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Cattlemen Praise Confirmation of Gov. Perdue for USDA Secretary

Craig Uden, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, today praised the Senate confirmation of former Gov. Sonny Perdue to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “Decisions made every day at the USDA have a significant impact on our ability to run our operations. We are excited to have a Secretary that comes from the industry, understands the complexities of our ...

Apr. 24, 2017

By National Cattlemen`s Beef Association

FIGARO to Hold 3-day Conference in Israel on Precision Irrigation

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing a new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will hold a three-day conference in Israel September 7–9, 2016. The event will gather together FIGARO consortium members, EU representatives and expert stakeholders from academia, industry and the ...

Sep. 5, 2016

By FIGARO

FIGARO Project to Hold First Live Demonstration of its Precision Irrigation Platform in Xanthi Greece

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will start a series of live demonstrations of the benefits and capabilities of the FIGARO System, with a workshop in Greece. The first demonstration will be organized by the Democritus University of Thrace ...

Mar. 14, 2016

By FIGARO

UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations – November 2019

Month : 558 Units -21.5% change (compared with November 2018) Year to Date: 11,676 Units +3.8% change (compared with January-November 2018) UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) took a decisive downward turn in November, falling to more than 20% below their level a year before. At 558 machines, the total was the lowest for the time of year since 2014 and registrations ...

Dec. 6, 2019

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

Copa-Cogeca to Host FIGARO Project’s Closing International Conference in Brussels

European Farming body Copa-Cogeca will host the closing conference of the FIGARO Project in Brussels on September 19, 2016. The event, which will be held at Copa-Coqeca’s offices, will present the successful project’s outcomes and the benefits of using the FIGARO Platform to potential end users and promoters of precision irrigation. The Figaro Project is an EU-funded ...

Sep. 13, 2016

By FIGARO

FIGARO to Unveil the World`s Most Advanced Precision Irrigation System

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will unveil the world’s most advanced precision irrigation at a partners’ meeting which will take place in Kavalla, Greece, June 1–2, 2016. The FIGARO platform collects climate, soil ...

May 31, 2016

By FIGARO

FIGARO Project to Hold Annual Conference in Bologna in January

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will hold its Annual Partners Meeting from January 25–27, 2016 at the “Accademia delle Scienze” of the University of Bologna. Representatives of all 17 consortium members will attend ...

Jan. 21, 2016

By FIGARO

A statement from the Agricultural Engineers Association

With regret, the Agricultural Engineers Association has taken the decision to cancel this year’s Tillage-Live which was to have taken place on 23rd September. Current government guidance, together with local authority advice, particularly on the insistence of strict social distancing requirements has led the Tillage-Live management group to take this decision. AEA Director General ...

Jul. 27, 2020

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

FIGARO to Present at Expo Milano 2015 Agri-Water Workshop

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Supporting System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, has been invited to hold a special presentation at Expo Milano 2015. Dr. Adriano Battilani, senior researcher at the Canale Emiliano Romagnolo (CER) research institute in Bologna, Italy and a FIGARO ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By FIGARO

FIGARO`s Precision Irrigation Platform Presents Major Water and Energy Savings

Field tests of the FIGARO new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) carried out in six countries over a period of three years indicate that the FIGARO platform can provide significant water and energy savings while leading to increased production and yield. FIGARO, an EU-funded international project aiming to develop and test the new precision agriculture system for increasing ...

Jun. 28, 2016

By FIGARO

TIMAC AGRO Italia closer to the farmer with augmented reality

New technologies, like augmented reality, will allow us to be closer to farmers tomorrow. Communicating immediately, friendly and fun are the needs they express today, and these new processes will meet them. At the “Interpoma” trade fair in Bolzano, the stand of TIMAC AGRO Italia was futuristic and caught the attention of visitors to give them the opportunity to try a virtual reality ...

Mar. 15, 2019

By TIMAC Agro Italia

European Commission presents a €500 million comprehensive package of measures to support European farmers

Speaking today (Sep 7, 2015) at the extraordinary Council of agriculture Ministers, Vice-President Katainen said: "This package will allow for €500 million of EU funds to be used for the benefit of farmers immediately. This is a robust and decisive response. This response demonstrates that the Commission takes its responsibility towards farmers very seriously and is prepared to back it up ...

Sep. 7, 2015

By European Commission

Minister updates parliament on single payment scheme progress

Agriculture Minister Jim Paice today made a statement on the Single Payment Scheme to Parliament: “In my statement of 4 March, I updated the House on the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA), progress in both addressing its daunting legacy of errors in relation to the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and ensuring that accurate payments under the SPS 2010 reached farmers as soon as possible. In ...

Mar. 31, 2011

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Local authority cuts could delay wind farm decisions

In their latest state of the industry report, trade body Renewable UK found that the approval rate for onshore wind fell in the past year - to 55% of applications compared to 83% in the previous year. The industry express concern that pending planning reforms in England – such as the abolition of regional spatial strategies and proposals to limit applicants' right of appeal could have "a ...

Nov. 9, 2010

By Environmental Protection UK

Biplot Analysis: Proceed with caution

Selection of a crop cultivar is one of the most important management decisions a farmer makes. However, choosing the “right” cultivar for a particular environment (location or year) has been an immense challenge because of the unpredictable performance of cultivars across environments, which is known as the genotype-by-environment interaction (GE). Despite continued efforts to breed for cultivars ...

Aug. 28, 2009

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Animal Agriculture Alliance invites you to become Primed & Prepared at 2020 Summit

Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced that its 2020 Stakeholders Summit, set for May 7-8 in Arlington, Va., will be themed “Primed & Prepared.” The annual Summit brings top thought leaders in the industry together to discuss hot-button issues and out-of-the-box ideas. The 2019 event was the largest yet, attracting 335 attendees. The Summit is a one-of-a-kind conference ...

Oct. 7, 2019

By Animal Agriculture Alliance

VISCA project 1st General Meeting

VISCA Project will provide a Climate Service (CS) and Decision Support System (DSS) that integrate climate, agricultural and end-users specifications in order to design medium- and long-term adaptation strategies to climate change. The project is validated by real demonstrations with end-users on three demo sites in Spain, Italy and Portugal. VISCA started officially in May 2017 for a period of 3 ...

Nov. 8, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

Conformity Assessment Body Suspended in China for Six Months

SCS Global Services has been suspended from carrying out new ASC certifications in China following a review. SCS Global Services is a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) – the bodies which independently audit farms and make certification decisions against the ASC standards. Like all CABs, SCS Global is accredited by another independent body, Accreditation Services International (ASI). In ...

Aug. 13, 2020

By Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

NFU’s Goule Participates in Farm Journal Forum Panel

National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations Chandler Goule participated in the Farm Journal Forum today on a panel entitled, “Point Counterpoint: Policy Innovations and Implications for Implementation.” “The Farm Journal Forum is always a great opportunity for policy dialogue across all sectors of the agriculture industry,” said Goule. Joining ...

Dec. 5, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

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