Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
Once again, we make the case for space-based research combined with advance weather outlooks as a simple yet powerful suite of tools for early identification of crop problems in key agricultural producing regions. As an example, the map below is an indicator of vegetation health as derived via [...]
Last month, Weather Trends CEO Bill Kirk and Technology VP Michael Ferrari conducted an educational workshop for a group of 2nd graders on how weather impacts the global supply chain! Yep – not easy! Bill and Michael had all 25 kids play a specific role in getting a seasonal summer toy for the beach made [...]
Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
In April 1998, a Foresight workshop was convened which focused on seasonal weather forecasting as a tool for better understanding the risks to the global agricultural supply chain. This event was represented by attendees from academia, agro/chemical companies, retailers, growers/manufacturers, and the government, and the focus was [...]
On June 22 and 23, I attended the Global AgInvesting 2009 conference in New York, sponsored by Soyatech . This week’s commodity report is a summary of the main themes covered during the two day event.
The timeliness of this conference attracted participants from all over the world, [...]
Yesterday, I had the privilege (compliments of SeekingAlpha) of attending the first WIRED Magazine Disruptive by Design conference, held at the wonderful Morgan Library and Museum in New York. The majority of conferences that I attend are usually research and/or application oriented, where most of the real value from attending comes from discussions at the poster [...]
