Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 10 September 2012


EFITA newsletter / 575 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


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The archives of this newsletter
See: http://www.informatique-agricole.org/category/gazette-efita/


The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!
See: http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/aviation/future-aint-what-it-used-be/page/10/


USA dryness
See: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/08/the-drought-of-2012/100360/


Efita 2013 conference
24-27 June 2013 – TURIN
Next summer we have The EFITA conference in Turin, Italy. We are planning the topics, program, social activities, pricing. If you have suggestions please feel free to comment!
You should now put the EFITA conference into your calendar at the 24-27 June 2013!
Contact: Prof. Remigio BERRUTO
E-mail: remigio.berruto(a)unito.it


9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
7-11 July 2013 – LLEIDA, Catalonia, Spain
Abstract submission deadline has been extended to September 30th.
Abstracts must be between 3000 and 4000 characters long and scientifically written.
They are used to accept or reject contributions.
See: http://www.ecpa2013.udl.cat/abstract.html


Exclusif : trente applications agricoles pour smartphones avec leurs liens (lu dans l'excellent Journal du web agricole)
Le journal du web agricole a recensé une trentaine d'applications agricoles pour smartphones et tablettes sous iOS (iPhone) et Android. Choix des buses de pulvérisateurs, réglage de l'épandeur d'engrais, cours des matières premières agricoles, actualités,.... les thèmes proposés sont variés. Pour chacune de ces applications vous retrouverez le lien de téléchargement. Il ne...
Voir : http://www.journalduwebagricole.fr/
archive/2012/09/04/exclusif-trente-applications-agricoles-pour-smartphones-avec.html


E.U. forecasts 2% drop in cereal harvest
See: http://www.blackseagrain.net/
about-ukragroconsult/news-bsg/e.u.-forecasts-2-drop-in-cereal-harvest


Rainfall erosivity
Rainfall erosivity, considering rainfall amount and intensity, is an important parameter for soil erosion risk assessment under future land use and climate change.

Despite its importance, rainfall erosivity is usually implemented in models with a low spatial and temporal resolution. Rainfall erosivity (R-Factor) dataset for Switzerland based on 71 stations and 22 years of measurements. Regression-kriging was used to interpolate the rainfall erosivity values of single stations and to generate a map for Switzerland.

Users can download/use an executable application (algorithm was implemented in C programming language) which calculates the R-Factor based on rainfall (10 min resolution) and temperature (1 h resolution) data. The code is subject to modification in case the users have different resolution data.
See: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/library/themes/erosion/RainfallErosivity/
Contact : Panos PANAGOS
E-mail: panos.panagos(a)jrc.ec.europa.eu


Newsletter No 44 (August 2012) - European Soil Portal,
See: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/utilities/newsletter/201208.pdf


The “AppHaus” SAP Project which focuses on consumer apps and startup culture inside of SAP
See: http://www.jd-od.com/2012/05/06/ben-boeser-on-sap-startup-culture/?goback=%2Egde_3996825_member_159138943


Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce
See: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/science/earth/study-questions-advantages-of-organic-meat-and-produce.html


Stanford Study about Organic foods (Annals of Internal medicine)
Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review
See: https://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1355685&atab=10


Advancement of a whole-chain, stakeholder driven traceability system for agricultural commodities: beef cattle pilot demonstration
See: http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0226992-advancement-of-a-whole-chain-stakeholder-driven-traceability-system-for-agricultural-commodities-beef-cattle-pilot-demonstration.html


You can live in California where...

1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.

2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.

3. You know how to eat an artichoke.

4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.

5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.

6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

OR (see next issue)

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