Paris, 15 November 2010
EFITA newsletter / 487 - European Federation for Information Technology in
Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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GeoFARMatics 2010 International Conference
24-26 November 2010 - COLOGNE, Germany
I visited today the ISAGRI company (800 employees) that is the agricultural
ICT company that dominates the French market (200000 farmers equipped with
PC and connected to the Internet). We discussed the presentation that the
French association of agricultural software editors will make at GeoFARMatics
on 24 November.
To give an idea about the activity of Isagri, just on figure; the Isagri help
desk receives every year +250 000 phone calls…
This participation of commercial editors (like Isagri in France or Progis
in Austria) will be really interesting: nothing will be done in the domain
of agricultural ITC without their active contribution. They know the needs
of their clients and have the means to commercialise their solutions.
I believe that today co-operation between commercial ICT companies and universities
and R&D organisation is more necessary than ever.
We should discuss this point in Cologne…
See: http://www.geofarmatics2010.org/
The conference brings together people from industry (software companies, machine
manufacturers, system developers), science and public authorities active in
both (geo-)information management and administration of agriculture with its
environment.
If you have not registered yet to participate, please do it now. You then
still have the chance for submitting short-presentations (http://www.geofarmatics2010.org/submitting.html).
Novel solutions, recent discussions and new concepts for managing of production
information and geo-information in agriculture as well as the relatedvalue
added chain of production will be presented at the conference. Plenary sessions
feature state of the art insight into relevant aspects of ICT for the agribusiness
being presented by internationally renowned keynote speakers. Separate paper
sessions, short presentations, workshops, poster sessions and exhibitions
address more specific topics (see program at the conference website (http://www.geofarmatics2010.org/overall-program.html).
Those of you, who have registered will receive the first draft of the 'Cologne-Declaration
on ICT in agriculture'. This draft is prepared by the organizers of the conference.
You have the chance to give your input and support the further development
of the declaration. It will be discussed with the participants at the conference.
At the end of the conference the declaration will be published as a conclusion,
pinpointing urgent needs in research and development, infrastructure and training.
It is directed to politics, administration and research.
Contact: Guy WAKSMAN
E-mail: waksman(a)acta.asso.fr
Dairy fertility focus at EuroTier
16 – 19 November 2010 – HANOVER
Healthy, fertile cattle are the bedrock of successful milk production and
dairy farming. Taking on this key issue, DLG, together with several research,
academic and advisory boards, will host a EuroTier Special, a focus on a specific
topic, to address the issue of cattle reproductive health at EuroTier 2010.
More.
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The ring of a telephone - that'll do it!
A dog lover, whose dog was a bitch, and 'in heat', agreed to look after
and house her neighbour's male dog, while they were away on vacation.
She had a large house and believed that she could keep them apart, but as
she was drifting off to sleep she heard awful howling and moaning sounds,
rushed downstairs and found the dogs locked together, in obvious pain and
unable to disengage, as so frequently happens when they mate.
Unable to separate them and perplexed as to what to do next, although it was
late, she called the vet, who answered in a very grumpy voice.
Having explained the problem to him, the vet said. "Hang up the phone
and place it down alongside the dogs. I will then call you back and the noise
of the ringing will make the male lose his erection and he will be able to
withdraw".
"Do you think that will work?" she asked.
"It just worked for me!" he replied.
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