The main goal of every farmer is productive crop production. This includes achieving optimal yield, as well as quality and nutritious crops. Achieving this goal is an ongoing battle following weather conditions, detecting, and protecting against pests, and securing the availability of water, and soil quality.  

What makes this battle even harder today is climate change. 2023 was officially claimed as the hottest year on record. Many countries experienced heatwaves or extreme weather hazards that caused health problems, power outages, wildfires, and crop failures.  

Climate change is creating a „new normal“ and it is crucial for farmers to adapt and prepare for any possible threats that can cause yield losses. Faced with so many production risks, farmers and agricultural industries often seek optimal practices for risk management.  

Luckily, today there are various tools for proper risk management in agricultural production, and the development of digital agriculture provided technologies such as farm management software, weather stations, different types of sensors, pest alarms, and satellite imagery.