed decisions, strengthening the platform’s role as an indispensable asset for Indiana’s agricultural sector.