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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 18 February 2019 EFITA newsletter / 865 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment To unsubscribe this newsletter, please contact me directely: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net if this link Unsubscribe does not work. Please note that I changed the presentation of the links that are embedded in the name of the web service. Will I meet you in Rhodos (Greece) next June? Guy Easy conspiracies to shine in society Efita Newsletter 864 See efita Audience Newsletter Efita 864 See efita To correspond with me (GW), please use this address: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net To subscribe the efita newsletter (please ask your friends and colleagues to test this link) Efita Newsletters subscription Weekly newsletters about ICT in Agriculture in English and French Both newsletters have around 14000 subscribers. >>> Last weekly EFITA Newsletters in English (created in 1999) Efita Newsletters >>> Last weekly AFIA Newsletters in French (created 20 years ago in 1997) Afia Newsletters Around 15% of subscribers have a look on these newsletters. A rather normal rate… The archive for the last years are available on the AFIA web site.
60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now! We’re very excited to open our Third Annual AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, where we recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward. Our nomination committee of experienced agrifood tech investors has selected a shortlist of startups for you–our network of 60,000+ subscribers–to vote on. Voting will close at 5 pm PT on February 28. The winners will be exclusively announced at the ReThink Agri-Food Innovation Week in San Francisco on March 20 at a special networking evening bridging the World Agri-Tech and the Future Food-Tech Summits. See agfundernews.com Dirt to Soil by Lynn Betts Gabe Brown’s new book recounts how he regenerated a degraded farm’s soil into a healthy, profitable farm. North Dakota farmer and rancher Gabe Brown thinks every day about a statement Canadian rancher Don Campbell made at a conference 20 years ago in Bismarck. “I’ll never forget. Don said, “‘If you want to make small changes, change the way you do things. If you want to make major changes, change the way you see things.’” Brown recalls. .../... See farmprogress.com Turning to AI for help, by Willie Vogt Expert systems, sensors and other tools are making machines smarter, but there’s a reason. See farmprogress.com
Data sharing key for AI in agriculture Farmers must keep in mind that companies that develop algorithms depend on their data. That is why data sharing is so important, states the Agricultural Data Coalition. See futurefarming.com Kuhn I-Spray uses AI to locate and treat weeds Kuhn is developing a sprayer that uses artificial intelligence to locate and treat weeds. Kuhn is developing its I-Spray system in partnership with Carbon Bee. Kuhn I-Spray aims to dratically reduce the consumption of plant protection products. According to the company, initial figures show saving up to 80%. See futurefarming.com RNAI technology to target specific pests A new start-up called RNAissance aims to create pesticides that target specific pests, without having an impact on the surrounding environment or consumers. See futurefarming.com Taranis tool for crop emergence and stand count Taranis launched a new solution that monitors crop emergence and maximizes fertiliser programs. See futurefarming.com This German Startup Has Just Planted 50M Trees with its Search Engine See agfundernews.com See ecosia.org
What would happen if Facebook were turned off? Imagine a world without the social network See economist.com US "Organic consumers Association" against vaccines!!! (Terrible liars! - GW) See organicconsumers.org The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know, by Thomas L. Friedman The College Board came up with a surprising conclusion about keys to success for college and life. Answer: the ability to master “two codes”... computer science and the U.S. Constitution. See NYT Good review article on Roundup… See geneticliteracyproject.org
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