* Cloud Computing * Evolution of Cloud computing across data driven industries * Use of cloud computing at the point of production with Precision Agriculture * Recognition of the significance - cloud computing across the value chain * Key emerging trends in synthetic biology

1. Cloud Computing in Agriculture
e-Learning Course
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2. Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
✓ Define Cloud Computing
✓ Describe the evolution of cloud computing across data
driven industries
✓ Explain the use of cloud computing at the point of
production with precision agriculture
✓ Recognize the significance of cloud computing across the
value chain
✓ Explain the key emerging trends in synthetic biology
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3. Topics
1 Defining Cloud Computing
2 Cloud Computing Across Data Driven Industries
3 Cloud Computing for Precision Agriculture
4 Logistics Support and Collection of Data Across the Value Chain
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5 Key Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology

4. What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is the practice of
using a network of remote servers
hosted on the Internet to store,
manage, and process data rather
than a local server. It has been
widely adopted in data driven
industries.
Cloud computing is also being
driven by the embrace of “Internet
of Things” (IoT) data collection
devices and sensors, including in
the use of precision agriculture
techniques in farming.
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5. Adoption of Cloud Computing by Farmers
Farmers are adopting cloud
computing:
• At the point of production,
• In managing logistics of delivering
production through the value
chain, and
• In the emerging field of synthetic
biology which is being used to
design seeds and crops.
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6. Adoption in the Federal Sector
Wireless data transfer, mobile web apps and
cloud computing have all received
significant investment and adoption across
industries, driven by tech firms like Google,
Amazon, Apple and IBM, among others.
In the federal sector, the USDA was the first
cabinet-level agency to move its e-mail and
productivity applications to the cloud in
2012. This strategy has been adopted in
their Office of the Inspector General, the
U.S. National Resource Conservation
Service, the Office of International Trade,
and throughout USDA Headquarters.
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What is the federal strategy?
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7. Government Computer News explained that the strategy got implemented in 2016 is
as follow: “The USDA’s approach to “guiding agencies through the cloud” focuses on
federal security compliance and providing the technology and expertise to host any
data allowable on the cloud. The USDA offers its services with any organization in
government, including agencies at the federal, state and local levels. All are compliant
with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, certified by the Federal Risk
and Authorization Management Program and equipped with the tools and technology
needed to build applications.”
Federal Strategy for Cloud Computing
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8. Topics
1 Defining Cloud Computing
2 Cloud Computing Across Data Driven Industries
3 Cloud Computing for Precision Agriculture
4 Logistics Support and Collection of Data Across the Value Chain
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5 Key Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology

9. How did Cloud Computing evolve?
The improvement in data processing speeds in the last five years coupled with
the desire to have secure backups and ready access to data across remote
locations has driven cloud computing.
The concept of cloud computing dates back to 1996 when a small company
called NetCentric discussed the distributed model of processing at Compaq
Computer, according to the MIT Technology Review.
However, Gartner Group has pointed out in a 28 July, 2016 report (ID:
G00294396) that “many enterprises have failed to achieve success with cloud
computing, because they failed to develop a cloud strategy rooted in the
definition and delivery of IT services linked to business outcomes.”
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How to achieve success with cloud computing?
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10. The Gartner Group recommend that enterprises:
✓ Identify the cloud-computing-related IT services you will offer or procure.
✓ Document the internal processes that will be affected by the identified cloud
services.
✓ Map applications and workloads to the associated cloud services.
How to achieve success?
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11. Topics
1 Defining Cloud Computing
2 Cloud Computing Across Data Driven Industries
3 Cloud Computing for Precision Agriculture
4 Logistics Support and Collection of Data Across the Value Chain
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5 Key Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology

12. Cloud Computing and Precision Agriculture
The adoption of precision
agriculture has been driving
cloud computing and all the
major harvest equipment
suppliers have installed
advanced display software.
The 2017 Crop Life/Purdue
Precision Dealer Services
Survey has even labeled the
move to control all inputs to
the production process
something called “Decision
Agriculture.”
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13. Precision Services Offered By Dealers
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14. Demand For Hybrid Systems
As you noticed in the chart, the most widely adopted precision services involve
highly data intensive GPS-based soil sampling and field mapping (75% adoption)
plus yield monitor data analysis and satellite imagery.
Variable Rate Technology (VRT) has also undergone adoption among farmers
looking to understand the variability of yields across fields, including precise
seeding and fertilization which both cut waste and generate higher crop yields.
Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders are now looking at hybrid systems
implementation, rather than generic cloud computing deployments.
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15. Crop Management Systems
Crop Management Systems, which are now being sold as Software as a Service by
dedicated Ag vendors, have integrated seamlessly with the hardware platform
such as the newer John Deere Field Connect system.
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As the Purdue survey
suggested, “A new question in
2017 asked dealers to gauge
the influence of pooled data on
a variety of factors related to
crop management decisions
(see the figure here). This
would be the data aggregated
from multiple farms, either
managed within the dealership
or as part of an outside
offering.”

16. Crop Management Decisions
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17. Topics
1 Defining Cloud Computing
2 Cloud Computing Across Data Driven Industries
3 Cloud Computing for Precision Agriculture
4 Logistics Support and Collection of Data Across the Value Chain
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5 Key Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology

18. Logistical Support via Cloud Computing
Agricultural trade is critical for the U.S. farm
sector and the American economy. U.S.
agricultural and food exports account for
20% of the value of production, and every
dollar of these exports creates another
$1.27 in business activity. Additionally, every
$1 billion in U.S. agricultural exports
supports approximately 8,000 American
jobs.
The Farm to Plate community networks have
materially aided the adoption of organic
farming. They helped smaller operators
share information and understand local
logistics and distribution systems they can
embrace.
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19. Collection of Data
However, the adoption of cloud computing in agriculture has really occurred among the
3% of the 2.1m U.S. farms. By 2012, 3.2 million farmers operated 2.1 million farms covering
915 million acres that generated food, fuel, and fiber, with corn and soy the most widely
cultivated crops (according to USDA Farm Demographics). For example, the Deere
Generation 4 Operating System employs a standard display, improvements to ease-of-use,
and all production data is uploaded to the cloud and can be accessed by storage facilities
and event use buyers. Another advanced application was delivered by AnswerTech by
WinField United last year by teaming with Google Cloud Platform and Cloud Technology
Partners to build its Data Silo with a centralized portal with proprietary applications. This
portal enables farmers to directly connect with retail partners.
You may want to watch this video to learn how
the supply chain is integrated with retailers:
https://youtu.be/KlIl0nfIwbk
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20. Topics
1 Defining Cloud Computing
2 Cloud Computing Across Data Driven Industries
3 Cloud Computing for Precision Agriculture
4 Logistics Support and Collection of Data Across the Value Chain
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5 Key Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology

21. Key Players: TeselaGen
San Francisco-based TeselaGen the private-cloud platform will enable scientists at
Dow AgroSciences to advance their research to find new crop protection and seed
products at an accelerated pace.
Dr. Michael Fero, Chief Executive Officer, TeselaGen, said, “TeselaGen is a platform
that automates and optimizes protocol generation for biomanufacturing. This
collaboration is a great complement to our previous work in medical and industrial
biotechnology. We are very excited to now bring our platform to bear on problems
facing farmers. Our kernel of intellectual property is a DNA assembly protocol
generator called “j5” developed at the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, CA.“
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22. Key Players: iGEM
Some of the drive behind synbio has come from the iGEM university competitions
started out of MIT in 2003. The International Genetically Engineered Machine
(iGEM) Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to
education and competition, the advancement of synthetic biology, and the
development of an open community and collaboration.
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23. Knowledge Checks
Which of the following are known instances of use of cloud computing
by Farmers?
Back Select the correct option.
⃝ At the point of production with precision
agriculture
⃝ In managing logistics of delivering production
through the value chain
⃝ In the field of designing seeds and crops
⃝ All of the above

24. Knowledge Checks
Which of the following are known instances of use of cloud computing
by Farmers?
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✓ All of the above

25. Knowledge Checks
Many enterprises have failed to achieve success with cloud computing
because they failed to develop a cloud strategy rooted in the definition
and delivery of IT services linked to business outcomes.
Back Select the correct option.
⃝ True
⃝ False

26. Knowledge Checks
Many enterprises have failed to achieve success with cloud computing
because they failed to develop a cloud strategy rooted in the definition
and delivery of IT services linked to business outcomes.
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✓ True

27. Knowledge Checks
Which of the following is the most widely adopted precision service
provided by dealers?
Back Select the correct option.
⃝ GPS-based soil sampling
⃝ GPS-based field mapping
⃝ Yield monitor data analysis
⃝ None of the above

28. Knowledge Checks
Which of the following is the most widely adopted precision service
provided by dealers?
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✓ GPS-based soil sampling

29. Knowledge Checks
AnswerTech is a portal that uses cloud computing to enable farmers to
directly connect with retail partners.
Back Select the correct option.
⃝ True
⃝ False

30. Knowledge Checks
AnswerTech is a portal that uses cloud computing to enable farmers to
directly connect with retail partners.
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✓ True

31. Congratulations
For completing the e-Learning course
Cloud Computing in Agriculture