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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), August 5, 2019 EFITA newsletter / 889 - 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. 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.
High-Throughput Phenotyping of Bioethanol Potential in Cereals Using UAV-Based Multi-Spectral Imagery See frontiersin.org Information provided by Jose M PEÑA E-mail: jmpena(a)ica.csic.es Do not be too concerned about sharing data There are no valid reasons for farmers to keep their data as close as a chicken keeps her eggs. The biggest danger of collecting data on a farm is that they remain unused, collecting dust instead of being looked at, assessed, analysed, connected to information that has already been gathered and being used practically for perfecting crop and farming systems. Common complaints are that data misuse lurks or that companies make money off of farmers’ data while farmers themselves not profit. See futurefarming.com ShaYoFae (Share your farming experience) Apps takes for granted that sharing farming experience will be appreciated. It seems to me correct… (GW) ShaYoFae, a mobile app that enables information exchanges between farmers. See shayofae.com Old good days??? by Jules Breton: Morning (1888)
15 next generation agri-food startups set to pitch at FoodBytes! Chicago Functional foods, alternative proteins, digital and bio-farmtech all feature in the list of next-generation agri-food startups set to pitch at the inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago in September. See agfundernews.com MetoMotion raises $1.5m seed round for zany greenhouse robot that spots ripeness in tomatoes Israel’s MetoMotion has revealed to AFN that it had secured $1.5 million in funding for its slightly zany answer to spotting ripeness in greenhouse-grown tomatoes: a luminous green multipurpose “Greenhouse Robotic Worker” (GRoW). See agfundernews.com 4 ways big data analytics are transforming agriculture Data-driven farming is on course to reshape the entire agricultural economy. See futurefarming.com Drone operators explore machine learning Smart drones can have practical uses for farmers who use precision-ag techniques, as well as those employing more old-school methods. See futurefarming.com Growing smart irrigation market driven by IoT devices The smart irrigation market is growing due to the increasing role of technology in irrigation management. See futurefarming.com Nissan robot duck keeps paddy fields clear of weeds An engineer working for carmaker Nissan has developed a robot that keeps paddy fields clear of weeds. See futurefarming.com Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. See futurefarming.com
Logistics Automation Provider Attabotics Raises $25 Million in New Funding The Canadian startup will build out technology aimed at helping companies do more in smaller warehouses. See wsj.com The Next Frontier for Artificial Intelligence Lies in Food and Beverages Players in the food industry are embracing artificial intelligence to better understand the dynamics of flavor, aroma and other factors that go into making a food product a success. See news18.com China's CRISPR revolution, by Jon Cohen in Science See sciencemag.org
Why did Argentina’s leading agtech startup list on the New York stock exchange? By Louisa Burwood-Taylor Ahead of AgTech Week in Argentina next week, Bernardo Milesy sat down with Federico Trucco, CEO of the country’s most successful agtech startup Bioceres to find out more about the company’s recent New York Stock exchange listing. Bioceres develops, produces and sells genetically modified soybean, wheat, and alfalfa seeds as well as crop protection and nutrition products. See agfundernews.com USDA gave almost 100 percent of Trump’s trade war bailout to white farmers Not only did almost all of the funds go to white operators, but an overwhelming share of the funds appear to have gone to upper-middle class and wealthy families. See newfoodeconomy.org It was oral examination in the standard two The class teacher asked various questions to the students. She asked Tom, ‘Can you tell me a name of an animal that starts with alphabet ‘E’? Tom replied ‘ELEPHANT’ Teacher asked him again to name an animal that starts with alphabet ‘T’. Tom replied ‘Two Elephants’ Teacher asked him the same question. Tom replied ‘Ten Elephants’ Annoyed teacher, asked him name an animal that starts with alphabet ‘M’ Tom replied ‘Mother Elephant’ The angry teacher repeated the same question. Cool Tom replied ‘May be an elephant’.
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