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 Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 25 January, 2021 EFITA newsletter / 969 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment Do not miss the Virus Jokes in English and French > Coronavirus 4 Coronavirus 3 Coronavirus 2 Ant joke Coronavirus 1 > Virus et autres sujets Virus 6 Virus 5 Virus 4 Virus 3 Virus 2 Virus 1 > Les dernières histoire de l'oncle Paul (Jamet) (mostly in French) > Les dernières histoires de Georges Larroque (mostly in French) > Les dernières histoires de Michel Gil-Antoli (mostly in French) > Les dernières histoires de Jean Pinon et Luc Becker (mostly in French) > Et encore... et plus encore The informatique-agricole.org site now offers you the possibility of subscribing the RSS feeds of its two newsletters See RSS feeds to implement to ensure that you continue to receive this newsletter 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 more than 20 years ago in 1997) Afia Newsletters >>> Statistics for the last efita newsletter >>> Last issue of the afia newsletter >>> Last available satistics for the afia newsletter Integrate smart phenotyping tools into your plant research 11 February 2021 - 04:00 PM CET - Webinar Sensors become smarter and collect new and novel information on plant productivity. All this new information can be used to bridge phenotypic traits to the exploding amount of genotypic data available. How do plant researchers access these new phenotyping tools to achieve faster plant selection? How to plan and synchronize experiments, pull data from all available datasets and get new and novel insights on their crops? We’ve assembled 3 organizations dedicated to bringing information management, sensor processing, insight generation, and data driven decision-making to research programs around the globe. See doriane.com Scientific information cycle Integrate smart phenotyping tools into your plant research 11 February 2021 - 04:00 PM CET - Webinar Sensors become smarter and collect new and novel information on plant productivity. All this new information can be used to bridge phenotypic traits to the exploding amount of genotypic data available. How do plant researchers access these new phenotyping tools to achieve faster plant selection? How to plan and synchronize experiments, pull data from all available datasets and get new and novel insights on their crops? We’ve assembled 3 organizations dedicated to bringing information management, sensor processing, insight generation, and data driven decision-making to research programs around the globe. See doriane.com AgriTech 4.0 - Facilitating Research, Development, Innovation and Cross Collaboration within the Agricultural Community Day 1: Fri, 29 Jan 2021, 09:30 Day 2: Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 17:00 CET See AgriTech 4.0 Tech 4.0 events... ...are dedicated to increasing collaboration, productivity, efficiency, research, and innovation to support the development of capabilities, best practise, and technology. See tech40.net Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Maternal Solicitude de Jean-François Millet
AgGateway and AEF Align To Deliver Digital Solutions for Agriculture Washington, D.C., January 21, 2021 – AgGateway and the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on initiatives to increase the seamless exchange of information in farm operations, supporting the goals of growers in managing and using farm data. The agreement allows the two global, non-profit organizations to share information as needed to pursue agreed-upon projects, and to share the rights for resources they develop together. “The goal is to make it much easier for growers to rapidly access and use information to improve productivity and sustainability,” said AgGateway President and CEO Wendy Smith. “Growers use systems that span across field equipment, on-farm computer systems and cloud systems, but often data still cannot flow seamlessly across these systems and functions. This agreement – which builds on our existing collaborative relationship with AEF – will make it easier to address those challenges.” “The 200 agriculture equipment manufacturers and electronic component suppliers of the AEF work to ensure that all of their brands are compatible with one another and with other systems, so that farmers may operate as efficiently as possible in the field,” said Peter van der Vlugt, AEF Chair and General Manager, Kubota Innovation Center Europe. “Collaborating with AgGateway and ensuring that we are in alignment will support those efforts and ultimately better serve our farmer customers.” As a first initiative in their collaboration, AgGateway and AEF may consider ways to address load/unload events in field operations. Load/unload refers to the ability to track the movement of harvested crop from the combine to the grain cart, to the semi (at the edge of the field) to the grain elevator. The two groups note that better use of standards – and thus connectivity for beneficial data flow – is needed between the supply chain and field operations. The same is true of data formats optimized for equipment, and data optimized for on-farm computer systems. >>>> AgGateway is a non-profit organization with the mission to develop the resources and relationships that drive digital connectivity in global agriculture and related industries. See AgGateway.org >>>> The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) is an independent organization working to improve cross-manufacturer compatibility of electronic and electric components in agricultural equipment, and to establish transparency about compatibility issues. AEF facilitates mutually beneficial collaboration among companies and more importantly, smoother operations for farmers - increasing their yield and their bottom line. See aef-online.org
Plant Breeding Software by Doriane Breeder or agro-technician, you are using a plant breeding software for your daily activities in breeding, testing, analytical. You run digital tools to collect data, validate the information, take decisions and monitor your activity. The plant breeding software is not only your daily work instrument, it provides also the dashboards to organize and monitor the breeding programs. See doriane.com Drones and AI detect soybean maturity with high accuracy See agdaily.com Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Fatigue de Jean-François Millet
How did we the future yesterday?? See the incredible collection developed by Alain Fraval SmartFarm (NL) The ag meteorologists in our research and develop department have generated a lot of knowledge about weather and crop protection in recent years. Fully automated, we calculate disease pressure for more than 40 crops and dozens of diseases and pests based on FieldMate sensor data. Due to the locally specified data collection of the FieldMate, we can provide you with very accurate data. This helps protect your crop better and increase your yield! >>> SmartFarm eXperience Would you like to know how the SmartFarm sensors work? You can try it out now for a whole month in a demo program of the sensor near you: - Try the FieldMate weather station for a whole month for free - Try the SoilMate moisture sensore for a whole month for free - Including Wheater & Disease pressure, SprayPlaner and Alerts - Choose the sensors in one of the two locations in the Netherlands See smartfarm.nl Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Maternal Care de Jean-François Millet
Cargill open-sources Splinter, its ‘blockchain-like’ supply chain software, AFN, by Jessica Pothering Covid-19 blew open vulnerabilities in the global food supply chain, and super-charged efforts from agrifoodtech innovators to fix them. But given how many different actors are involved in getting food from seed to plate, the key to a more efficient and resilient food supply chain may well be something the hyper-competitive and proprietary agrifood sector has long been loath to try: collaboration. A new open-source software platform from Cargill is aiming to make collaboration the new industry norm. The “blockchain-like” platform, called Splinter, is designed to enable any organization involved in moving agrifood items from one point to another to coordinate logistics and resolve disputes. “Covid-19 has really highlighted the fact that there are a lot of inefficiencies in the food supply chain, in part because it’s all very point to point,” Cargill’s digital business lead Eric Parkin tells AFN. …/… See agfundernews.com Prosus bets on AI to help reshape India’s $350bn farm industry feat, by Loni Prinsloo (seen in the AFN newsletter) Prosus NV is investing in agritech company DeHaat in a bet on India’s $350 billion farming industry. …/… See bloombergquint.com
Pain points of nitrogen applications: How drone data helps Determining where and how much fertiliser to apply is critical throughout the early part of the growing season. In 2021 and beyond, drone technology will have a notable impact here. See futurefarming.com Do you rely on variations in biomass or soil? For in crop variable rate application of fertiliser and manure you need reliable data to base your applications on. Is it better to rely on variation in biomass or on variation in soil conditions? Experts from Wageningen Universiteit & Research are trying to find that out. See futurefarming.com Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory (?????): La moisson, 1882, par Camille Pissarro
Bear Flag Robotics scores $7.9m seed round-extension to scale, AFN, by Lauren Manning “A lot of people don’t realize how severe the farm labor problem is. There is a misconception about agriculture that if someone quits or is let go, farms have a long line of workers ready to replace them. This couldn’t be farther from the truth,” says Igino Cafiero. “Skilled, dependable, safe equipment operators are hard to come by.” Luckily, entrepreneurs like Cafiero are helping farmers overcome the labor shortage. …/… See agfundernews.com Telus expands agtech reach with lead in AgriWebb’s $23m Series B round, AFN, by Jack Ellis AgriWebb, an Australian provider of livestock management software, has raised A$30 million ($23.3 million) in a Series B round which it says gives it a valuation north of A$100 million ($77.7 million). The round was led by Telus Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Canada’s Telus, which has been rapidly expanding its presence in the agrifoodtech space in recent months. …/… See agfundernews.com Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Koeien melken by Maris W Willem (NL, 1844-1910)
Fertiliser equipment options for smaller growers In the quest for affordable equipment capable of precision fertiliser application, opportunities for smaller or medium-sized growers exist in both new and retrofit designs. See futurefarming.com "Soil sampling vital for accurate application of fertiliser" Remote vision data does not offer sufficient information for the accurate application of fertiliser, says CEO and founder Sam Duncan of Australian company FarmLab. “People ask us all the time whether this could work for them for the application of nitrogen or phosphorus. But we have a firm belief that you can‘t. You need some level of soil sampling. See futurefarming.com
Brazilian blockchain startup Ecotrace gets funding for traceability tech, AFN, by Jack Ellis Ecotrace Solutions, a Brazilian startup offering blockhain-based traceability tech for the agrifood value chain, has secured 3 million reals ($577,000) in funding from São Paulo-based VC firm KPTL. Also headquartered in Brazil’s biggest city, Ecotrace was founded by a team of agribusiness professionals in 2017 to bring “confidence, security, and transparency on a technology-based platform […] establishing a relationship of trust in the entire [agrifood] value chain, from the point of origin to the final consumer.” …/… See agfundernews.com A shepherd and his flock, by Anton Mauve (NL, 1838-1888)
Using Plants to Fight Climate Change Azolla is a genus of seven species of tiny aquatic ferns that can resemble moss or algae at first glance. This specialized plant grows on the surface of freshwater and forms a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacteria that fixes atmospheric nitrogen, which gives the azolla easy access to this essential nutrient and allowing for rapid growth in ideal conditions. But one of the most impressive skills of the azolla fern is its ability to draw down as much as 6 tonnes per acre of carbon dioxide per acre per year, in addition to a tonne of nitrogen per acre per year. With these powers, the azolla fern could be a major player in slowing down or even reversing climate change. See suiteplants.com Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England Government has launched consultation to change current strict EU rules. See theguardian.com
‘No longer acceptable’ for platforms to take key decisions alone, EU Commission says [Digital] It is "no longer acceptable" for social media giants to take key decisions on content removals online, following the high profile takedowns of US President Trump's accounts on Facebook and Twitter, the European Commission has said. See euractiv.com Spain’s new Google and Tobin taxes to generate about €1 billion this year [Digital] Spain’s new taxes on digital and financial services, approved last year, came into force on Saturday (16 January). The first collection is expected in March or April, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports. See euractiv.com EU companies in China warned to ‘prepare for the worst’ in digital decoupling [World] Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should "prepare for the worst" and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations, European business groups said. See euractiv.com Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Farmer Behind The Plough by Anton Mauve
In four years, President Trump made 30,573 false or misleading statements as president (an average of 21 a day) See washingtonpost.com Heroes of Progress (8) William Wilberforce: The Man Who Helped to End Slavery See video (9) Richard Cobden: The Man Who Helped Turn Britain into a Free-trading Nation See video Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory: Potato Harvesters by Anton Mauve
Irish joke An answer that I can understand. An American tourist asks an Irishman: "Why do Scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats?" To which the Irishman replies: "If they fell forwards, they'd still be in the bloody boat." The distribution of this efita newsletter is sponsored by vitisphere.com Please, contribute to the content of your efita newsletter, and advertise your events, new publications, new products and new project in this newsletter. Without your support, it will not survive! Contact: Guy WAKSMAN E-mail: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net To read this newsletter on our web site See Afia The archives of this newsletter See Afia About the EFITA mailing list You can use the efita moderated list (> 15000 subscribers) to announce any event / product / web site / joke (!) related to IT in agriculture, environment, food industry and rural areas. If you want to subscribe a friend, please fill in his form. If you do not wish to receive our messages, please fill in the following form... |
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