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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Regenerative Agriculture,

Eye in the sky: Agri satellites above Ukraine poised to avert crop disruptions and supply shortages

20 Jan 2023 --- A satellite platform operating in the skies above Ukraine, currently monitoring the country’s crucial crop outputs during wartime, is set to expand. It will offer collected data and analysis to other countries looking for help in rapidly assessing dynamic crop changes, potentially anticipating food chain disruption, shortages and famines. NASA Harvest and Planet Labs, in partnership with the University of Maryland in the US and the University of Strasbourg in France, have been using satellite imaging to analyze crops from above, tracking their day-to-day changes.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Land of the Sun project in Italy

Starlight, a company within the NextEnergy Group focused on renewable asset development globally, iinitiated an innovative agri-eco-voltaics project in Italy called Land of the Sun.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Weather,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Consumer/Retail, Ag Europe, Organic, Agriculture US,

12/06/2022 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Precision Agriculture - What do EU farmers want?

This EURACTIV-GIGAEurope Digital Debate examined the role that digital technologies can play in global efforts to address food security issues and make agriculture more sustainable. Addressed questions  included: - What are the current attitudes and adoption rates of precision agriculture tools of Europe’s farms? - What environmental challenges do farmers face and what is the role precision agriculture can play in tackling these? - What is industry doing to address farmers’ concerns around privacy and data ownership? - What sort of regulatory assurances can policymakers provide if farmers invest in precision farming tools?

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.