Distant View of Corbeil (Seine river, 30 Km South of Paris), by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - 1870

In Corbeil and around the city a few Magdalenian sites (-17000 to -12500) where this famous small stone was found…

Peanut grower increases yield with precision ag tools

Ever since José Luis de Souza Neto has adopted Trimble´s RTX solution 6 years ago, his Santa Rita Farm in Jaboticabal, São Paulo produces 20 sacks (or 200 kilos) of peanuts per hectare extra.
See futurefarming.com


xFarm raises € 3 million for digitisation platform

Agtech startup xFarm received funding to further develop its platform that helps farmers digitise their operation.

See futurefarming.com


Increase yield by activating existing soil nutrients

U.S. company Sound Agriculture launches Source, a foliar spray that unlocks existing nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil.
See futurefarming.com

ARS’s Top Transferred Technologies

The Agricultural Research Service is one of the most successful federal agencies when it comes to bringing consumers the results of research. Learn about some of the top products.
See ars.usda.gov/


How Indiana is building a bridge between Silicon Valley and the Midwest
See agfundernews.com


2020 predictions from agri-foodtech’s leading VCs (Venture Capital Companies)
See agfunders.com


Good old days (?????): The sower by JF MILLET (1850)


The Last Thing Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Want Is Science For Christmas, by Hank Campbell

If you work at the higher levels of the kind of environmental groups that weaponize fear and doubt about science to raise money, like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, evidence-based decision-making is a big lump of coal in your stocking.

That is why these companies are in a panic about efforts in Europe to modernize regulations - to enter the 21st century. Farmers and the science community in Europe are increasingly worried they will be left behind for an entire generation if they don't accept that biotechnology is safe; they remain stuck in the 1950s world where mutagenesis, creating new strains of plants using chemical and radiation baths, is safe. It's even certified organic. But not more recent science.

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See science20.com

Good old days (?????): Vineyard Labourer Resting by JF MILLET c. 1869-70


Weinstein accusers' lawyers could get 10 times more than clients, sources say (beauty of the US Justice System! – GW)

Lead attorney for women could receive 25% of payout in settlement which would end most civil lawsuits.
See theguardian.com


Macron was the great hope for centrists. Despite his struggles, the hope is not lost, by John Lichfield (The Guardian)

The French president has been chastened by strikes and protests but there is all to play for in 2020.

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The two “popular revolts” against Macron should also be placed in context. The gilets jaunes rebellion continues but has mutated from something powerful, atypical and anti-political into a more traditional and marginal movement of the hard left. The transport strikes against pension reform currently involve around 0.1% of the French workforce. Under 7% of railway workers are on strike, compared with 30% in early December.
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See The Guardian


Unusefull prayer

A 100-year-old lady advices to us all

For better digestion, I drink beer.

In case of appetite loss, I drink white wine.

In case of low blood pressure, I drink red wine.

In case of high blood pressure, I drink scotch.

When I have a cold, I drink Schnapps.”

Q: “Then, when do you drink water?”

A: “I have never been that sick !!!”

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