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The initiative will harness leading-edge data and analytics to support the development of camelina as a sustainable renewable fuel feedstock

EarthDaily Agro, a division of geospatial analytics company EarthDaily Analytics, has been selected by leading renewable fuel developer Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary Sustainable Oils, Inc. to support the work to increase the adoption of camelina in the renewable fuels marketplace through their Climate-Smart Camelina Project.

The multi-year contract is made possible by a $30 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Climate-Smart Commodities Grant, which was awarded to Global Clean Energy for the purposes of developing camelina as an ultra-low carbon renewable fuel feedstock and building associated climate-smart renewable fuels markets. The initial project will focus on the Western U.S., with plans to expand to other regions of the world deemed suitable for camelina production. Because camelina has not historically been a widely cultivated crop, EarthDaily Agro will produce the first full-cycle economic viability and production yield dataset to serve as the basis for mainstream cultivation and renewable fuel production.

“Global Clean Energy and Sustainable Oils are recognised leaders in the expanding renewable fuels industry, and EarthDaily Agro is proud to partner with their innovative mission to bring new solutions to the industry,” said Dave Gebhardt, General Manager of EarthDaily Agro. “By collaborating with EarthDaily Agro, Global Clean Energy and Sustainable Oils join a growing roster of agribusiness leaders harnessing the power of Earth Observation and geospatial analytics to cultivate leading-edge business intelligence.”

“As the renewable fuels industry continues to expand, optimizing the efficiency of our production is critical for meeting growing camelina demand,” said Kevin Monk, Sustainable Oils’ Vice President of Ag Technology. “Geospatial analytics and data processing from EarthDaily Agro equip our company to make informed cultivation and commercialisation decisions to continue advancing camelina as a high-potential, low-carbon renewable fuel feedstock.”

EarthDaily Agro’s satellite-derived, scientific-grade geospatial data provides Global Clean Energy and Sustainable Oils with leading-edge change detection, yield trend modelling, carbon indexing and crop cycle detection. Through the technology, EarthDaily Agro supplies informed guidance to help current camelina growers maximise yields, as well as economic and agronomic feasibility information to increase camelina adoption among additional growers. In 2024, EarthDaily will launch a new Constellation providing enhanced data for vegetation, water, atmosphere and soil to its ag customers such as Global Clean Energy.

“With the ability to grow on otherwise idle acres, camelina can produce renewable fuel feedstock without causing land use change — and worldwide, more than 100 million camelina opportunity acres exist,” Monk said. “This climate-smart fuel alternative has the potential to energize the growing renewable fuels sector, simplify global supply lines for critical commodities like renewable diesel, reinforce domestic energy supply chains, and provide additional revenue for farmers.”

The initiative will harness leading-edge data and

Finance, Foodgrains, Sustainability, Water, World

Farmer-to-farmer humanitarian effort unites industry partners worldwide to raise funds and support the farmers of Ukraine

EarthDaily Agro, a division of geospatial analytics provider EarthDaily Analytics Corporation, announced the support for Farmerhood, a global charitable collective comprised of leading agricultural companies to provide humanitarian relief to Ukrainian farmers amidst the ongoing disruptions to their livelihoods caused by Russian military aggression.

“It’s impossible to overstate the impact of the war in Ukraine,” said Dave Gebhardt, General Manager of EarthDaily Agro. “Ukrainian farmers, who are struggling to stay afloat through Russia’s invasion, are a powerful example of the continued impact this ongoing crisis is creating. The need for support is pressing, and in response, EarthDaily Agro has mobilised a group of leading agriculture partners, all united in standing with Ukraine.”

Through the program, Ukrainian farmers with up to 1,200 acres (500 hectares) located in regions impacted by war are eligible to receive sustaining services to support their critical work as they grapple with the challenges of hostile military invasion. Funds raised through the program provide support to Ukrainian farmers across five key focus areas:

Agricultural inputs such as seeds and crop protection

Precision farming services that support the efficient use of limited resources

Fuel to enable field operations

Restoration to help repair facilities and machinery

Financial support to cover additional needs such as rent, salaries and taxes

EarthDaily Agro’s contributions to Farmerhood include best-in-class analytics services to help Ukrainian farmers monitor crop health, use resources efficiently and detect early warning signs of negative environmental trends — ultimately helping the farmers of Ukraine maximise the yields to keep their operations afloat and support food security both in their own communities and across the world-at-large.

“Around the world, a shared camaraderie exists between farmers,” Gebhardt said. “Farming is one of the most challenging careers a person can choose, and that creates a bond that can’t be broken no matter where you live. As an individual who grew up on a family farm myself, I am immensely proud to support our farming brothers and sisters in Ukraine through Farmerhood.”

Farmer-to-farmer humanitarian effort unites industry partners worldwide

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Launches next-generation software platform offering best-in-class agricultural analytics

EarthDaily Analytics Corp, a vertically-integrated data processing and analytics company pairing cutting-edge big data tools with proven space technologies announced the rebranding of its Geosys division to EarthDaily Agro. The company also announced the launch of a new, next-generation software platform offering best-in-class agricultural analytics service with unmatched reach, speed, quality and integration capabilities.

In addition to its role as a presenting sponsor at VISION, EarthDaily Agro hosted a virtual media roundtable to share the news and discuss how decision-makers in the AgTech industry can use the new platform to tackle some of the world’s most challenging and dynamic issues in real-time.

EarthDaily Analytics Chief Executive Officer Don Osborne said that the new name reflects the agricultural and food systems division’s essential role within the larger EDA business, with the agricultural service offering positioned to benefit from EDA’s rapid expansion and unmatched scalability and capability within the value-added geoanalytics sector.

“We’re excited because EarthDaily Agro’s dramatically strengthened service offering for our agricultural customers epitomises what’s next for our entire EarthDaily Analytics business, moving far beyond bulk images and data to incorporate our value-added geoanalytical insights and solutions into customers’ workflows in a way that helps them mitigate risk and make the best possible decisions every day,” Osborne said.

The well-known Geosys brand will live on as the name of EarthDaily Agro’s next-generation software platform — a platform that is easier to use and offers more flexibility, faster speed and greater scale — to provide more customers with more data in more markets in agriculture. The new platform will be rolled out over the course of the first quarter 2022.

Launches next-generation software platform offering best-in-class agricultural