Nowadays, given the huge demands for food and the search for better productivity, sustainability and more assertive decision-making, many tools are being developed to improve agricultural production.In this context, the progress of information technology, which over the years has acquired a strategic and political character for Brazil and the world, has made a significant contribution to agricultural studies for several decades and today enables the storage and processing of large volumes of data, the automation of processes and the exchange of information and knowledge.Its great potential lies in its transversality, which can provide added value and benefit different areas of agribusiness.