Today, the field generates enormous volumes of information. And the ability to work with data will define the competitiveness of agribusiness in the years ahead. #AgData #DigitalAg #Innovation

Agriculture in 2026: Moving From AI Hype to ROI & Resilience 1.The AgData Revolution: From Big Data to Decision Support 2.Automation & Robotics: Breaking the ROI Barrier 3.Climate-Smart Agriculture: The “Defense” Strategy 4.The Biotech Leap: CRISPR & Non-GMO Breeding @group_icl

📩 A round-up of AICCRA's latest stories: - AgData Hubs are turning data into decisions for small-scale farmers - Lessons from an Agribusiness Accelerator that reached 700,000 people in Zambia, and - A legacy story from our work in West Africa Read: bit.ly/AICCRANews

Is @USDA doing enough to rebuild trust in its data? Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden tells @BRNAgNews_Carah the answer starts with listening more and talking less. He says data should be a dialogue, not a monologue. #USDA #Agriculture #AgNews #FarmPolicy #AgEconomy #AgData

🌍📊 @FAO is proud to kick off the ESTELLA Regional Workshop in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 Bringing together partners, including. @ECA_OFFICIAL, @esa, @UCL, @WorldCereal, @AGRHYMET_CILSS & @RCMRD_Africa to advance Earth Observation for agriculture. #ESTELLA #AgData #EarthObservation

The Meat Trap: How Uzbekistan Just Ended the "Agrarian Leader" Myth 🥩✈️📉 The regional meat market has just shifted, and Kazakhstan was left at the starting line. The Tashkent Maneuver: While we were busy presenting beautiful "export potential" slides to the President, Uzbekistan took a radical step. As of April 2026, they started subsidizing 50% of the air transport costs for imported beef. They’ve essentially opened their skies to global competitors, effectively "drying out" the Kazakh market. We are losing our key buyer to anyone who knows how to handle an airplane. The Veterinary Storm: 🦠🧱 But wait, it gets worse. Suspected outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Russia and confirmed SAT1 strains in China’s Xinjiang are about to slam our export gates shut. A veterinary ban will turn all those "premium beef" promises into a cruel joke. The Collapse Scenario: 1.Border Shutdown: Export stops, creating an illusion of abundance. 2.Price Crash: For a few weeks, consumers will celebrate cheap steaks. 3.The "Knife" Phase: Unable to cover debts, farmers will start mass-slaughtering their herds to exit the business before it bankrupts them. 4.The Import Addiction: Once our industry shrinks, we’ll become dependent on Russian imports—meat that may soon be redirected to us if their own external markets close. The ultimate beneficiary? Grey smuggling. We are becoming a superpower in only one thing: methodically destroying our own production to make way for foreign goods and shadow trade. 🌋💸 Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #MeatMarket #AgData #FMD #Economy #LivestockCrisis #TradeWars

8,200 Hectares Ash: The Tragedy of the Ili River Delta 📉🔥🚫 Between March 25 and April 1, a catastrophe struck the Ili River Delta. Satellite data (image_1.png) from NASA's FIRMS confirms that over 8,200 hectares of steppe and unique wetland ecosystems burned to the ground. Compare image_0.png (the general view of the delta) with image_1.png (the actual fire hotspots)—the destruction is targeted and massive. The Echo of Concern: I received these alarming satellite images from Professor V.M. Starodubtsev. Despite not living in Kazakhstan, he regularly monitors and remains deeply concerned for our ecosystem. Why does a scientist abroad seem to care more than our own officials? The Request: We have sent an official inquiry to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MEPR). We want to know how this happened, what measures are being taken, and exactly how much the MEPR (which I often feel should be renamed the Ministry of Ecocide) actually cares about these issues. At this rate, simply having a Ministry isn’t enough. We might soon need a special Ombudsman for Water and Land to protect the very basis of our national survival. Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #AgData #IliRiverDelta #Balkhash #Ecology #Ecocide #MEPR #SatelliteMonitoring #SaveOurNature

Nauryz and the Flood Forecast: Beyond the Holiday Calm 🌷🌊 Happy Nauryz to everyone! While we celebrate the Great Day of the Nation, nature is preparing its own "update." As a holiday gift (or a reality check), here is a static risk map for one of the key regions. You can compare this level of detail with the official general predictions from Kazhydromet. The Precision Gap: While official maps often paint entire regions in broad strokes of "risk," satellite-driven predictive models allow us to see the actual topography of danger. It’s the difference between knowing "it will rain" and knowing "this specific street will be underwater." 📈🛰️ Unfortunately, many don't appreciate the value of free, high-quality data until the crisis hits—as we saw with the Almaty heat island maps. But for those who know how to read the terrain, the warnings are clear: the floods won't wait for the holidays to end. Wishing everyone sun, fertile land, and—most importantly—controllable water. 🇰🇿✨ Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #Nauryz2026 #Floods2026 #AgData #SatelliteMonitoring #Safety #Astana

You can’t win the game if your opponent is the only one with the scoreboard. 🕵️‍♂️🌾 Why is Canada one of the only major exporters without mandatory sales reporting? APAS is pushing for transparency so producers can see the same market signals as the big players. Leveling the playing field starts with sharing the data. #MarketTransparency #SaskAg #CdnAg #GrainMarketing #APAS #AgData

Surprise! I’m back as an agronomist! I’m helping other agronomists and farmers make year end reports and find trends in the data. I love creating the top 5 and having a key takeaway or theme based off the soil/tissue data. Combining my automation and education #agtwitter #agdata

Are you guessing what to plant next spring? You shouldn't be. 🚜 The current data deficit forces farmers to make next year's cropping decisions and manage expensive on-farm storage without clear sight of global demand trends. That's a costly blind spot. The Export Sales Reporting Program (ESRP) provides the necessary demand signals to optimize your entire operation—from choosing which seed to plant to maximizing the efficiency of your storage assets. This strategic planning leads directly to long-term profitability. Support APAS as we fight for the data infrastructure that supports smart farm management. #CroppingDecisions #FarmManagement #ESRP #AgData

The Meat Price Solution: Stop Exporting the Feed 🥩🌽 The solution to rising meat prices is simpler than the Ministry wants you to think. If we simply restrict or close the export of fodder meal (bran) to China, two things will happen within six months: 1. Meat prices will stop climbing. 2. They might actually start to drop. 📉 When domestic feed becomes affordable again, raising livestock becomes viable for our farmers. It’s basic economics. But instead of addressing the root cause—the massive outflow of feed—it’s much easier for officials to "put on a show" in interviews and harass livestock exporters with new restrictions. 🙄 Why fix the engine when you can just keep painting the car? Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #AgData #MeatPrices #Agriculture #ChinaTrade #Economy

Potato Prices: The Global Plunge 🥔📉 Back in early January, I predicted that potato prices wouldn't skyrocket and would peak at around 300–350 KZT/kg. It turns out, I might have been too conservative. It looks like it’s going to be even cheaper. Globally, potato prices have plunged by more than 36% recently, with a staggering 85% year-over-year decrease. 📉 What’s driving this? • Pakistan's Surplus: Massive overproduction in Pakistan is dragging global prices down. • Market Scale: Despite the price drop, the global potato market in 2026 is still valued at a massive $132.5 billion. When the world is overflowing with potatoes, even our local shelves can't hide from the trend. Good news for consumers, though a tougher pill to swallow for producers. #Kazakhstan #AgData #PotatoMarket #Economy #GlobalTrade

Kazakhstan & Iran: The Trade Casualties 🍉📉 It's genuinely a pity to see the trade chains and flows we established with Iran being disrupted. We were just starting to get used to early May watermelons and cheap strawberries. Let's look at the numbers. For January–November 2025, our trade turnover hit $310 million (a 45% increase compared to 2024). • Exports to Iran ($178M): Barley, wheat, vegetable oils, meat and offal, plus iron, unalloyed steel, and aluminum. • Imports from Iran ($132M): Vegetables, fruits, building materials, household chemicals, ethylene polymers... and dairy (which is funny, considering Minister Saparov recently claimed Kazakhstan is 100% self-sufficient in dairy 🤔). Just last December (2025), President Tokayev set a medium-term goal to boost this trade turnover to $3 billion. Given the current realities, I'm afraid that’s going to be highly problematic. On a personal note: for me, the absolute worst part of any war is how everyone constantly forces you to pick a side. I don’t want to. Just like with the Ukraine-Russia conflict, I refuse to be "for" anyone in a war. I am strictly for peace. 🕊️ Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #Iran #Trade #Economy #AgData #Peace

Saving Drops vs. Leaking Millions 🚰💧 The restrooms at Almaty Airport are plastered with intimidating posters instructing you on how to properly turn off the tap and use water-saving nozzles. It's all relatively correct information. But there seems to be a much more effective method. We should just hang photos of our leaky irrigation channels all over the offices of MinWRI and Kazvodkhoz. Millions of cubic meters of water pour straight into the dirt through those holes. If they actually patched them up, you could leave your tap running at home 24/7, and the environmental damage would still be lower. A quick reminder of the math: we spend about 65% of our water supply on irrigation. Total personal consumption—including all the car washes—accounts for less than 6%. 📊 Stop blaming the citizens for the leaks of the officials. Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #WaterCrisis #MinWater #Ecology #AgData

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Acreage reports shouldn’t take over your season. With MyAgData, growers like Ben Bring get their time back. #AgTech #AcreageReports #FarmManagement #FarmEfficiency #AgData #ModernFarming #PrecisionAg

The Kyzylorda Rice Mystery: Satellites vs. Reports 🌾🛰️ Subscribers asked for more details on the rice situation in the Kyzylorda region, so let’s dive in. The Official Data: According to the Kyzylorda Department of Agriculture, rice plantings in 2025 totaled 85.9 thousand hectares (Screenshot 1). The Satellite Reality: We analyzed the actual crop structure for 2025 using satellite data. The result? The real area of rice paddies was actually 106,167 hectares (Screenshot 2). That is over 20,000 "invisible" hectares of a highly water-intensive crop. 💧 The Promise vs. The Forecast: Officials have officially announced that for the current season, the rice area will be reduced to 70,000 hectares. However, if we apply the logic of last year's discrepancy, the actual area captured by satellites will likely end up closer to 90,000 hectares. Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #AgData #WaterCrisis #SatelliteImagery #Agriculture #Rice

In my previous post about Zhetysai and Maktaaral, you saw the satellite data for 2025: over 141,000 hectares of irrigated fields versus the official 74,580 hectares. A discrepancy of nearly 2x. I'm sure there will be creative excuses: they pumped it from hidden wells, birds brought the water in their beaks, or it’s just more breakthrough "aqua-tech." 🦅💦 Now, let's look at the Kyzylorda region: • Official data: 105,000 ha. • Satellite data: ~120,000 ha. The difference here is about 12%. A completely different scale of "error" compared to the south. 📊 Right now, officials are talking a lot about fighting the "black market of water," but somehow they just can't seem to find it. Looking at these contrasting numbers, I honestly don't know where it would be more logical to start the search. 🤔 Really makes you think... Disclaimer: Obviously, none of this is exact. You should only trust official sources (just definitely don't quote them). 🤫 #Kazakhstan #WaterCrisis #AgData #MinWater #Ecology

Food loss is not just a farming problem. It is a DATA problem. Without proper agricultural data analysis, we cannot predict oversupply, storage gaps, or market shocks. Better data = Less loss = Stronger food systems. #FoodLoss #AgData #SmartAgriculture