AgGateway has launched a redesigned website for the Ag Industry Identification System (AGIIS) at www.agiis.org. The new AGIIS website has improved design, navigation and functionality across a full suite of web browsers. About 150 companies subscribe to AGIIS, which today contains 4.8 million uniquely identified entities (Businesses, Consumers, and Locations) and over 60,000 agricultural product codes. Read more >
Annual Conference Draws Record Attendance…The Annual Conference last month in St. Petersburg, Fla., drew a record 300 professionals to discuss ongoing successes in implementing eBusiness within the ag industry. The newly elected board and council chairs were announced, as were 2014 meeting dates.
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CSC's Josh Wall presents AgGateway's Innovative Technology Award to Sarah Novak of AFIA, accepting for Adisseo.
Adisseo Wins AgGateway's Innovative Technology Award…AgGateway has awarded its 2013 Innovative Technology Award to Adisseo for its web-based platform, Precise Nutrition Evaluation (PNE). The award, sponsored by AgGateway and CSC, was presented at the AgGateway Annual Conference.
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New - Ag eStandards Release 5.3!
AgGateway has published the Ag eStandards Release 5.3, which includes new messages to support fertilizer tonnage reporting, feed tonnage reporting and seed booking processes. “This is one of the biggest standard releases in years for agribusiness,” said AgGateway Standards Director Jim Wilson. Thanks go out to the AgGateway Seed Council, Crop Nutrition Council, Standards & Guidelines Committee and the Open Applications Group (OAGi). Download the release here. (Registration or member log-in is required.) Read more >
Member Feedback Needed on Proposed New AgGateway Platform AgGateway is considering a new platform to replace AGIIS, and we’re seeking member input on that proposed new direction. We appreciate member participation in this very important process! The AGIIS Future Vision Task Force completed the general business requirements document for the proposed platform; we now need to create additional detail for a potential Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Members should go to this page to learn more, to register for an upcoming webinar, and to provide valuable input using an online form.
TFI Contributes $25,000 for Tonnage Project Web Portal The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is contributing $25,000 to the collaborative Paperless Tonnage Reporting Project, to develop a web portal to help small businesses in the fertilizer industry achieve enhanced operational efficiency.
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Precision Ag Council Launches SPADE2 AgGateway’s Precision Ag Council is building on its successful work to date on the Standardized Precision Ag Data Exchange (SPADE) Project by launching SPADE2. This second phase will cover crop protection and harvest operations, as well as other advances that will eventually enable growers and agri-businesses to achieve tremendous technological advances, enhanced yield and improved net revenue performance.
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See also the SPADE Project Page