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Assessing stressed crops from the sky

In Peru, the International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, uses drones to aerially assess crop performance under different stresses, such as pests, diseases, drought and frost — all of them widespread phenomena in the Andes, one area where CIP works. Having tested this technique, CIP submitted it to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Now they work together on using drones to assist in ...

May 15, 2014

By SciDev.Net

Syngenta publishes agricultural data to unlock environmental, social and economic value

Syngenta today published a broad range of data on the six ambitious commitments in The Good Growth Plan with the aim of unlocking environmental, social and economic value. The data are searchable, useable and shareable via the Internet. They include 2014 baseline information for agricultural efficiency indicators collected on 3,600 farms in 41 countries across Europe, Africa, Latin America, ...

Apr. 23, 2015

By Syngenta

$15 million in USAID funding looks to spark ‘new era’ in agricultural data collection

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and FAO have signed a $15 million agreement aimed at boosting the capacity of developing countries to track key agricultural data -information that is essential to good policymaking and that will help track progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The second of the SDG goals is to end hunger, achieve food ...

Sep. 7, 2016

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations

Month : 1,222 Units +21.2% change (compared with May 2017) Year to Date :5,343 Units+4.7% change (compared with January-May 2017) The brief slowdown in UK agricultural tractor (over 50hp) registrations recorded in February and March seems to be well and truly over. Registrations in May were over 20% up on the same month last year and the highest May figures since 2014. The 1,222 machines ...

Jun. 8, 2018

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

GODAN Action - Enabling practical engagement with open data in agriculture and nutrition

As the world’s population grows, global demand for food is predicted to nearly double. The number of people at risk of hunger in the developing world is estimated to grow to more than a billion people by 2050. New data-driven solutions in agriculture and nutrition are increasingly being seen as a way to tackle this challenge. GODAN Action is a three-and-a-half-year programme led by Alterra ...

Aug. 4, 2016

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

RainWise, Inc., Spotlights Importance of Agricultural Weather Data

RainWise, Inc., www.rainwise.com, believes monitoring weather data can assist farmers in making smarter decisions on the farm, especially with planting, harvesting, insect and disease control, irrigation, fertilization rates and crop selection. These major farming decisions are directly affected by certain weather parameters such as air temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed and ...

Aug. 30, 2016

By RainWise Inc.

GaBi Databases in Umberto

At present we are integrating GaBi databases of PE International into Umberto NXT LCA and Umberto NXT Universal for the Umberto User Community. Should you require data sets beyond those that the ecoinvent database offers you now have the opportunity to add GaBi extensions. The 17 GaBi databases encompass approximately 5,000 data sets. Amongst others there can be found data sets for the sectors: ...

Dec. 10, 2013

By ifu Hamburg GmbH

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Are Flying to the Farm

Aerial drones, a technology perhaps best known for helping hunt terrorists on the other side of the globe, may soon begin helping U.S. farmers monitor what's happening in their fields collecting agriculture data. In Georgia, a group of state and federal officials - along with members of industry and academia - has been working since 2009 to develop a drone that can save a farmer's time and ...

Jun. 12, 2014

By Associated Press

Advantages of the Big Data technology for Smart Farming

FAO stated that ‘a more sustainable agriculture’ is one of the big challenges of global human population. Agriculture has to produce more food, feed, fuel, flowers, etc., with less use of natural resources and with less adverse side effects on the environment and society and the expectations are that precision agriculture and the acronym smart farming will be necessary to achieve ...

Nov. 3, 2016

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Agribusiness 2017 prepares for revolution

‘Driving today’s agricultural revolution’ will be the theme of Agribusiness 2017, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on November 23rd at the East of England Showground. John Kelley, AIC’s Chief Operating Officer said: “Agriculture, like many sectors of the UK and global economy, is going through a huge ...

Jul. 12, 2016

By Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)

One quarter of U.S. grain goes to cars while hunger is rising

The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels, according to the Earth Policy Institute Using Department of Agriculture data, the Institute reports that more than a quarter of the total 2009 U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year. With 200 ethanol ...

Jan. 22, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Maryland confronts overuse of antibiotics on farms

A new law in Maryland will prohibit the routine use of antibiotics on animals that are not sick, a procedure health experts believe helps spread drug resistant bacteria. The Keep Antibiotics Effective Act will also require the Department of Agriculture to collect publicly available data on use of antimicrobial drugs in the state. Maryland joins California as the second state confronting ...

May 31, 2017

By The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC)

The Cloud and the Changing Face of Agriculture

Enterprises, non-profits, and startups around the world are using the cloud to accelerate innovations that are changing the face of agriculture. In support of The Ohio State University’s Discovery Themes initiative, and in tandem with the 2016 Farm Science Review, Amazon Web Services and experts from around the country will demonstrate how massive public data sets of satellite photos and ...

Sep. 2, 2016

By Ohio State University

Feeding the growing world population

According to the estimates of the United Nations, in 2050 the world population will be over 10 billion. This will lead to approximately 50 percent increase in food need compared to 2013. In order to meet this demand, agricultural production needs to increase. Feeding the growing world population To feed the growing world population, it is necessary to increase the yield from the unit ...

Aug. 8, 2019

By AFS Agro Flow System GmbH

Key Themes for World Agri-Tech Investment Summit London 2016 Announced

The key themes for World Agri-Tech Investment Summit London 2016 have just been announced. They are: Agribusiness Leaders Debate: New Collaboration Models for R&D Precision Farming: Gearing up for Global Market Applications Satellites for Agri-Food: Optimising Big Data to Drive Sustainable Intensification Farm Management: Integrating Smart Farming Platforms Farm Operators: Closing the ...

Jun. 24, 2016

By Rethink Events Ltd.

Tractor market: a critical scenario

The 2018 figures indicate a decline in sales in Europe, China and Turkey, and growth in the United States and India. The slowdown in French and German markets penalizes Italian exports. The slight improvement in agricultural prices could encourage investments, but the general trend of the Italian economy and the critical issues on the world scenario point to a difficult 2019. The European ...

Feb. 25, 2019

By FederUnacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation

John Deere and BASF Partner to Develop Sustainable Yield Enhancement Solutions

John Deere and BASF today announced plans to jointly develop a suite of integrated precision farming and farm management solutions for improved execution in the field. These tools, developed together with growers, will provide enhanced field scouting services and tailored agronomic advice. These will help growers to turn data into management decisions more efficiently. "BASF and John Deere are ...

Dec. 18, 2013

By John Deere

Sentera builds reseller network to over 350 agriculture store fronts

Sentera today announced the availability of its precision agriculture solutions at over 350 retail locations across North America. By broadening the reach of Sentera’s precision agriculture offering, agronomists, crop consultants, and growers can leverage critical normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data starting day one of the 2017 growing season. Early adopters immediately see ...

Apr. 10, 2017

By Sentera, Inc.

Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Systems to collect Farm Data

This this is a great example on what our clients do in agriculture. You have to have the right UAS (Unmanned Aerial System also known as a drone) to collect the data and it is all about the data. To collect good data you need the right tool with the right sensors and cameras, stability and dependability. The fixed wing UAS from senseFly is the tool for mapping. If you are mapping a reflectance ...

May 9, 2015

By Ag Business & Crop Inc.

New faces join the SPAA committee

We are thrilled to announce some new faces joining the SPAA committee who were elected at our recent AGM that was held in Crystal Brook in March. Ben Pratt is a farmer from Blyth graduated last year with a first class honours degree at the Uni of Adelaide with a focus on PA mapping. He was keen to join SPAA in order to help others realise the power of data when used correctly and that it ...

Apr. 9, 2018

By SPAA Society of Precision Agriculture Australia