EFITA Newsletter / 756

Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 14 November 2016

EFITA newsletter / 756 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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BREXIT and CAP
Michel Jacquot and Daniel Guéguen have decided to make 'Brexit' more concrete by illustrating it through the prism of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this must-read text, they emphasise the procedural difficulties, the impact at WTO level and the implications for EU financing.

>> Michel Jacquot: Formerly senior civil servant in the European Commission, member of the Jacques Delors cabinet, EEC negotiator to GATT, head of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and lawyer specialised in agricultural and agri-food issues.
E-mail: michel.jacquot2(a)gmail.com

>> Daniel Guéguen: Formerly Director-General of the European Sugar Federation and Head of COPA-COGECA (representing the European farmers' unions). Currently lobbyist, professor at the College of Europe, author, editorialist and consultant specialised in secondary legislation (delegated acts and comitology).
E-mail: dg(a)pacteurope.eu

>> Founded in 2012 by Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen, PACT European Affairs offers its international clients a unique position in Brussels, combining long-standing experience in lobbying with recognised expertise in the post-Lisbon EU decision-making procedures as well as strong capacity for action via social networks.

See: http://www.pacteurope.eu/brexit-the-common-agricultural-policy/

Point of view

Signalé par Luc BECKER
Mél : luc.becker(a)wanadoo.fr

Trimble makes move to enhance ag market position
Company will consolidate three software products into a mobile-enabled suite of tools for farmers, advisers, retailers and processors.
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The system reaches beyond the farmer with new tools for advisers, retailers and even food processors all with base level, mobile-enabled tools they can use in a single platform.
The single ag platform will be supported by the Trimble Vantage distribution network. For farmers this will be a subscription service – using the 'software as a service' model. It will be an annual subscription based on equipment and connections. Pricing is available on the website, the Farmer Pro services will be priced at $1,788 per year. Learn more at agriculture.trimble.com/software.
According to Allen, this data-intensive service is set up so farmers own their data and control its use. The privacy statement is online. The company may aggregate data in the future, but only for software improvement, Allen explained. Trimble has no plans to monetize aggregated data no or in the future.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/technology/trimble-makes-move-enhance-ag-market-position
See: http://agriculture.trimble.com/software

Trimble makes move to enhance ag market position by Willie Vogt
Company will consolidate three software products into a mobile-enabled suite of tools for farmers, advisers, retailers and processors.
See: http://farmindustrynews.com/technology/trimble-makes-move-enhance-ag-market-position

From the office to the field: Operational efficiency
Operational efficiency is critical because it can mean the difference between a profit and a loss in years like 2016 where farm margins are tight.
See: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/input-costs/office-field-operational-efficiency

Invest in data decisions by Kurt Lawton
Plan to join the Corn and Soybean Digest Staff along with the staff of Farm Futures for the inaugural "The Ag Data Conference" at the end of November.
See: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/blog/invest-data-decisions

A piper was sick of the band abusing him, and decided to start his own

He walked into a music shop, planning to buy the first instruments he saw. "Give me the red saxophone and that accordion!" he said.

The assistant replied, "You play the pipes, don't you?"

"That's right.

Why?"

"Well, the fire extinguisher I can sell you - but the radiator stays."

Fishing under the ice

It's winter and this guy goes fishing. He cuts a hole in the ice and sits down and waits for a catch. After a little while he hears a voice say:

"There are no fish in here!"

He looks all around him but sees nobody, so goes back to studying his line. The voice comes again, "There are no fish in here!"

"Is that you God?" says the man.

"No" replies the voice "This is the manager of the ice rink!"

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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
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