…changes over time. PlantNet connects to a database gathered through its vast social network. The large, frequently updated data bank allows the app to identify visual patterns of various plant…
Simplifying the Data Ownership Dilemma
…agronomic data ownership and control for the first time. The data agreements are simple and transparent by design, and grant full data ownership to the farmer. The agreements were strategically…
Agri View: Soil Care
…Soil structure provides a medium for plant roots. Soils also provide support for human structures and protection for archeological treasures. Inherent and Dynamic Properties of Soil Soil has both…
AFBF Joins Initiative To Give Farmers Control of Data They Collect
…ability to precisely control where that data goes, nor transfer it from one data processor to another. The newly formed Agricultural Data Coalition will empower farmers to better control, manage…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…the largest market in prior decades, has declined in importance as China, Canada, Mexico, Asia and the rest the rest of the Americas have risen. (For data on top export…
The Western View: What’s In a Name?
…our heritage in the Golden State; they do deserve protection. We don’t want them stolen by some two-bit opportunist. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
…CEO of The ODIN and former NASA bioscientist Charles Baron, co-founder and vice president of Farmers Business Network, a crowd-sourced program for data-driven agriculture AgVocacy Forum will be moderated by…
Connecting Drones in Real Time
…to the cloud in real time, even while operating beyond line-of-sight. The Botlink XRD is an FCC-approved cellular device that allows users to send and receive data through a secure…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…a digital analyst with the agency, who helps delineate the state’s “high food insecurity” regions. “We’ve been looking deeper into the smaller pockets trying to identify how we can sustainably…
Agri View: Food Protection
Everett Griner talks about food protection, a reason for concern in today’s Agri View. Food Protection From Foodsafety.gov E. coli E. coli photo courtesy of Foodsafety.gov E. coli is the…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…efficiency, environmental quality and food security.” Representing stakeholders from across the U.S. food and agricultural supply chain, Field to Market provides a platform to benchmark sustainability performance, catalyze continuous improvement…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
Products cause risk to aquatic animals and environments – manufacturers fail to comply with the terms of the registration The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice of…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…environmental scientist specializing in biological control, and Mark Hoddle, UC Cooperative Extension biological control specialist. Funding was also provided by the USDA Farm Bill, the California Pistachio Research Board, the…
Agri View: Food Prices
…lowest priced eggs, and cage free production will likely remain significantly more expensive than eggs from caged sources, as data supports that production costs are higher,” he said. “Eggs from…
