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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 18 November, 2019

EFITA newsletter / 904 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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Good old days (??????): Le semeur de Jean-François Millet



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Expert workshop on: Agricultural Pest and Disease Simulation Modelling under a Climate Change Scenario

3 – 13 December 2019 - HYDERABAD, Telangana 502324 India
See icrisat.org


Good old days (??????): Good old days (??????): Femme avec des chèvres dans les dunes par Max Liebermann


The Farmer's Share

Did you know that farmers and ranchers receive only 14.6* cents of every dollar that consumers spend on food at home and away from home? According to USDA, off-farm costs, including marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution and retailing, account for more than 80 cents of every food dollar spent in the United States.


Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse'

Exclusive: scientists say bug deaths can be cut by switching off unnecessary lights.

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The evidence that light pollution has profound and serious impacts on ecosystems is overwhelmingly strong.

It is imperative that society now takes substantial steps to make the environment safer for insects.

A national light-reduction target, enforceable in law, would be the most appropriate next step.
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Seymoure’s team said there had not been more research on light pollution and insects because of diurnal bias – a preference among ecologists for studying daytime phenomena.

See theguardian.com


G4AW Space For Food Security

Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) improves food security in developing countries by using satellite data. Netherlands Space Office (NSO) is executing this programme, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The G4AW Facility promotes and supports private investments for large scale, demand driven and satellite based information services. It provides a platform for partnerships of public organisations, research institutes, private sector operators, NGO’s, farmer cooperatives, satellite data/service operators, businesses and transmission operators, developing space for food security. G4AW supports 23 projects in 14 G4AW partner countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso,  Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenia, Mali, Myanmar, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam.
See g4aw.spaceoffice.nl
See g4aw on LinkedIn


French start-up: SMAG

About the company: Created in 2001, SMAG publishes and develops practical tools for growing efficiency and provides support for digital transformation in all agricultural sectors.

What is the product? Agricultural software for farm management and traceability of production.

How it works?

- Management of agricultural, cattle, or wine-growing farms.
- Rural extension management for cooperatives and agricultural technicians.
- Management of seed production for multipliers.
- Management of services, for outsourcing companies of agricultural machinery.

What solutions does it bring?
Maximize economic efficiency through better management of operations and management of intra-parcelarity heterogeneity.
See precisionag.com


How to get value from agricultural data

Proving if a precision technology works starts with remembering trial basics – and taking the time to scrutinise results.
See futurefarming.com

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Growave kills weeds using microwave technology

Australian startup Growave will soon start trials using microwave technology to manage and control weeds.
See futurefarming.com


John Deere and Agricon to provide agronomic digital services

John Deere announced a partnership with Agricon to better serve its customers in agronomic digital services.
See futurefarming.com


Raven Industries acquires DOT and Smart Ag

Raven Industries acquires builder of autonomous platforms DOT and developer of autonomous agriculture solutions company Smarty Ag.
See futurefarming.com


Brand-independent digital farming with NEXT

The NEXT Machine Management module enables compatibility between machinery and equipment from different manufacturers and can be used with all data sources.
See futurefarming.com


Good old days (??????): La moisson du ru Chailly - 1891 par Léon Augustin Lhermitte.


Measuring soil functions with the soil navigator

Horizon 2020 multi-actor project LANDMARK’s “Soil Navigator” takes into account: primary productivity, water purification and regulation, carbon sequestration and climate regulation, nutrient cycling and biodiversity and habitat provision. The Decision Support System (DSS) is able to assess these five soil functions simultaneously and to provide management recommendations for improved soil functions.
See ec.europa.eu/eip


Meet the Farmer: Lynn Rohrscheib is staying true to her farming roots, by Lauren Stine

> What are your main drivers when adopting a technology?
There are five key things we look at: ease of use, functionality, adaptability, price, and service after the sale. We normally give a technology one to two years. We know there will be glitches in year one, but if by year two it’s still not working well or isn’t easy to use, it’s shelved.
See agfundernews.com


Crop disease recognition app Plantix raises €6.6m Series A led by RTP Global

Plantix, a platform that harnesses computer vision to enable the early stage detection of crop diseases with a smartphone camera, has raised a €6.6 million Series A led by the Russian early-stage tech investor RTP Global. The round was joined by Piton Capital with existing investors participating, including Atlantic Labs and Index Ventures.
See agfundernews.com


FoodChain ID acquires food tester Diversified Laboratories, As You Sow scores 14 food corps on pesticide residues

Paine Schwartz Partners portfolio company FoodChain ID has acquired Diversified Laboratories, an analytical laboratory specializing in the detection of pesticide, chemical, and antibiotic residues and quality measurements in food and animal feed products. FoodChain ID monitors and detects food safety, quality and sustainability issues for its clients using a range of services including certification, verification, and testing.
See agfundernews.com


Good old days (??????): Prato de Faccioli Raffaele (1845 - 1916)


A New Crispr Technique Could Fix Almost All Genetic Diseases

A less error-prone DNA editing method could correct many more harmful mutations than was previously possible.
See wired.com


One of CRISPR’s inventors has called for controls on gene-editing technology (MIT Technology Review)

Regulators need to pay more attention to controlling CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool, says Jennifer Doudna.
See technologyreview.com


Canada's farmers pushed to the brink by politics, weather and banks

Poor conditions coupled with dismal harvests are taking a severe toll on workers’ mental health
See theguardian.com


Curious guy (?)




The rain (old jewish joke)

Two men of Chelm went out for a walk, when suddenly it began to rain.

“Quick,” said one. “Open your umbrella.”

“It won’t help,” said his friend. “My umbrella is full of holes.”

“Then why did you bring it?”

“I didn’t think it would rain!”



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