I was lucky to be given the opportunity to conduct the most comprehensive research on digital agricultural adoption on Irish farms and farmers’ attitudes toward digital tech. Through funding provided by Skillnet Ireland and through the reach that the IFA provides, the report, ‘Digital Agriculture: Adoption and Attitudes,’ was completed
I said I would not put up a post again until I had something to right about. Well…I started an initiative nearly 2 years ago, where I tried to enable people with IDEAS turn them into something real. This is IdeaSpace. We’ve made good progress in the Irish Agri Sector
I have neglected my blogging for the last year as I have had a lot to focus on. It’s been a year spent in reflection both professionally and academically. I completed the Human Computer Interaction module offered by Stanford on the Coursera platform gaining full marks (taps finger on tongue
Twitter bridging the gap between the Farm and the Table Twitter has become, among other things, a way to bridge the gap between farm and table, and connect Canadians wanting to know more about where their food comes from with the people who make their living producing it. Could Twitter
More Data Was Transmitted Over the Internet in 2010 Than All Previous Years Combined. This is a trend that will continue. There are currently 4 billion connected devices around the world, Intel expects that number to increase to 15 billion by 2015 and 50 billion by 2020. Given that the
This week I will highlight some tools and services that can help with solving computer related problems and help farmers and other non-digital natives; https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/agfoodiehelpvideos/introductionandtheworldwideweb/ List of videos on www.agfood.ie that demonstrate how to; – Register – Login – Manage Animal Identification & Movements – Manage the SFP – Manage Calf Registration These videos can be paused
Well, you have not heard from me for a while with just cause I might add. I have been busy overseeing the development and roll-out of a key decision support app for Irish farmers. The big challenge was to develop something that was cross generational (over 70% of farmers in
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