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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: harkin(a)iol.ie



When I was a little bit younger
Voir : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU0cjEyhOGA


Herman by Jim Unger
See: http://www.universaluclick.com/comics/panel/herman


Cartoons by one of America's most widely published cartoonists
See: http://www.glasbergen.com/


Adoption of ICT by by European farmers… (in French)
42 % d’agrinautes sur les réseaux sociaux, 81 % des agriculteurs utilisent Internet quotidiennement pour leur métier
Voir : http://frenchweb.fr/agriculture-online-42-dagrinautes-sur-les-reseaux-sociaux/101611
Voir : http://www.terre-net.fr/actualite-agricole/economie-social/article/le-web-un-reflexe-quotidien-202-86067.html


Sustainable Agriculture - its future – its technology integration, its stakeholder cooperation
17 - 19 June – Carinthia \ Austria
See: http://www.progis.com/events/conf2013/index.html


International Water Soluble Fertilizer (WSF 2013) Conference & Exhibition
2-4 July - BEIJING – China
The 2013 China International Water Soluble Fertilizer (WSF 2013) Conference & Exhibition, focusing on technological innovation, will give particular attention to technology, innovation and promotion of water soluble fertilizers and their use in Fertigation and Foliar applications systems in China and other regions of the world, in Asia in particular.

Hear from some of the most influential individuals and organizations around the world as they outline the expanding opportunity which is China and Asia in particular:
- Plant nutrition management under saline growing conditions: Harmen Tjalling Holwerda, SPN, SQM
-The holistic approach for plant nutrition management: Gad Shahar, Regional Manager China & India, Haifa
- Water soluble fertilizers current and future use in Saudi Arabia: Mohamed Akasha, Product Development Advisor, Sabic
- Benefits of using ultrasol™ growth stage -based water soluble NPKs for fertigation: Sonny Moerenhout, SQM
- Balanced niutrition for a healthy crop: focusing on the secondary nutrient-calcium in fertigation: Mr Jasper Vanderpijl, Yara
- Fertigation & foliar sprays with WSF increase crop yields: M N Bhaskaran, Executive Vice President, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, India
- Biostimulants: what’s behind the name: Jean-Pierre Leymonie, Managing Director, New Ag International
- Current prospects for humic acid WSF: Chen Qing, Professor, China Agriculture University
- Application of Plant Extracts in Agriculture: Beijing Multigrass, China
- The use of polyaspartic acid in water soluble fertilizers: Desai Chemical, China
- Manniplex technology application in Foliar Nutrition: HK Witgang
- Meeting China's agricultural challenges through sustainable water soluble fertilizer solutions: Mr. Devon Nixon, Soiltap
- Boron application in WSF: Quiborax, Chile
- World fertilizer use and fertigation technologies: Prof Fan Mingxian, China Director, TSI
- China market trends for WSF: Project Director, CNCIC, China
- Irrigation technologies and trends in China: Liu Yang, CEO, Beijing Irrigation Net, China
See: http://wsf.cncic.gov.cn/en/index.asp


ISWMAI2013: Multidisciplinary Approaches On Innovation
3 September 2013 – PORTO
One day special International Workshop on Multidisciplinary Approaches On Innovation, with an opening address by the Minister of Economy and Employment of Portugal (tbc), followed by distinguished keynote speakers.
See: http://www.fe.up.pt/iwsmai/


Survey on threats to soil biodiversity
We need your feedback on the soil biodiversity survey. This survey is being conducted to allow us to assess the potential threats to soil biodiversity at global scale. Understanding which factors impact soil life will be useful
to measure/prevent possible future losses of biodiversity. The aim of this questionnaire is to provide a scored index for the main recognized threats to soil biodiversity. To reach this goal, we need the contribution from experts on soil biodiversity issues.

The questionnaire consists of 3 questions and should take only 5 minutes to complete.
See: http://www.ecofinders.org/mapping-of-threats.html


PhD Studentship – Evaluate yield limiting factors by means of multi-sensor and data fusion approach See:http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/postgraduatestudy/researchopportunities/page60926.html


HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions
See: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs108/1101240931835/archive/1113440621696.html


There’s a fly in my soup! Can insects satisfy world food needs?
See: https://www.devex.com/en/news/there-s-a-fly-in-my-soup-can-insects-satisfy-world-food-needs/80964


Chicago Tribune editorial about Europe and biotech crops
See: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-11/opinion/ct-edit-gmocrop-0511-jm-20130511_1_biotech-crops-european-union-poor-farmers


World cereal supply to improve in 2013-14
See: http://www.amis-outlook.org/amis-monitoring/en/


Newsletter No 53 (May 2013) - European Soil Portal
See: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/utilities/newsletter/201305.pdf


Open Archives / Open Data (see next news): A point of view (GW)
In the last issue of this newsletter, I stated that Open Archives could be even more useful for extension / advisory services than for research organisations.
Today I would like to tell that Open Data seems to me even more important than Open Archives.
An easier access to e.g. Geographic Information, Weather Data, Data on Pests and Diseases Development maps, etc., is essential for the development of ICT services at farm level.
Research organisations, extension / advisory services and commercial providers of software solutions to farmers should work together to promote the Open Access to data collected / managed / owned by public organisations.


Open Access to Weather Data for International Development
Farming communities in Africa and South Asia are becoming increasingly vulnerable to shock as the effects of climate change become a reality. This increased vulnerability, however, comes at a time when improved technology makes critical information more accessible than ever before. aWhere Weather, an online platform offering free weather data for locations in Western, Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia provides instant and interactive access to highly localized weather data, instrumental for improved decision making and providing greater context in shaping policies relating to agricultural development and global health.

>>> Weather Data in 9km Grid Cells

Weather data is collected at meteorological stations around the world and interpolated to create *accurate data in detailed 9km grids. Within each cell, users can access historical, daily-observed and 8 days of daily forecasted ‘localized’ weather data for the following variables:

* Precipitation
* Minimum and Maximum Temperature
* Minimum and Maximum Relative Humidity
* Solar Radiation
* Maximum and Morning Wind Speed
* Growing degree days (dynamically calculated for your base and cap
temperature)

These data prove essential for risk adaption efforts, food security interventions, climate-smart decision making, and agricultural or environmental research activities.

>>> Sign up Now

Access is free and easy. Register
at http://www.awhere.com/en-us/weather-p [2]. Then, you can log back in anytime at me.awhere.com [3].

For questions on the platform, please contact weather(a)awhere.com [4]

>>> About aWhere

aWhere transforms how public health and agricultural initiatives are managed and monitored. Our globally accessible location intelligence platform transforms complex data from multiple sources into local, actionable insight.
To learn more about aWhere, visit our website www.awhere.com [5]

[1] http://aims.fao.org/community/blogs/open-access-weather-data-international-development
[2] http://www.awhere.com/en-us/weather-p
[3] http://me.awhere.com/
[4] mailto:weather@awhere.com
[5] http://www.awhere.com


UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy
The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation [2] (UNESCO) has announced [3] that it is making available to the public free of charge its digital publications and data. This comes after UNESCO has adopted an Open Access Policy, becoming the first agency within the United Nations to do so.

The new policy implies that anyone can freely download, translate, adapt, and distribute UNESCO's publications and *data*. The policy also states that from July 2013, hundreds of downloadable digital UNESCO publications will be available to users through a new Open Access Repository with a multilingual interface. The policy seeks also to apply retroactively to works that have been published.

In adopting this policy and making its output widely available on Open Access UNESCO is aligning its practice to its advocacy work [4] for Open Access and strengthens its commitment to the universal access to information and knowledge.

Read the policy here [5]

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[1] http://aims.fao.org/community/open-access/blogs/unesco-make-its-publications-available-free-charge-part-new-open-access-
[2] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/
[3] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_to_make_its_publications_available_free_of_charge_as_part_of_a_new_open_access_policy/
[4] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-access-to-scientific-information/
[5] http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ERI/pdf/oa_policy_en_2.pdf
[6] http://aims.fao.org/community/open-access/blogs/unesco-make-its-publications-available-free-charge-part-new-open-access-


I received this from a good friend called BRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (already told but so funny)

A man walked out to the street and caught a taxi just going by. He got into the taxi, and the cabbie said, "Perfect timing. You're just like Brian"

Passenger: "Who?"

Cabbie: "Brian Sullivan. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happen like that to Brian Sullivan, every single time."

Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."

Cabbie: "Not Brian Sullivan. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy."

Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special."

Cabbie: "There's more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Brian Sullivan, he could do everything right."

Passenger: "Wow. Some guy then."

Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Brian, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Brian Sullivan."

Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?"

Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Brian. He died. I'm married to his « widow ».


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