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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 16 March 2015


EFITA newsletter / 687 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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EFITA 2015
It is a great pleasure to invite you to attend EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 Conference which will take place in Poznan, Poland from June 29 to July 2, 2015.
EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 is a joint conference of three associations: European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (EFITA), International Network for Information Technology in Agriculture – World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (INFITA – WCCA) and International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – Technical Section VII: Information Technology (CIGR VII). All these associations deal with the use of ICT in the agri-food, bioresource and biomass sectors. These, and not only, will also be the leading topics during the conference sessions. 

We hope that the Polish hospitality will make this conference truly memorable, including social and networking activities that are aimed at forging collaboration and exploring ideas through multidisciplinary approaches. It is important that professionals meet up on a regular basis to interact, network and exchange ideas and knowledge. It is only by sharing ideas that we develop new ones that catalyze technological advancement.

Hoping to see you all in Poznan,
See: http://www.efita2015.org

prof. Jerzy Weres 
Chair of the EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 Committee

prof. Wojciech Mueller
POLSITA President

dr. Janina Rudowicz-Nawrocka
Secretary of the EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 Committee
E-mail: jrn(a)up.poznan.pl


Royale Bugatti
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbtT0RURfk8&feature=youtu.be


Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun!
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU&feature=youtu.be
Signalé par Luc BECKER
Mél : luc.becker(a)wanadoo.fr

EFITA 2015
29 June 2015 - 2 July 2015
POZNAN (Poland)


EFITA 2015: Sustainable Agriculture through ICT innovation

Jerzy WERES
E-mail: weres(a)up.poznan.pl

See: http://www.efita2015.org/

dr. Janina Rudowicz-Nawrocka
Secretary of the EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 Committee
E-mail: jrn(a)up.poznan.pl

Ouvrage de référence en agriculture de précision
Voir : http://www.agrotic.org/blog/ouvrage-de-reference-en-agriculture-de-precision/
Voir : http://www.editions-arvalis.fr/ouvrage.php?id_ouvrage=1100


UAV Remote Sensing Principles
1 - 5 June 2015 - BARCELONA
It is a one week course about state of the art remote sensing techniques using UAV aerial images. A broad board of top level UAV professionals and researchers has been invited to share their knowledge and experience on a wide variety of topics...

>>>
We have interesting news about the incoming UAV remote-sensing course in Barcelona:
- Rikola will be participating again as a course sponsor, showcasing their mini hyper-spectral camera for UAV applications.
- A new session about hydrology remote-sensing has been added, we are working in adding more sessions to complement the course that will be announced during the following weeks.
See: http://www.catuav.com/ctc/index.php/uav-remote-sensing-principles


New variable-rate tillage tool from Summers
A new tillage tool from Summers is a combination of conventional and vertical tillage, which gives the operator more control in the field.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/new-variable-rate-tillage-tool-summers
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/technology-decision-time


Bluetooth lawn tractors
Cub Cadet displayed its new Bluetooth technology on several of its lawn tractors at the National Farm Machinery Show last month in Louisville.
Voir : http://farmindustrynews.com/tools/bluetooth-lawn-tractors


Getting machines to communicate
Coordinating multiple machines in the same field is getting easier than ever.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/getting-machines-communicate

Séminaires

Modelia / Afia


>>> La modélisation entre recherche et développement agricole, allers et retours... Des modèles scientifiques aux outils logiciels : ambitions, expériences, réflexions, propriété intellectuelle (29 mars 2013)

Voir :
http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=35


>>> Open Data en Agriculture - 1ère partie : état des lieux et perspectives (12 novembre 2013)
Voir : http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=63



>>> Les nouveaux capteurs en Agriculture (19 avril 2014)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/colloques-afia/afia-colloque/2014_-_capteurs/#wpfb-cat-5


>>> Open Data en Agriculture - 2ème partie (7 janvier 2015)
Voir : http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=63

Contact : JP CHANET, François BRUN
Mél : jean-pierre.chanet(a)irstea.fr, francois.brun(a)acta.asso.fr


FAO: ‘Modern’ agriculture can’t face up to 21st Century challenges
See: http://www.farming.co.uk/news/article/11031


How to make your farm more profitable
Chris Blanchard Farmers need to make informed choices about labor management and when to invest in farm equipment. It is important to track and be able to extrapolate and weigh labor costs and capacity against hiring staff or investing in...
See: https://sannekurejensen.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/how-to-make-your-farm-more-profitable/


From Famine to Feast in Forty Years: Policy Matters
In the mid-1970s, the outlook for global food security was grim. There was even talk of “food triage”—the idea that food-rich countries would decide which food-poor countries should get food, dooming the rest. It’s hard to believe today.

In a new Huffington Post blog story— From Famine to Feast in Forty Years: Policy Matters IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan describes the incredible progress in food and nutrition security we’ve made since that dire prediction, due in great part to evidence-based, food policy research.

There is still much work to be done to sustainably and nutritiously feed a growing world population, but as IFPRI marks its 40th anniversary, Fan has reason to be optimistic that we “won't have to wait another 40 years before we end hunger and malnutrition.”

See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shenggen-fan/from-famine-to-feast-in-forty-years-policy-matters_b_6785514.html


Forgot my glasses
Yesterday, my daughter again asked why I didn't do something useful with my time. Talking about my "doing something useful" seemed to be her favorite topic of conversation. She was "only thinking of me" and suggested I go down to the senior center and hang out with the guys. I did this and when I got home last night I decided to teach her a lesson about staying out of my business. I told her that I had joined a parachute club.

She said, "Are you nuts? You're almost 74 years old and you're going to start jumping out of airplanes?" I proudly showed her that I even got a membership card.

She said to me, "Good grief, where are your glasses! This is a membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club."

"I'm in trouble again, and I don't know what to do... I signed up for five jumps a week." I told her. She fainted.

Life as a senior citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

EFITA 2015
29 June 2015 - 2 July 2015
POZNAN (Poland)


EFITA 2015: Sustainable Agriculture through ICT innovation

Jerzy WERES
E-mail: weres(a)up.poznan.pl

See: http://www.efita2015.org/

dr. Janina Rudowicz-Nawrocka
Secretary of the EFITA/WCCA/CIGR 2015 Committee
E-mail: jrn(a)up.poznan.pl

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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


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