Crop Yield Forecasting Articles & Analysis
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Over the past 20 years, Brazil has emerged in the global agriculture industry as both a major producer and exporter of agricultural products. Agricultural production in Brazil has exploded over this time and its impact on global markets has been significant. As shown below, Brazil has become the number two producer of soybeans by 2017, according to the UN FAO. Brazil is in the southern hemisphere ...
” Mr Scott will present an industry update during the trade activities in Vietnam providing key partners with a seasonal overview of the 2019 crop forecast and the 5 to 10-year crop yield predictions. He will also provide more information about the systems Australian industry have in place to continually maintain ...
Scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, have taken delivery of an advanced new mobile robot to support agri-tech experiments at the University’s agricultural field station. The Thorvald agricultural robot, developed with scientists from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is the latest piece of technology added to the facilities of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology ...
Known as the Geospatial Agricultural Management and Crop Assessment Framework (GAMCAF), the tool brings together crop models that estimate plant growth and crop yield at scales as fine as 30 meters (90 feet), with spatial sources of information on soils, water, land use, and other factors. ...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes referred to as “drones,” have found a use beyond the military. According to Rory Paul, founder and CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a UAV company, the sky’s the limit for what these devices offer farmers. “UAVs will be very useful, efficient and economical in scouting crops for diseases and other pests and also for surveying crop ...
This forecast, published by the European Commission, is based on analyses by the Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), using an advanced crop yield forecasting system2. ...
Pakistan's outdated crop yield forecasting system needs a revamp, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar. ...
Because NASA recognizes the vital role this 'underworld' plays in our lives on Earth. For instance, if forecasters don't know how damp or dry the soil is, they can't accurately predict the weather. 'OMEGA soil moisture data will help us build better weather models,' says NASA scientist Chip Laymon, principal investigator for the OMEGA project at the National Space Science and ...