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EFITA newsletter / 891 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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Good old days
I am not sure that we Americans can claim that we know proper English, but I was always struck by the use of “The Old Good Days?” in the newsletter.
I can state that we usually speak of “the good old days” and we generally use this phrase in reference to a positive reflection on the past. Your use of “old good days” along with the “?” made one think about whether the picture really inspired a positive reflection on past practices.
For a precision management readership, my sense is that virtually every reader is seeing the pictures and thinking ‘we need to keep looking for better ways of doing things’. Bottom line, I am not convinced that conforming to proper English will serve your intent with these pictures. Or, while generally it’s good to be correct, sometimes a little mild sarcasm is appropriate.
Contact: Richard R. STOWELL, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor and Extension Specialist - Animal Environment
Biological Systems Engineering, and Animal Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
E-mail: RStowell2(a)UNL.edu
My answer (GW): Thank you for your kind message. My English is really poor and I will not try to enter in the discussion about how to best express my point of view. You are right about my intention to demonstrate that many people should have a better knowledge of what was the life of farmers a few years ago!
Good (???) old days : Le faneur de Edvard Munch / The tedder (?) from Edvard Munch
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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.
See futurefarming.com
Joskin: Efficiently meet the farmers’ needs
Since its creation, Joskin has been able to keep the same principle: efficiently meet the farmers’ needs. It is in that perspective that the group keeps investing in the expansion, optimisation and rationalisation of its 5 factories, as well as in the development of advanced technologies.
See futurefarming.com
Yanmar demonstrates autonomous tractors
Yanmar demonstrated the use of precision location technology for autonomous tractors in Thailand.
See futurefarming.com
Nauru 500C drone maps up to 16,000 ha in one flight
The Brazilian Nauru 500 C drone, made by XMobots, has a flying range of 4 hours. This capacity is perfect for over 2,400 big farms that have more than 10,000 ha all over the country.
See futurefarming.com
UAV-IQ offers drone-based aerial biocontrol
UAV-IQ is now offering aerial biocontrol, a new integrated pest management (IPM) service that uses drones to release beneficial biological control agents bred by Koppert Biological Systems.
See futurefarming.com
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CFACT’s Driessen debunks Roundup “junk science” at Tucson conference (a mix of (non necessary in the context) conservative opinions that I do not share and observations that I entirely share – GW)
See cfact.org
UK Farmers Endorse Adoption of GM Crops, Survey Reveals
See isaaa.org
Food waste startup Hazel Technologies raises oversubscribed $13m Series B to scale up production by Lauren Manning
Hazel Technologies, a startup fighting food waste, has closed an oversubscribed $13 million Series B funding for its package technology that helps extend foods’ shelf life. The round was led by Pangea Ventures, which focuses on advanced materials venture capital, alongside existing ag-focused investor S2G Ventures.
See agfundernews.com
How Argentina’s GridX is building foodtech and agtech companies with backing from billionaires by Louisa Burwood-Taylor
See agfundernews.com
FDA finds a surprise in gene-edited cattle: antibiotic-resistant, non-bovine DNA
See newfoodeconomy.org
Bellevue dairy-alternatives company Nutpods raises $33 million from investment firms
See seattletimes.com
India Has Over 450 Agritech Startups, Says Nasscom Report
India currently hosts more than 450 startups in the agritech segment, and the sector has received more than $248 million funding in the first six months this year, information technology industry body Nasscom said on Monday.
See bloombergquint.com
Do not miss the Irish Agricultural Museum and Famine Exhibition if you go to Ireland
See johnstowncastle.ie
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