Paris, 2 February 2004


EFITA newsletter / 144 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


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Contact: Guy WAKSMAN
mailto:waksman@acta-informatique.fr


Numbers of farmers with PC and Internet connection

Estimation

Number of farms

Have a PC

Are connected*

Finland

2003

76%

62%

France

2003

320,000 (FT)

50%

22%

Germany

2003

55%

45%

New Zealand

2000

61%

48%

Norway

2003

55,000

75%

62%

Sweden

2003

71,000

74%

60%

Switzerland

2001

48,000 (FT)

63%

47%

UK

2001

60%

26%

Canada

2001

40%

30%

USA

2001

2,165,000

55%

43%

*          % of total n° of farms
FT       Full time


7th International Symposium on Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard Management
20-24 June 2004 - Copenhagen - Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
See: http://www.hortplus.com/ISHSModel/NextMeet.htm
Contact: Dr. Peter Braun
mailto:pbr@kvl.dk


Third International Workshop on Smart Sensors in Livestock Monitoring Linked to the AgEng 2004 conference)
10-11 September 2004, Leuven, Belgium
See: http://www.smart2004.be/
Contact: Erik LENAERTS
mailto:erik.lenaerts@agr.kuleuven.ac.be


ISITA Workshop 2003 "Identification of the obstacles to IT uptake on farms and the strategic way forward”
See: http://www.isita.com/ ("Papers")
Contact: Mick HARKIN
mailto:harkin@iol.ie


GM crop farm-scale evaluations
See: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/acre/fse/index.htm


Foodtrace Concerted Action Programme
See: http://www.eufoodtrace.org


Crop Protection Monthly - new content additions to the website
We have now also made the electronic editions of Crop Protection Monthly from January 1997 to December 1999 freely accessible on the website, adding to the 2000-2002 archives which are already there. We will not be adding any editions prior to 1997 to the site.
Crop Protection Monthly is now accepting advertising for the first time on some of its website pages. These typically receive 2,000 visits per week at present, making our web site one of the leading crop protection sites in the UK and internationally. We expect this number to exceed 5,000 per week by the end of February/March.
See: http://www.crop-protection-monthly.co.uk
Contact: Brian R. Hicks
mailto:Brianralphhicks@aol.com


Advertisment in a Dublin magazine

READ THIS BEFORE OPENING THE PICTURE...

1985 Blue Volkswagen Golf
Only 55 km
Only first gear and reverse used
Never raced or rallied
Original tyres
Original brakes
Original fuel and oil
Only 1 driver

Owner wishing to sell due to employment lay-off.
The picture: http://www.acta-informatique.fr/apps/accesbase/dbtoweb.asp?d=5561&t=0&identobj=YKIU2yHO&uid=57305290&sid=57305290&idk=1
Contact: Mick HARKIN
mailto:harkin@iol.ie


A VERY good dentist...
A guy & a girl meet at a bar. They get along so well that they decide to go back to the girl's place. A few drinks later, the guy takes off his shirt and then washes his hands. He then takes off his trousers and washes his hands again. The girl, who has been observing this strange behaviour, says:
"You must be a dentist!"
The guy, surprised, replies: "Yes... how did you figure that out?"
"Easy," she replied, "you keep washing your hands."
Well, one thing led to another and they finally go to bed make love.
After they are done, the girl says:
"You must be a VERY good dentist."
The guy, now with a boosted ego says: "Sure, I'm a very very good dentist, - how did you figure that out?"
"Didn't feel a thing!"
Contact: Mick HARKIN
mailto:harkin@iol.ie


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