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To prepare the future of the ag industry, a Nebraska program is utilizing the power of gaming to teach youth how to make decisions that influence the agriculture and natural resource industry. Learn more about how the Cultivate ACCESS to Data Science in Agriculture program is shaping the future. 🌱

Scribner Seminars are a key aspect of the First-Year Experience at Skidmore, introducing students not only to college-level studies but also to diverse fields of inquiry that can help shape their academic journeys. In the First-Year Scribner Seminar, 'The Business of Food,' led by Professor Caroline D’Abate ’93, students explore the fascinating intersections of business, agriculture, history, and technology. Read more: https://skidmo.re/3TGdXF7

Introducing AgAID Institute Intern Austin Child, who's taking a summer break from studying Applied & Computational Mathematics and Environmental Science at Brigham Young University, to collect and analyze soil data on farms across Snohomish County, WA. Austin's work will enable farmers to see real-time soil moisture levels, complemented by SoilOptix Inc-powered in-season maps of soil texture, nutrients, pH, organic matter, & carbon. Armed with Austin's insights, growers will use less water and partner with Skagit Farmers Supply & Country Store to optimize fertilizer applications through variable rate applications - minimizing runoff to rivers & streams. The farm where Austin is speaking from, Swans Trail, is using 60% less water due to these insights! www.swanstrailfarm.com #empowergrowers #environmentalscience

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, Purdue Students!🙂 Don't forget to swing by the #AgCareers booth, say 'hi' to Kailey and Clara, and pick up a copy of our Agriculture & Food Career Guide! #AgCareers

A lot of new functionality in the last month.

Excited to share that I recently had the privilege of attending a public lecture by an esteemed international professor in the field of machine learning. The lecture focused on "The Machine Learning-Based Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Postharvest Products," a topic that is gaining significant attention in the agricultural industry. The professor's insights into the use of machine learning algorithms for predicting the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables without causing damage to them was truly enlightening. I left the lecture with a deeper understanding of the potential applications of machine learning in agriculture and am eager to explore this field further. #machinelearning #agriculture #postharvesttechnology #nondestructivequalityevaluation

Check out this extremely well written article from CPR about our school’s yearly mini-project centered around the National Western Stock Show: https://lnkd.in/g_XEw3N5 At STEAD, we talk a lot about getting hands on and doing cool things that get kids engaged. But we do a lot more than talking about it - we actually do it. This week we wrapped up a whole-school, 2-week mini-project in which students learned about agriculture, yes. But they learned so much more than that. They learned about who they are as thinkers, as agents of change and understanding, and how agriculture fits into diverse worldviews. They learned how events like the National Western Stock Show include (and conversely, don't include) and how this massive industry touches all of our lives in this region and beyond. They developed their own questions, researched and gained background, interviewed stakeholders, developed creations to convey their learning, and publicly exhibited their products. The truth is we are different at STEAD, and the experience is different too. And using agriculture as our backdrop is a choice many students are skeptical about when they first get here. But those same students grow at our school in ways they never could at a traditional school. They get big ideas and we help them investigate them. We get to see their eyes light up when the passion they develop through real experiences comes through in their projects. We are not - and never will be - a place focused on preparing students for tests. We are - and always will be - a place where students can be who they are and grow into the people they will become. We are a place where students can develop the skills and characteristics that we all want to see in our communities: passionate, driven, excited, kind, resourceful, empathetic, diverse and perseverant people. Standardized tests don't create those people. Experiences do. A huge thank you to our very own logistics master Rachel Balkcom without whom this experience wouldn't have been possible. The partnerships you have developed for our school are unprecedented in secondary education, and our students and community owe you a huge gratitude. And a massive thank you to our students, who took this challenge and rose to the occasion. To say we're proud of you wouldn't capture the feeling we have right now. We're inspired by you.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 🐔❗ We published the Chicks4FreeID dataset on 🤗 Hugging Face: https://lnkd.in/eH4H-ppR 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒆-𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  🌍 But it also supports #semanticsegmentation & #instancesegmentation. And the best part? It's completely 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 & shared under a 𝐂𝐂 𝐁𝐘 4.0 license🎉 🐣 1215 cut-out crops of 50 individual chickens 🖼 677 images 🎨 1215 instance masks + 677 segmentation masks The whole thing was a group effort that took ~1.5 years and it would not have been possible without the help of other people (and chickens). 🧡 A big Thank You goes out to Tobias Schiele my partner in crime, to Ulrich Klauck the best supervisor in the universe and to all the lovely people who opened their coops for our research! Each of your chickens has made a unique and valuable contribution to the advancement of science. Aalen University Fakultät Elektronik und Informatik der Hochschule Aalen #ReIdentification #animalReID #Chicks4FreeID #chicken #dataset #science #PhDproject

Delighted to share that our research article titled "Towards a Greener Tomorrow: The Role of Data Science in Shaping Sustainable Farming Practices" has been published by the International Journal of Computer Engineering in Research Trends (IJCERT). In every corner of the world, agriculture forms the foundation of our societies and economies. Agriculture is certainly one of the most crucial skills that should be taught to younger generations. By introducing data science into this sector, we can revolutionize the way we approach agriculture, ensuring not just higher yields but also a healthier planet for generations to come. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gVy3BPkg #SustainableAgriculture #DataScience

Congratulations to CSIRO's Data61 #DigitalAg Scholar Yi Yu on being awarded the 'Next Generation Science' award for 2023 from CSIRO Agriculture & Food! The award recognises the efforts and contribution of CSIRO’s next generation of scientists, and is specifically aimed at students including PhD students and cadets. You can find out more about Yi's research in an AFII/CEAT article we wrote last year: https://lnkd.in/gjWsy_tf