Big Data: Background and Applications used in Agriculture and Food Systems
Volume, velocity, variety, and veracity are descriptors of big data. Remote sensing, geospatial, Census and supermarket scanner data are only a few examples of big data. Accessibility, quality and security are challenges associated with big data. Higher yields and better matching of product to consumer demand are two outcomes from research using big data.
Alternative Fuels and Policies to Lower their Carbon Intensity
We delve into the role of policies to increase the climate benefits of biofuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuels and contribute to rural communities’ economic viability. This webinar discusses the opportunities for increasing the climate benefits of these fuels and the effectiveness of using carbon intensity score-based policies to induce the adoption of climate-smart practices -- practices that increase biological carbon sequestration — by farmers producing feedstocks for these fuels.
Food Hubs and Farm to School: Policy and Impact Across the Food System
The October C-FARE webinar highlights two “almost direct to consumer” food distribution models. Our four panelists representing government (USDA) and research (University) discuss policy and marketplace impacts of Farm to School and Food Hubs. Both of these models of food system intermediaries reach across the food system from farm production through distribution to the consumer, whether that be an institution or an individual.
