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EFITA newsletter / 884 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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FoodBytes! by Rabobank is Returning to London in November 2019: Applications Open Now!
6-7 November 2019 - LONDON
FoodBytes! by Rabobank is bringing its global pitch competition and networking event connecting consumer food, foodtech and agtech startups with corporate leaders and investors to London on the 6th and 7th of November 2019 following its 2018 debut.
See agfundernews.com
See foodbytesworld.com
Global alliance Farming for Generations launches to transform dairy farming towards regenerative agriculture (leader Danone)
Best practices from 25 pilot projects across USA, EU and Russia will be shared & scaled up within global farm network of alliance.
See connecterra.io
About Connecterra
Connecterra exists to give people a previously impossible understanding of the world around them so they can make more productive, humane and sustainable use of Earth’s natural resources. We use sensors and machine learning to turn raw data into insight-driven efficiencies for the benefit of people, companies, and the natural habitats in which they operate. With an increased need for food by 2050, a declining farmer population and changing consumer demands, our mission is to create an artificial intelligence that will work with farmers to help them scale to the demands of the future.
We will always use AI to support the human endeavour, not usurp it. We believe that together, people, nature and machines can answer the big questions facing our planet. Founded in 2014, Connecterra is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and operational in 14 countries.
See connecterra.io
Old good days (?): La Moisson en 1876 par Camille Pissaro, musée d'Orsay - PARIS
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BASF’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions announces new digital collaboration with Nutrien Ag Solutions (Münster, Germany, June 17, 2019)
BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions announced today a digital collaboration to provide their customers with easier access to leading agronomic solutions.
BASF Digital Farming GmbH and Nutrien Ag Solutions announced today a digital collaboration to provide their customers with easier access to leading agronomic solutions. As part of this collaboration, BASF’s xarvio™ SCOUTING application (app), which enables growers and agronomists to instantly and accurately identify weed and disease threats in their fields, will now be offered within the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal.
"Through our joint efforts, BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions can help change the industry by providing growers with the products, services and now digital solutions to support their success," said Paul Rea, Senior Vice President, BASF Agricultural Solutions North America. "We are proud to have the robust technology of the xarvio SCOUTING app featured on the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal. In addition, we are exploring further collaboration opportunities with Nutrien, including the xarvio FIELD MANAGER which offers field- and even field-zone-specific independent agronomic advice to optimize crop production."
xarvio SCOUTING allows growers to detect in-field stress with the click of a photo. Among its features, the app can determine weed presence, recognize diseases, and quantify leaf damage. The app is powered by advanced A.I. algorithms that continually improve precision and functionality through machine learning and data sharing.
“We are offering our digital crop optimization products to farmers in more than 100 countries. At xarvio we believe that an open system involving partners with different expertise is crucial. We are excited that with Nutrien; the world’ largest provider of crop inputs and services; we have a very important collaboration partner in North America.” says Andree-Georg Girg, Head of Global Commercial Operations BASF Digital Farming.
"In a market place that is extremely complex, collaboration will be critical to providing innovative solutions to meet the needs of growers," said Rea. "xarvio Digital Farming Solutions gives growers more control of their fields and the confidence to make the right choices, at the right time for better yields."
Nutrien Ag Solutions is building an open digital ecosystem that leverages deep agronomic data science and leading-edge technology to help growers achieve the best possible outcomes on their farms. Nutrien Ag Solutions will feature BASF’s xarvio SCOUTING app as part of its digital agronomy offerings, further enabling growers to detect and identify weed and pest pressure as they monitor and protect their crops throughout the growing season.
"We are pleased to further our collaboration with leading agricultural companies such as BASF via our Customer Portal," said Mike Frank, Nutrien's Executive Vice President and CEO of Retail. "Our goal is to become the ag retailer of the future and partnerships with innovators such as BASF’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions help enable us to provide more value to our customers."
"As we build out our open digital ecosystem, we are constantly developing best in industry solutions, both internally, as well as seeking apps and solutions from across the industry," said Sol Goldfarb, Vice President Digital Strategy at Nutrien Ag Solutions. "These solutions help improve growers’ results and we’re excited to be able to feature the xarvio SCOUTING app on our Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal."
The two companies plan to expand their collaborations and are actively exploring further digital solutions, such as the agronomic intelligence currently featured in the xarvio FIELD MANAGER. This solution would give growers further access to timing and variable rate map applications in various crops for weed, disease and better pest management.
xarvio is a trademark of BASF.
See xarvio
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BayWa and RWA announce finalists Robotic Challenge
The finalists of the first Robotic Challenge of the Agro Innovation Lab (AIL) have been selected.
See futurefarming.com
The winners of the competition will be announced mid-September.
Finalists of the first Robotic Challenge have been selected. They are:
Agrointelli, Denmark
“Robotti”: Development of an autonomous and versatile tool carrier to which machines for sowing, fertilising, weed control and harvesting can be attached. This means that this robot can be used in both arable and vegetable farming.
See agrointelli.com
Cerescon, The Netherlands
“Sparter”: Development of a robot for harvesting white asparagus. The robot, attached to a tractor, uses sensors to detect the ripe asparagus on the surface. The asparagus is harvested independently by the robot after reaching an appropriate minimum size, whereby two to three rows can be processed in parallel.
See cerescon.com
Deepfield Robotics, Germany
Development of robots that autonomously control weeds in row crops. By accessing 4.3 million recorded images, the robots can distinguish between 35 different plant species.
See deepfield-robotics.com
See deepfield-robotics.com
Mascor, FH Aachen, Germany
“Etarob”: Development of a robot for selective weed control based on electrophysical principles that can be used in all weather conditions and at night. This can be used in row crops or in vegetable cultivation between the rows. Further developments focus on selective fertilisation and in particular the harvesting of iceberg lettuce and potatoes.
See ETAROB
Saga Robotics, Norway
Development of modular robots for UV treatment against mildew and autonomous harvesting of strawberries. These are suitable for use in glass and foil houses as well as in orchards and on arable land.
See sagarobotics.com
Tensorfield, USA / Hong Kong
Development of autonomous robots for thermal weed control in row crops using heated food grade rapeseed oil. Development of visual recognition in vegetable plants and specialisation in spinach and Roman salad.
See baywa.com
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EU smart farming project to deliver real-time soil data
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, announced a new European Commission smart-farming project that will deliver real-time data on soil conditions.
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Macho but funny...
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SLC Agrícola: 2 decades of innovation in Brazil
The SLC Agrícola Group is a pioneer when it comes to adopting digital agriculture solutions. Pamplona Farm, one of its 16 properties that cover a total of 460,000 hectares, shows those technologies in large scale production.
See futurefarming.com
CropMetrics launches predictive irrigation tool
CropMetrics has announced its Virtual Predictor technology to create a custom irrigation plan that forecasts irrigation requirements for the week ahead.
See futurefarming.com
FarmGo agricultural benchmarks to improve yield
The Brazilian start-up FarmGo helps farmers increase yields by providing accurate benchmarks.
See futurefarming.com
Bayer and XAG invest in crop spraying using drones
XAG and Bayer CropScience in Japan will together explore advanced chemical application via fully autonomous drones.
See futurefarming.com
Old good days: The-Threshing-Machine by Camille Pissaro
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A humorous way to tell the difference between farmers and ranchers (excellent - GW)
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