Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 12 September 2016


EFITA newsletter / 750 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment



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Future of Farming: Big data and precision agriculture
25 October - PARIS (at the British Embassy in Paris, close to the Palais de l'Élysée)
The British Embassy and the French think tank saf agr’iDées are organising this event in partnership, with an exclusive international perspective on the uses of Big data in agriculture. New developments in the sector, with the help of innovative technological solutions, are supporting a move towards an increasingly measured form of agriculture, or precision agriculture. Thus, more and more public and private stakeholders are developing new models to collect and process agricultural data, which in turn benefit every stage of the value chain, from producers to consumers. Our panel discussions and international speakers will highlight several of these initiatives, both individual and collective, which aim to provide solutions to the current economic, social and environmental sustainability challenges facing agriculture.
In order to promote further discussion, a networking business lunch is scheduled with stands showcasing UK and French companies and start-ups specialising in Big data, collaborative economy and smart agriculture.
See: http://www.safagridees.com/future-of-farming-big-data-and-precision-agriculture/


The Ag Data Conference 2016
29–30 November 2016 - IOWA CITY, Iowa
Two days of ground breaking learning sessions and workshops to boost ROI and improve your farm data handling.

> System of Systems Data Analytics: The Continuum of Success for an 'Optimizer Farmer' to Survive and Thrive.

> Turning Specific Field Data into Smart Profitable Decisions with ‘Enhanced Learning Blocks.’

> View from 300 Feet: How UAVs Will Optimize Farming.

> Unravelling the Science Behind Grid Soil Sampling: Optimizing Management Zones and Data Layers for Success.

> Big Data, Data Quality and Best Practices of Sharing and Storing of Data.

> View from 30,000 Feet: Why Venture Capitalists View Agricultural Technology as a Sound Investment and a Game Changer for Farm Businesses.

See: http://theagdataconference.com/ad16/Public/Enter.aspx


Seen in ‘El Pais’ (Madrid - SP)

A book by Jean-Marie SERONIE (France)

The rise of digital farming
Data-focused agriculture is no longer a new idea, but there are still new ways companies want to engage you and your farm's information.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/blog/rise-digital-farming


Keeping on top of it all
Diversified farm operation turns to tech to manage labor, machines and more New tech tools are making it easier for Jeremy Jack to help manage the family farm business precisely.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/tech-work/keeping-top-it-all


Deere, the Climate Corporation to contest DOJ effort to block Precision Planting acquisition
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/deere-climate-corporation-contest-doj-effort-block-precision-planting-acquisition


A closer look at the Tribine
Innovative harvester moves from prototype to the field with a big Farm Progress Show debut.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/closer-look-tribine

Effect of genetically modified crops on the environment
See: http://www.vib.be/en/news/Documents/vib_fact_genetisch%20gewijzigde%20gewassen_ENG_2016_LR.pdf


IARC’s Glyphosate Debacle: Sinking deeper into their pit of hypocrisy
See: https://risk-monger.com/2016/09/02/iarcs-glyphosate-debacle-sinking-deeper-into-their-pit-of-hypocrisy/


From uniformity to diversity
A paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems
See: http://www.ipes-food.org/images/Reports/UniformityToDiversity_FullReport.pdf


What does a bio-control future look like?
Biological products offer new methods of control, but require some new-tech thinking. BASF shares its work on biologicals and how they're using conventional formulation techniques to maximize these new-tech products.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/crop-protection/what-does-bio-control-future-look

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Dating protocol worldwide women (with all the most common racist and misogynist stereotypes)

> Normal
First date: You get to kiss her goodnight.

Second date: You get to grope her all over and make out a bit.

Third date: You get to have sex but only when she wants to and only in the missionary position.


> Scottish women

First Date: You both get blinding drunk and have sex.

Second Date: You both get blinding drunk and have sex.

20th Anniversary: You both get blinding drunk and have sex.


> Italian women

First Date: You take her to a play and an expensive restaurant.

Second Date: You meet her parents and her Mom makes spaghetti & meatballs.

Third Date: You have sex, she wants to marry you and insists on a 3-carat ring.

5th Anniversary: You already have 5 kids together and hate the thought of having sex.

6th Anniversary: You find yourself a mistress.


> Chinese women

First date: You get to buy her an expensive dinner but nothing happens.

Second date: You buy her an even more expensive dinner. Nothing happens again.

Third date: You don't even get to the third date and you realize nothing is ever going to happen.


> Indian women

First date: Meet her parents.

Second date: Set the date for the wedding.

Third date: Wedding night.


> Black women

First Date: You get to buy her a real expensive dinner.

Second Date: You get to buy her and her girlfriends a real expensive dinner.

Third Date: You get to pay her rent.

Tenth Date: She's pregnant by someone other than you.


> Mexican women

First Date: You buy her an expensive dinner, get drunk on Tequila and have sex in the back of her car.

Second Date: She's pregnant.

Third Date: She moves in. One week later, her mother, her father, her two sisters, her brother, all of their kids, her grandma, her sister's boyfriend and his three kids move in and you live on rice and beans for the rest of your life in your home that used to be nice, but now looks like a home along the Tijuana strip.


> Jewish women

First Date: You spend all your money to impress her.

Second Date: You take a loan to keep the image.

Third Date: You're broke, she finds someone wealthier.


> Arab women

First Date: Mother, Father, Brothers, Sisters, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Friends and entire Arab community finds out.

Second Date: You are shot dead in the street and your balls are fed to the goats.

No third date:

The POINT? 'DON'T YOU JUST LOVE SCOTTISH WOMEN?'


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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit
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