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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 17 April 2017


EFITA newsletter / 778 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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See you in EFITA 2017 in Montpellier in one the most interesting and beautiful region that I know
See: http://www.montpellier-france.com/
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Séminaires

Modelia / Afia

>>> Robotisation en agriculture : états des lieux et évolution
(séance publique de l'Académie d'agriculture de France du 25 janvier 2017)
Voir :
http://academie-agriculture.fr/actualites/academie/seance/academie/robotisation-en-agriculture-etats-des-lieux-et-evolution?250117


>>> Réseaux sociaux et Agriculture
(séance publique de l'Académie d'agriculture de France du 23 mars 2016)
Voir : http://www.academie-agriculture.fr/seances/reseaux-sociaux-et-agriculture?230316

>>> Big Data et Agriculture (10 mars 2016)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/actes-du-seminaire-big-data-du-10-mars-2016/

>>>
API Agro (10 février 2016)
La conférence "API-AGRO", organisée par l'Acta, a rassemblé plus de 150 personnes autour des API et de l'Agriculture Numérique... Revivez la conférence organisée par les partenaires du projet.
Voir : http://www.api-agro.fr/actes-conference/


>>> Réseaux sociaux et Agriculture (19 juin 2015)
Voir : http://www.informatique-agricole.org/base-documentaire/afia-colloque/2015_-_reseaux-sociaux/#wpfb-cat-87

>>> Open Data en Agriculture - 2ème partie (7 janvier 2015)
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 - 1ère partie : état des lieux et perspectives (12 novembre 2013)
Voir : http://www.modelia.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=63

>>> 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


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


AgriFuture Days 2017 - ICT’s for smart rural areas within entire countries supporting local advisory services
10-12 May – KIGALI

The 5th Annual Agrifuture Days Conference 2017 will be an as absorbing and memorable event as its preceding Conferences. We look forward to making Agrifuture Days 2017 another applied learning opportunity for our partners, friends and colleagues attending the conference while also sharing first time the beautiful location in Kigali, the main city of Rwanda / Africa. We believe that the topic of the conference is of highest importance to all continents, but Africa and its green revolution concept as well as the driving force of Rwanda might be the fundament for selection this location where at the same time the Transform Africa Summit (10-12 May 2017) will take place.

The AgriFuture Days are organized by the Club of Ossiach, a group of agriculturists, agri-business managers, agriculture and forestry technologists, agricultural ICT specialists and environmentalists from around the world. They meet periodically to collectively discuss and collaboratively act on influencing the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve agricultural productivity, profitability and contribution to food and nutrition security and safety globally.

The AgriFuture Days 2017 offer the possibility to get latest information about new technologies as well as new concepts how to use these technologies most efficiently. So every farmer, a large one on his own and a smallholder with the help of advisory services, will benefit from technology integration and stakeholder cooperation. Around 20 presentations will give a great overview on technologies and business models.

The 2nd day is mainly focusing on workshops with following topics:
A: Smart rural areas – a continuum to smart cities
B: Rural Advisory services and ICT – not public, not private, smart
C: Census and Livestock ear-tagging – smart animal management

>>> Conference Theme: ICT’s for smart rural areas within entire countries supporting local advisory services

With rapid urbanization world-wide, development of rural areas lags far behind of smart cities. The conference will discuss how ICT is able to close this gap by integrating and embedding different technologies into the right cooperation models. Beside agro-ICT experts also such from agro banks, agro insurance companies, telecoms and Ministries have been invited to enable the closure of the gap between rural areas and cities. We need both, both have to be smart!
See: http://www.agrifuturedays.com

Contacts: Ajit MARU and Walter MAYER
E-mail: clubofossiach(a)agrifuturedays.com


 


Precision farming tool generates 19 M € for French farmers
Hand held N-Tester was used on 710,000 hectares on wheat in France in 2016, generating 19M € for farmers, boosting wheat production in 85,000 tons, increasing protein content level, and saving 71,000 tn of CO2.
See: http://pr.euractiv.com/files/pr/YaraN-Tester%20impact%20in%20France%20v2_0.pdf


Spectrum Technologies, Inc.: Weather Monitoring, Nutrient Management, Plant Health, Soil & Water

> WatchDog is the Spectrum Technologies brand for our line of cost-effective weather measuring equipment.  The data logger and weather station lines start with the A-Series and B-Series data loggers, through the flexible power of the 1000 Series to the full-featured 2000 Series Mini and Weather Stations, which include communications options from wired to wireless to satellite.  Add in the Sprayer Station and Frost Alert, along with several handheld instruments to measure temperature, humidity, CO2, and wind, to see that the WatchDog name represents effective solutions to your weather measurement needs...

> FieldScout meters are Spectrum's full line of portable soil and plant diagnostic meters.  These rugged, yet accurate meters allow you to gather data where it is most needed - in the field.  Most FieldScout meters are equipped with internal data loggers that interface with an external GPS receiver (not included).  Download data to your PC with FieldScout software. Upload geo-referenced files to SpecMaps software to create two-dimensional, color maps that reveal the spatial variability at the site.

> WaterScout is Spectrum's family of sensors for measuring soil moisture at remote locations.  Use the SM 100 to track water content alone.  Or, install SMEC 300 sensors to track soil moisture, salinity, and temperature; all with just one sensor.  WaterScout sensors provide you with critical information to better manage irrigation and fertilizer applications.  Connect to a WatchDog data logger or weather station to track changes in soil conditions over time.

> The Spectrum Technologies' LightScout brand is applied to light measurement meters and sensors.  The Silicon Pyranometer, Quantum  (PAR), and UV sensors integrate fully with the WatchDog Stations, as well as the LightScout handheld meters.  The handheld meter line also includes the Red / Far Red Meter.  A step beyond the current intensity meters are the Daily Light Integral meters such as the DLI 100 which provides a cost-effective means of measuring the total light falling on the plants over a 24 hour period.  Light is a critical ingredient of quality growth, and the LightScout line of sensors and meters provides the tools for effectively managing light.
See: http://www.specmeters.com/brands/


FAO / AIMS Newsletter no.61, April 2017
See: http://aims.fao.org/fr/activity/newsletter/aims-newsletter-no61-april-2017


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The future relies on boosting ‘Smart Villages’
See: http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-the-future-relies-on-boosting-smart-villages/


Smart farming hinges on e-skills and rural internet access
The digitisation of agriculture could help Europe address food security and environmental issues at the same time. But realising this vision will require e-skills, proper broadband infrastructure and big data management, experts warn.
See: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/smart-farming-hinges-on-e-skills-and-rural-internet-access/


French farmers’ union puts post-2020 CAP consultation at risk (???? – GW)
See: http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/french-farmers-union-puts-post-2020-cap-consultation-at-risk/


A walk down computer memory lane
When we use our computers there's a lot we take for granted, but were do some of those cool ideas come from - like the hamburger menu?
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/technology/walk-down-computer-memory-lane


Technology at work around the world
Small-holder farmers in Africa are benefiting from work using high-level genetic tools to manage disease in cassava.
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/crop-disease/technology-work-around-world

Next Efita
Congress
2 - 6 July 2017

Congrès européen
d'informatique agricole

Montpellier - France at SupAgro Ag University


See: http://www.efita2017.org/

See: https://www.supagro.fr/
See: http://www.agrotic.org/blog/


Contacts :
Jean-Pierre CHANET (Irstea)
Bruno TISSEYRE (AgroTIC SupAgro)
Olivier NAUD (Irstea)
Mél : jean-pierre.chanet(a)irstea.fr, tisseyre(a)supagro.inra.fr, olivier.naud(a)irstea.fr


Equation for predicting electoral success

 
G x B x A
ES =
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H x I

Where
G = invocations of God (in the USA, in France, G = invocation of the Republic)
B = current Buzzwords
A = Appeals to worst instincts
H = Hard realities mentioned
I = evidence of Intellect
Note that if either H or I approaches zero, ES becomes infinite.


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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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