Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 26 March 2018
EFITA newsletter / 819 - European Federation for Information Technology
in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
DLG publishes the Position Paper “Digital Farming”
The German Agriculture Society (DLG), Smart AKIS partner, publishes a
new position paper on Digital Farming very much in line with Smart AKIS
Network findings and recommendations. The ownership and use of agricultural
data remains at the core of the demands drawn by DLG in this field.
1. Expand infrastructure for mobile telecommunication!
2. All farm data belong to the farmer!
3. Expand data protection and data security and protect agricultural operating
and business data!
4. Farmers must be able to benefit from business with their data!
5. Create transparency in Big Data analysis!
6. Make public and official data available free of charge!
7. Use digitizing to bring agriculture and consumers closer together!
8. Intensify basic and further training! Digitizing presupposes qualification.
See: https://www.smart-akis.com/index.php/2018/03/13/dlg-publishes-position-paper-digital-farming/
France : Facebook largement en tête chez les agriculteurs
Facebook est le premier réseau social utilisé par les paysans, que
ce soit pour des sujets agricoles ou privés. Twitter progresse mais reste
loin derrière.
Voir : http://cdn4.regie-agricole.com/ulf/TNM_Biblio/fiche_136003/fiches_infographie-reseaux-sociaux-terre-net.jpg
Voir : https://www.terre-net.fr/actualite-agricole/economie-social/article/facebook-largement-en-tete-des-reseaux-sociaux-chez-les-agriculteurs-202-136003.html
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Future farming
> How this Yorkshire farm benefited from variable-rate fertiliser
A willingness to make technology work for the economic benefit of the farm business has seen Tamara Hall successfully introduce various precision farming techniques over the past 10 years.
See: https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2018/2/How-this-Yorkshire-farm-benefited-from-variable-rate-fertiliser-2958WP/
> Data and guidance options for John Deere displays
Co-ordinating the work routine when several tractors and implements are operating together in the same field should be easier with a new data sharing function for John Deere’s latest built-in and standalone displays.
https://www.futurefarming.com/Tools-data/Articles/2018/1/Data-and-guidance-options-for-John-Deere-displays-4574WP2/
> The new Topcon Cloudlynk-10 communications module
Remote access to the new Topcon Agricultural Platform (TAP) cloud-based farm data ‘ecosystem’ is available via the new Cloudlynk-10 device. It adds cellular and Wi-Fi data exchange capability to Topcon in-cab consoles, used for guidance and implement control.
See: https://www.futurefarming.com/Tools-data/Articles/2018/1/The-new-Topcon-Cloudlynk-10-communications-module-4615WP/
> Developing a precision farming system in South Africa
Every step in a measured approach to precision farming is proving beneficial to this operation in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.
https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2018/1/Developing-a-precision-farming-system-in-South-Africa-4586WP/
Drones in agriculture in Africa and other ACP countries: A survey on perceptions and applications
In October 2017, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) in partnership with the NEPAD Agency, conducted a survey to understand the perceptions surrounding the use of drones for agriculture.
Approximately 13,000 individuals (mainly English and French-speaking readers of CTA e-publications or members of CTA-managed ommunities of practice) received an invitation to participate in the survey. The aim was to understand the general perceptions on the use of drones amongst stakeholders in agriculture and development cooperation with an emphasis on African regions. 16%, or a total of 1432 individuals (of whom 91% have worked or are currently working in Africa), completed the survey and had at least a working knowledge of drones in agriculture.
See: https://publications.cta.int/en/publications/publication/2026/
Relevance of blockchain technology for agrifood (WAU - NL)
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The competiveness of farming and agrifood SMEs is a key policy issue for the Netherlands. To harness the power of BCT requires the adoption of BCT by many SMEs in farming and agribusiness. Most SMEs are however too small or lack the expertise to invest in BCT by themselves. Furthermore, given the current development of BCT, the uncertainties are too high to develop a convincing business case for individual parties. It is therefore important to address the application issues in public research agendas. The main focus of research is not on the BCT technology itself, but on the application of it to suitable use cases.
See: https://www.wur.nl/upload_mm/b/3/d/df37c4ff-14f3-43b9-a34d-6ed8599d8aba_2017-112%20Ge_def.pdf
See: https://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/Relevance-of-blockchain-technology-for-agrifood.htm
Precision farming market set to reach $4 billion in 2018
New insight predicts precision farming, blockchain and sensor technology will revolutionise agriculture.
Voir : https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/precision-farming-market-set-to-reach-4-billion-in-2018/43559/
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Data : Everything Agronomic is Economic
Farmers have to remember in these times of tight economic resources, it's not just about how much it pays, but does it pay as much?
See: http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/data/everything-agronomic-economic
Trends and practices of farm record databases (already mentioned twice!)
Benchmarking financials can be the key to a more profitable farm.
See: http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/enterprise-management/trends-and-practices-farm-record-databases
Trends and Practices of Farm Record Databases Part II
Dr. David Kohl takes a look at the second part in a series where he looks at the trends of 50,000 farms in farm record database systems.
See: http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/management/trends-and-practices-farm-record-databases-part-ii
The cauliflower-picking robot funded by the EU that is set to replace migrant workers for short-staffed farmers in Cornwall
A robot is being developed which can harvest vegetables without a human
Sensors and cameras can detect when it is ready and it can be gently harvested
It is expected to replace migrant workers that currently do the job post-Brexit
See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5472195/Cauliflower-picking-robots-set-replace-migrant-workers.html
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China Robot Harvest
Overview of the China Robot Harvest project, on automated harvesting of tomatoes.
Project led by Plymouth University, with Sunqiao and Shanghai Jiaotong University as partners, summer 2017.
Agri-Tech in China: Newton Network+ (ATCNN) funding. Effort supported by Fieldwork Robotics Ltd (http://fieldworkrobotics.com), Plymouth, UK.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0UrMbuYTxk
5 Best Soil Moisture Meters
See: http://www.wsnblog.com/best-soil-moisture-meters/
Major UK Food & Ag Corporates Join Forces to Launch £40m Precision Ag Innovation Center Agri-EPI (July 2017)
See: https://agfundernews.com/uk-launches-40m-agri-epi-center-promote-farm-science-collaboration-among-students-industry-startups.html
Bee genera, diversity and abundance in genetically modified canola fields: GM Crops & Food
Planting pollinator strips provides floral resources for bees after crop flowering. We document the bee genera in canola and the adjoining pollinator strip. The overlap in bee genera reinforces the importance of pollinator habitats in agricultural landscape.
See: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21645698.2018.1445470
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Forgetful doctor (Irish joke)
Dr O'Mahony tells his patient: "I have bad news and worse news, John."
"Oh dear," John replies. "What's the bad news?" asks the patient.
The doctor replies: "You only have 24 hours to live."
"That's terrible," says the patient. "How can the news possibly be worse?"
Dr O'Mahony replies: "I've been trying to contact you since yesterday."
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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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