The Dirt on Data: Recent Episodes
Enabling Crop Analytics at Scale (ECAAS)
The Dirt on Data podcast explores how to unlock the data needed to transform agriculture for smallholder farmers around the world. Co-hosts, Richard Choularton and Drew Wheadon, talk to the researchers and visionaries leading the ag-data revolution. Partners and collaborators share creative new ideas and innovations that improve food security, build sustainable and inclusive food systems, and catalyze a vibrant agricultural data ecosystem, bringing you the Dirt on agricultural data. The Dirt on Data is produced by the staff of Tetra Tech’s Enabling Crop Analytics at Scale project. You can learn more about the initiative at: https://cropanalytics.net/
Rebecca Geraghty, Chief Commercial Officer of Agrimetrics, joins us to chat about the ag data marketplace designed to streamline the discovery and management of crucial food and farming data. With a wide range of linked and interoperable agricultural data, including crop area, satellite data, and yield forecasts, Agrimetric's data marketplace stands out as a pivotal resource within the digital agricultural community.
During our conversation, we explore the current agricultural data-sharing landscape, while Rebecca offers invaluable insight on fostering a culture of data-sharing that supports the development of practical tools and services for smallholder farmers.
Tune in as we uncover the dirt on data and discover how Agrimetrics is revolutionizing the accessibility and utilization of agricultural information for the benefit of farmers worldwide.
We’re excited to welcome two guests to the show this month to discuss how data and advanced analytics enable better access to farm extension services. Amos Olertey Wussah from Farmerline and Lyndon Estes with Clark University discuss how their collaborations and innovations in machine learning data enable them to tackle complex challenges for small-scale producers in Ghana.
Albert Boogaard from Rabobank joins us to discuss how data can improve access to financial services for smallholder farmers. We'll learn how Rabobank develops farmer-centric service models using data-driven innovations, and hear about how satellite imagery helps to de-risk on-farm lending.
FAIR Data is a set of guiding principles to makedata Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. In this episode, Ruthie Musker discusses the utility and complexities of FAIR and why projects should actively address data sharing considerations from the start. Ruthie shares examples of successful FAIR implementation demonstrating how following FAIR principles can benefit the broader ag-data community.
Resources:
- Incentive Systems for Research Data Sharing in Funded Projects
- Data Standards for Soil: Why aren’t they taking root?
In this episode, Executive Director of Radiant Earth Foundation, Hamed Alemohammad, shares thoughts on making agricultural training data easier to find, access, and use. Radiant Earth Foundation works collaboratively to help streamline the agricultural data chain through high-quality standards and tools.
Dr. Molly Brown with 6th Grain joins this episode to discuss how she is using ground truth data and remote sensing models to transform farmer data into meaningful insights.
Welcome to the Dirt on Data! In this pilot episode, we introduce the fundamental principles of crop analytics, and explore the intersection of smallholder agriculture and data. This episode lays a foundation for understanding basic principles that we will discuss throughout this podcast series.