AGROS, the research program in which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and 26 private partners worked on an ‘Evolution towards sustainable AGRicultural Business Systems’ recently concluded with a final meeting. It was also announced there that the program will be continued with AGROS-II.’Modelling is not objective’Modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) have become indispensable within the [ … ]
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Save the date: AGROS-closing event on Wednesday April 24
With ‘AGROS-the road towards sustainable high tech agriculture’ as a title, the AGROS-project will organize its final event on Wednesday April 2024 in Wageningen. Marc Jacobs, a data scientist with a down-to-earth view on AI and its influence on society, will kick off the event with an inspirational introduction. Jacobs is the author of books [ … ]
AGROS – a future structure for energy
A previous update of this work package explained how the agricultural sector cannot avoid gradually working towards a ‘fossil-free’ agricultural company. Because agricultural companies are often large producers of energy in the form of electricity (solar panels and wind turbines), conversion to hydrogen, as an energy carriers is an interesting alternative. The scale on which [ … ]
AGROS knowledge sessions
Knowledge sessions are currently being organized for the partners of AGROS to dive deeper into the knowledge developed during the project. The first sessions about Digital Twin and Computer Vision were organized in November 2023. On Tuesday, December 5, the spotlight was on the cultivation plan in an online webinar, led by Monique Bijlaard of [ … ]
A farmer’s data space
Digitalization has become an indispensable part of life around us. Data has also become increasingly important on farms. Buyers of agricultural products, for example, are asking more and more about registrations of substances used in order to justify that food has been produced safely. Furthermore, farmers must also supply all kinds of data to the [ … ]
Promising results from trained disease-search algorithm means good news for seed potato growers
Good news for seed potato growers. After collecting data for 4 years, the trained disease-search algorithm appears to be able to recognize diseased plants. This emerged during the practical demo this summer, which was well attended by partners, growers en trading houses connected to the AGROS project. High scores in recall and precision In recent [ … ]
New report: Transition pathways for smart mixed cropping systems
Thinking about the future of arable farming is not only an exciting thought experiment, but also a useful way to prepare for the future and its challenges. After all, when imagining possible futures, stakeholders are forced to think about overcoming possible challenges and strategies to remain successful under changing circumstances. Exploring sustainable futures for arable [ … ]
Invitation to the network and knowledge event AGROS: “Data and intelligence in horticulture, arable farming and dairy”
Date: Wednesday April 5, 2023 Time: 13:00 – 17:00 Venue: WUR Greenhouse Horticulture, Violierenweg 1, Bleiswijk, The Netherlands Complexity of systems in greenhouse horticulture, arable farming and dairy is increasing, and society demands sustainable production systems. Current farming systems can only meet this demand to a limited extent. The way forward involves [ … ]
Scenarios for smart mixed cropping systems of 2040
Thinking about the future of smart mixed cropping systems is not only an interesting thought experiment, but also a good way to prepare for the future and associated challenges. Within AGROS, we have developed three future scenarios and corresponding transition paths together with stakeholders. These scenarios are explorations of the future and we have used [ … ]
Future Infrastructure for Energy on farms
Energy transition is happening in all sectors of society. Also on the arable farm in the field of energy use a lot is going to change. Within the AGROS work package “Infrastructure for Energy” we are analyzing the alternatives on arable farms. The EU policy document Farm2Fork as well as the Green Deal described that [ … ]
AGROS weed control
The use of crop protection products is under pressure. It is an important part of the EU’s Farm2Fork strategy, but in the Netherlands, too, efforts to reduce use have been underway for a long time. In the meantime, many agents are on the “Candidates for Substitution” list, agents that should no longer be used in [ … ]
First meeting AGROS – Exchange between the three sectors
On May 31, 2022 representatives of the 3 sectors were invited to share experiences within AGROS. Some 20 participants listened to the visions that are the basis for the activities per sector. Renske Landeweert (IMEC-One Planet) kicked off with their vision on the developments in data use. IMEC-One Planet works at the forefront of chip [ … ]