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The AgTech Diaries Blog
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AgTech blog focused on drone use, smart apps, ai processing, high-tech agronomy and more. #dronedata #agtech #farming #agronomy
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Bio-Circular Avocado Value Chains: Turning waste into inputs and energy for rural enterprises
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Bio-Circular Avocado Value Chains: Turning waste into inputs and energy for rural enterprises
A story from Uganda: from fruit to fertiliser, from seed to fuel. Nothing is wasted.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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As some of you might know, I’ve been working on this most of 2025... and I’m excited to finally share it.

My next book, Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming, is available to pre-order on Kindle this week until Nov 20th.

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Kindle Preorders Open: Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming - Launching Nov 20th.
Drone Data Metrics for Orchard Farming - A practical guide for trees and vines using NDVI, NDRE, thermal and canopy data... to turn maps into decisions.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Managing Growth and Variance: The Drone Advantage with Canopy Metrics
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Managing Growth and Variance: The Drone Advantage in Canopy Metrics
Smarter orchard management starts with drone canopy data.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Macadamia Market Recovery: Shifts, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Macadamia Market Recovery: Shifts, Challenges, and Opportunities
Global macadamia demand is rising fast - but supply chain bottlenecks, shifting consumption patterns, and AgTech-driven innovation are shaping recovery.
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August 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Farmers, Wake Up: AI Won’t Wait While You Hesitate www.agtechdiaries.com/p/farmers-wa... #AI #agtech #precisionfarming #drones
Farmers, Wake Up: AI Won’t Wait While You Hesitate
How AI will decide the winners and losers in farming – and why resisting it could cost farming operations their orchards, their markets, and their future.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Orchard Stress to Profitability: How Drone Data Guides Smarter Sampling
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Orchard Stress to Profitability: How Drone Data Guides Smarter Sampling
Precision Sampling with Drones and AI. How to Turn Orchard Variability into Profitable Management Decisions
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August 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What to Use Instead
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Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What You Should Use Instead
Subjective sampling leads to costly errors. Smartphone tools like TrueFruit offer a faster, more accurate way to assess fruit quality — even when fatigue sets in.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Digital Fields, Smarter Yields: How Big Data is Redefining Modern Farming

#agtech #farming #4ir #iot #agritech

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Digital Fields, Smarter Yields: How Big Data is Redefining Modern Farming
From drones to smart apps, discover how accessible digital tools and data are levelling the agricultural playing field for farmers of all sizes.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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We’ve been preaching cyber hygiene to farmers like they’re the problem.
They’re not.
They’ve been managing risk longer than most tech bros have been alive.
It’s time we shut up and listened.

#cybersecurity #agriculture #OTsecurity #riskmanagement

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Why Cybersecurity Has to Learn from Farmers (Not the Other Way Around)
It’s not about teaching farmers cybersecurity. It’s about cybersecurity, learning how farming works.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Low Spots, High Stakes: DEMs and the Hidden Cost of Elevation Blindness!

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Low Spots, High Stakes: DEMs and the Hidden Cost of Elevation Blindness
How Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) Reveal Drainage Issues, Tree Stress, and Yield-Limiting Terrain in Orchards
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July 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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AgTech for Citrus at Scale: Emerging Solutions for Global Challenges #agtech #citrusfarming #farming #agribusiness open.substack.com/pub/agtechci...
AgTech for Citrus at Scale: Emerging Solutions for Global Challenges
Strategic insights on how agricultural technology is reshaping the citrus industry’s response to climate, cost, and competitiveness.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Historical Change Detection #drones #farming #aerobotics #agtech www.agtechdiaries.com/p/per-tree-s...
Per-tree Sampling Methods: Historical Change Detection
Track orchard change over time by focusing on the trees that matter most. Detect trends, validate interventions, and build data confidence season after season.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What to Use Instead!

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Why Manual Fruit Assessment Falls Short – and What You Should Use Instead
Subjective sampling leads to costly errors. Smartphone tools like TrueFruit offer a faster, more accurate way to assess fruit quality — even when fatigue sets in.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Cluster-Based Sampling: How Smart Grouping Unlocks Tree-Level Insights www.agtechdiaries.com/p/cluster-ba...

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Cluster-Based Sampling: How Smart Grouping Unlocks Tree-Level Insights
Group trees using drone data – and put effort where it counts. Cluster-based sampling cuts noise, saves time, and delivers sharper orchard insights.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Why AgTech Software Feels So Hard to Use – And What We Can Do About It!

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Why AgTech Software Feels So Hard to Use – And What We Can Do About It
Poor training, weak support, and sales-first attitudes are slowing AgTech adoption. Here's what needs to change to help farmers get real value from digital tools.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Stop the Spread! How Drones Help Detect and Control Macadamia Felted Coccid

#feltedcoccid #dronedata #aerobotics #macadamia #macadamiafarming

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Stop the Spread! How Drones Help Detect and Control Macadamia Felted Coccid
Macadamia Felted Coccid is spreading - but drone tech gives farmers a new line of defence. Learn how aerial data and app-based scouting can change the game.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Focusing on Outliers!

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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Focusing on Outliers
Outlier trees reveal underlying problems and unexpected up-sides. Use drone data to target these trees for smarter, ROI-focused sampling - saving time and resources.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Per-tree Sampling Methods: Using AI for the Unfair Advantage www.agtechdiaries.com/p/per-tree-s... #macadamia #macadamiafarming #farming #aerobotics
Per-tree Sampling Methods: Using AI for the Unfair Advantage
Turning aerial data into actionable insights: Leveraging AI and drone tech to improve efficiency and sustainability.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Dois Córregos: The Macadamia Capital Pioneering Brazil's AgTech Frontier #macadamia #macadamiafarming

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Dois Córregos: The Macadamia Capital Pioneering Brazil's AgTech Frontier
From a diversification gamble in the 80's, Dois Córregos has evolved into Brazil’s macadamia powerhouse. But beneath the polished kernels and festival stalls lies a deeper story... one of reinvention.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM