Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 8 January 2018
EFITA newsletter / 809 - European Federation for Information Technology
in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Best wishes
See: http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/chief-justice-roberts-speech-sons-9th-grade-commencement-48437142
Research Frontiers in Precision Agriculture, theme of the next AFITA/WCCA2018
Conference
25 – 27 October 2018 - MUMBAI
AFITA is holding this International Conference, in conjunction with INFITA's
and the World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA)
See: http://www.afita2018.org/AFITA/afita_wcca2018/
See: http://www.infita.org
Contact: J. ADINARAYANA, Professor & Head Centre of Studies in Resources
Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, MUM BAI - 400 076, India
See: http://www.csre.iitb.ac.in/adi/
In the Ardennes, French region where frightful battles took place during
WW1 and WW2, for the 100th anniversary of the end of the WW1... to celebrate
the German-French friendship after two centuries of terrible wars...
See: http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/ardennes-deux-agriculteurs-font-fresques-geantes-leurs-champs-1358549.html
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Journée Internet des Objets (IoT) en agriculture – le
28 avril 2017 à Boigneville |
Indian Society of Agricultural Information Technology (INSAIT)
An established Indian body, launched in 2000, to mobilize farmers, scientists / academicians / researchers, institutions and organisations for encouraging and promoting all aspects of agricultural IT.
See: http://insait.in/
Infita, International Network for Information Technology in Agriculture
See: http://www.infita.org/
Erasmus European Programme (already 30 years of students’ interchanges… Nine millions participants and one million babies?)
See: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en
See: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/sites/erasmusplus2/files/styles/eplus_latest_updates/public/erasmus-plus-in-numbers-2016_en.jpg
Rethinking rubber track design : Two companies turn to in-track sensors for the future. By Willie Vogt
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/rethinking-rubber-track-design
Big German farm tech show has plenty to offer by Willie Vogt
Two days into Agritechnica, and already there are a few surprises and we're just getting started.
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/big-german-farm-tech-show-has-plenty-offer
New products might meet a need on your farm
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/new-products-might-meet-need-your-farm
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Israel Agritech Market Map: 400 Start-ups Putting The Tech in Agritech
For a young nation built on the collectivist agricultural ethos of the Kibbutz movement, it’s perhaps no surprise that Israel’s agricultural technology startup ecosystem is booming. In this market map, another exclusive publication in AgFunderNews, Israeli NGO Start-Up Nation Central and Greensoil Investments, a local agritech venture capital firm, pull together and categorize Israel’s growing agritech ecosystem.
See: https://agfundernews.com/israels-agritech-market-map-400-startups-putting-the-tech-in-agritech.html
The Challenges for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Written by Joseph Byrum, ex-senior R&D and strategic marketing executive in Life Sciences – Global Product Development, Innovation, and Delivery at Syngenta, this article laid out some of the key challenges in building AI tools for agriculture. In a year where artificial intelligence became an essential buzzword for many startups trying to raise funding, Byrum offered some necessary caution in how this technology is applied to agriculture.
See: https://agfundernews.com/the-challenges-for-artificial-intelligence-in-agriculture.html
R7 Tool by WinField United, as used by Sunrise cooperative
The R7 Tool by WinField United utilizes historical LandSat satellite imagery at 20 meter resolution to determine management zones based on peak biomass of fields. These satellite images have been collected since the late 1960’s to evaluate the status of vegetative growth as a predictor of crop health. The R7 Tool has imagery that dates as far back as 20 years in certain areas. The images are processed to show patterns within a field boundary based on vegetative biomass that can be used to manage a field into the future.
At Sunrise Cooperative, we utilize the R7 tool to help develop variable rate planting and nitrogen recommendations that have shown increased ROI on seed and nitrogen since 2012. In that time we have developed a strong skill set, not only in developing the recommendations but also ensuring the prescriptions are loaded into each respective display and the operator understands how to get them to work.
See: https://www.sunriseco-op.com/Precision/R7-Tool
The Role Of Modern Agriculture (a splendid web site supported by Monsanto)
> About organic farming (tomatoes)
See: https://modernag.org/modern-agriculture/organic-and-conventional-qa-with-a-farmer/
> Software, algorithms, and data on the farm
See: https://modernag.org/modern-agriculture/software-algorithms-and-data-on-the-farm/
See: https://modernag.org/modern-agriculture/
If Americans Can Find North Korea on a Map, They’re More Likely to Prefer Diplomacy
See: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/14/upshot/if-americans-can-find-north-korea-on-a-map-theyre-more-likely-to-prefer-diplomacy.html
6 Things About Current Food Marketing Trends That Scare Me
See: http://www.thefarmersdaughterusa.com/2017/10/6-things-current-food-marketing-trends-scares.html
The future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as seen by the Union of European Academies for Sciences applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA)
See: http://ueaa.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UEAA-Booklet-of-the-summaries-28-Sept-2017-19-9-17.pdf
Climate change continues at fast pace
Breeder’s Journal: Could cover crops help reduce carbon dioxide levels in the air?
See: http://www.americanagriculturist.com/weather/climate-change-continues-fast-pace
Connect Americans Now aims to improve rural broadband
See: http://www.americanagriculturist.com/technology/connect-americans-now-aims-improve-rural-broadband
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My 2018 Goals...
1. My goal for 2017 was to lose 10 pounds. Only 15 to go !
2. Ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons & tomatoes. Really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce. And cheese. FINE, it was a pizza. I ate a pizza.
3. How to prepare Tofu:
a. Throw it in the trash
b. Grill some meat
4. I just did a week's worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.
5. I don't mean to brag, but I finished my 14-day diet food in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
6. A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.
7. Kids today don't know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.
8. Senility has been a smooth transition for me.
9. Remember back when we were kids and every time it was below zero outside they closed school? Nah, me either.
10. I may not be that funny or athletic or good-looking or smart or talented…??? I forgot where I was going with this.
11. I love being over 75. I learn something new every day and forget 5 others.
12. A thief broke into my house last night. He started searching for money, so I woke up and searched with him.
13. I think I'll just put an "Out of Order" sticker on my forehead and call it a day.
14. November 5, 2017 was the end of Daylight Savings Time. Hope you didn't forget to set your bathroom scale back 10 pounds on Saturday night.
15. Just remember, once you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.
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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit
Mick Harkin, ex Secretary of EFITA, who has kept us amused with his
Friday Jokes over the years, has published a book on Amazon entitled "Jokes,
Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit".
See: http://www.jokesquotesandanecdotes.com
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: mickjharkin(a)gmail.com
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