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$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)

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

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)

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

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.

USDA to Begin U.S. Oilseed Crush Reports in 2015

Starting in 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking responsibility for collecting and publishing the oilseeds data. Since the U.S. Census Bureau discontinued the reports in 2011 due to budget cuts, ASA worked to gain congressional support and urge the USDA to take over development and publication of the reports. The information is important to government agencies, private ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By American Soybean Association.

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

Technology, Data Privacy Concern Farmers and Ranchers

One of the most important issues related to “big data” goes directly to property rights and who owns and controls farm-level data that may be collected, the American Farm Bureau Federation told Congress today. Risks to privacy that farmers face are of great concern, according to Farm Bureau. “For years, farmers have used technology advances to better match varieties of seeds, ...

Feb. 13, 2014

By American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)

Introducing Zonal Statistics and Trial Plot extraction tools

Today we are excited to announce the release of new tools for analysis of field trials and custom field zones. Our new tools make it quick and efficient to extract boundaries of each individual plot in the trial area or define a custom zone and calculate a number of statistics for any vegetation index or raw sensor measurements. Data collection and evaluation of agricultural field trials are ...

Nov. 22, 2018

By Solvi AB

How many soil moisture units will I need for my farm?

Soil moisture monitoring is a tool to assist with fine tuning irrigation scheduling. The greater the number of locations measured, the greater the resolution the data gathered will provide. If you are measuring one area and making irrigation decisions for your whole farm you should consider the following questions: Is your soil type consistent throughout your farm? How many irrigation ...

May 8, 2016

By Wildeye

Farmers, Agriculture Technology Providers Reach Agreement on Big Data Privacy and Security Principles Expected to Accelerate Technology Adoption

A coalition of major farm organizations and agriculture technology providers (ATPs) today announced an agreement on data privacy and security principles that will encourage the use and development of a full range of innovative, technology-driven tools and services to boost the productivity, efficiency and profitability of American agriculture. The coalition supporting the principles includes: ...

Nov. 13, 2014

By Dow AgroSciences LLC

Smarter Farming Examined in New Report

Farming UK details how, if it is to feed the estimated world population of 9.6 billion by 2050, the farming industry must embrace the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), according to a new report by Therese Cory, senior analyst at Beecham Research. The report, ‘Towards Smart Farming’, examines how farming will have to tackle challenges of climate change and more extreme weather events ...

Feb. 19, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Cogent and FarmWizard Team Up to Increase Farm Efficiency

Two of the UK’s leading providers of agricultural services are teaming up in an effort to boost farm efficiency across the UK. Farmwizard and Cogent Breeding have joined their services to help farmers deal with vast amounts of complex data and create a resourceful, whole herd management solution. Belfast-based Farmwizard was established in 2004. The company developed the world's ...

Sep. 23, 2015

By FarmWizard

Edible insects inch one step closer

Farming insects on a large scale is no more of a biological or chemical hazard than other livestock farming, says a report by a European food safety body. The report, which looks at the potential of insects as food or animal feed, says the microbiological, chemical and environmental risks of insect farming are similar to those of other animal husbandry. But it warns that insect farming has not ...

Oct. 27, 2015

By SciDev.Net

Trimble Launches First-of-its-Kind VerticalPoint RTK System for Agriculture

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has launched a world-first, patent-pending VerticalPoint RTK™ system for grade control in agriculture. VerticalPoint RTK provides significantly enhanced vertical accuracy and stability of standard single-baseline RTK systems reducing the downtime and costly delays experienced by many agriculture land improvement contractors today. ...

Dec. 19, 2016

By Trimble

Strawberry monitoring system could add $1.7 million over 10 years to some farms

A University of Florida-developed web tool can bring growers $1.7 million more in net profits over 10 years than a calendar-based fungicide system because it guides growers to spray their crop at optimal times, a new UF study shows. The Strawberry Advisory System, devised by an Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher, takes data such as temperature and leaf wetness and tells ...

Aug. 5, 2014

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

A new generation of Indian farmers rejects industrial food production

Supported by the Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Centre, young farmers are experimenting with natural farming methods, while saving money and lives in the process. India may be famous for its food, but the way in which it grows its ingredients is notoriously bad. Stories of the nation’s chemical spills, soil contamination, groundwater depletion, and lost biodiversity are depressing, not to ...

Jun. 12, 2018

By GreenScience Technologies Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP Sends Volunteers on Earthwatch Expeditions to Brazil and Costa Rica

A group of Ernst & Young LLP professionals recently returned from Brazil and Costa Rica as part of two skills-based volunteer expeditions the firm undertakes annually with the Earthwatch Institute, an organization that engages people worldwide in scientific field research. Now entering its third year, Ernst & Young's Earthwatch program has expanded into a second market, Brazil. During ...

Jul. 7, 2011

By Ernst & Young - Environment and Sustainability Services (ESS)

Apples top new `Dirty Dozen` list

Environmental Working Group has released the seventh edition of its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce with updated information on 53 fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG highlights the worst offenders with its "Dirty Dozen" list and the cleanest conventional produce with its "Clean 15" list. Analysts at EWG synthesized data collected from the U.S. Department of ...

Jun. 15, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Drones Hold Great Promise for Agriculture

Small unmanned aircraft systems, better known as drones, hold great promise for agriculture, Kansas State University agronomist Kevin Price told farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 95th Annual Convention. Agriculture applications for drones in development include data collection on crop health, vigor and yields, tracking the spread of invasive plant species and monitoring ...

Jan. 12, 2014

By American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)