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In the global food production world, there is no end to the available data to inform crop health, yield and environmental impact. But deciphering that data into executable processes can be a different story. Alex Whitley, Managing Director at Arva Intelligence, believes that AI is still in the early stages of aiding agriculture, and his company’s mission is to find new ways to make agricultural production better for small and large factory farming operations. “Today, there are so many data points to collect, and every new piece of technology coming out introduces a new data point. It is really hard to have the expertise and computational power to make use of that in these decisions at scale,” Whitley said. One of the biggest obstacles for using all of these agriculture data points to inform strategies on a scalable level is the sheer volume of data layers generated by the sophisticated farming technology. “The more data layers you have, the less scalable it becomes until that same level of innovation going into the technology gets applied to the data problem," he said. Whitley said he feels agriculture is still in the beginning stages of utilizing AI and machine learning in a scalable way. Most farmers want to be in the business of farming, not analyzing data, and, recognizing that, Arva’s mission is to figure out the efficiencies the right data and analysis can produce, then provide the resulting information and action items back to the farmers. “In what we do, we do not require any cultural or practice change from the farmer,” Whitley said. “We are just supplying the people who provide the farmers the raw goods with the information and what to supply them. The farmers go through the same process, but now they can purchase the right seed for the right area.”

In the global food production world, there is no end to the available data to inform crop health, yield and environmental impact. But deciphering that data into executable processes can be a different story. <a href="https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/alex-whitley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Whitley</a>, Managing Director at <a href="https://www.arvaintelligence.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arva Intelligence</a>, believes that AI is still in the early stages of aiding agriculture, and his company’s mission is to find new ways to make agricultural production better for small and large factory farming operations. “Today, there are so many data points to collect, and every new piece of technology coming out introduces a new data point. It is really hard to have the expertise and computational power to make use of that in these decisions at scale,” Whitley said. One of the biggest obstacles for using all of these agriculture data points to inform strategies on a scalable level is the sheer volume of data layers generated by the sophisticated farming technology. “The more data layers you have, the less scalable it becomes until that same level of innovation going into the technology gets applied to the data problem," he said. Whitley said he feels agriculture is still in the beginning stages of utilizing AI and machine learning in a scalable way. Most farmers want to be in the business of farming, not analyzing data, and, recognizing that, Arva’s mission is to figure out the efficiencies the right data and analysis can produce, then provide the resulting information and action items back to the farmers. “In what we do, we do not require any cultural or practice change from the farmer,” Whitley said. “We are just supplying the people who provide the farmers the raw goods with the information and what to supply them. The farmers go through the same process, but now they can purchase the right seed for the right area.”

Making Sense of the Data: AI Technology for Strategic Global Food Production with Alex Whitley

Bridget Minamore

Sarah Garnham

This episode features publishing wizz Sarah Garnham, poet Bridget Minamore  and dance artistic director Alex Whitley. Full biogs below. The  show is introduced by Patricia Hamilton, Charlie Pullen and features Rupert Dannreuther from School of English and Drama at Queen Mary. Rupert Dannreuther Rupert  is responsible for marketing within Queen Mary’s School of English and  Drama. He has worked for numerous organisations including Cineworld,  Hackney Empire, The Yard Theatre and Rose Bruford College. In his spare  time he runs To Do List a website about offbeat things to do in London. todolist.org.uk Sarah Garnham Sarah  graduated from QMUL with an English degree in 2016. She now works as a  PR Executive in the busy children's books department at Egmont  Publishing and has worked for other publishers including Penguin Random  House, HarperCollins and Canongate. uk.linkedin.com/in/sarahjanegarnham Bridget Minamore Bridget  Minamore is a British-Ghanaian writer from south-east London. She is a  poet, critic, essayist, and journalist, often writing about pop culture,  theatre, race and class. Titanic (Out-Spoken Press), her debut pamphlet  of poems on modern love and loss, was published in May 2016. bridgetminamore.com Alexander Whitley Alexander  Whitley is a London-based choreographer working at the cutting edge of  British contemporary dance. As artistic director of Alexander Whitley  Dance Company he has developed a reputation for a bold interdisciplinary  approach to dance making. He has also created work for several of the  UK's leading companies including the Royal Ballet, Rambert, Balletboyz,  Candoco and Birmingham Royal Ballet. www.alexanderwhitley.com  Show and Tell is a series of TED-talk style events where  speakers from the arts, humanities and creative industries tell their  stories at Queen Mary University of London. Find out more: https://bit.ly/showandtell20.

This episode features publishing wizz Sarah Garnham, poet Bridget Minamore  and dance artistic director Alex Whitley. Full biogs below. The  show is introduced by Patricia Hamilton, Charlie Pullen and features Rupert Dannreuther from School of English and Drama at Queen Mary. Rupert Dannreuther Rupert  is responsible for marketing within Queen Mary’s School of English and  Drama. He has worked for numerous organisations including Cineworld,  Hackney Empire, The Yard Theatre and Rose Bruford College. In his spare  time he runs To Do List a website about offbeat things to do in London. <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftodolist.org.uk&amp;token=eb8860-1-1588749440177" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">todolist.org.uk</a> Sarah Garnham Sarah  graduated from QMUL with an English degree in 2016. She now works as a  PR Executive in the busy children's books department at Egmont  Publishing and has worked for other publishers including Penguin Random  House, HarperCollins and Canongate. <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsarahjanegarnham&amp;token=a2fef8-1-1588749440177" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">uk.linkedin.com/in/sarahjanegarnham</a> Bridget Minamore Bridget  Minamore is a British-Ghanaian writer from south-east London. She is a  poet, critic, essayist, and journalist, often writing about pop culture,  theatre, race and class. Titanic (Out-Spoken Press), her debut pamphlet  of poems on modern love and loss, was published in May 2016. <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbridgetminamore.com&amp;token=8ee66b-1-1588749440177" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">bridgetminamore.com</a> Alexander Whitley Alexander  Whitley is a London-based choreographer working at the cutting edge of  British contemporary dance. As artistic director of Alexander Whitley  Dance Company he has developed a reputation for a bold interdisciplinary  approach to dance making. He has also created work for several of the  UK's leading companies including the Royal Ballet, Rambert, Balletboyz,  Candoco and Birmingham Royal Ballet. <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alexanderwhitley.com&amp;token=619a82-1-1588749440177" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">www.alexanderwhitley.com</a> Show and Tell is a series of TED-talk style events where  speakers from the arts, humanities and creative industries tell their  stories at Queen Mary University of London. Find out more: <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fshowandtell18&amp;token=df414-1-1588749440176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/showandtell20</a>.

 Show & Tell #1 - Inspiring Mini Talks at QMUL - Sarah Garnham on Publishing / Bridget Minamore on Writing / Alex Whitley on Dance

Dance + Space Science = 8 Minutes by former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Alexander Whitley. After a wonderful career as a classical ballet dancer, Alex turned to contemporary dance before choreographing his own works and setting up his own dance company – Alexander Whitley Dance Company. Among his many accolades, Alex holds the prestigious position as a New Wave Associate at Sadler’s Wells, London’s acclaimed dance house and he’s also an associate of Rambert, London’s leading contemporary dance company.  Alex’s previous works had sold out shows at the Royal Opera House and Sadler’s Wells. For his new full length dance, 8 Minutes, Alex collaborated with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, the UK’s leading space science facility. 8 Minutes brings together science and art, using movement, film and music to explore complex scientific subjects such as astroparticle physics. LISTEN to Alex talking about  his creative process that inspired 8 Minutes, premiering at Sadler’s Wells on 27 June.  PRESS PLAY. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alex_Whitley_Wonderful_Podcast_12.mp3

Dance + Space Science = 8 Minutes by former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Alexander Whitley. After a wonderful career as a classical ballet dancer, Alex turned to contemporary dance before choreographing his own works and setting up his own dance company – <a href="http://alexanderwhitely.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexander Whitley Dance Company</a>. Among his many accolades, Alex holds the prestigious position as a New Wave Associate at Sadler’s Wells, London’s acclaimed dance house and he’s also an associate of Rambert, London’s leading contemporary dance company.  Alex’s previous works had sold out shows at the Royal Opera House and Sadler’s Wells. For his new full length dance, 8 Minutes, Alex collaborated with the <a href="http://www.stfc.ac.uk/about-us/where-we-work/rutherford-appleton-laboratory/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,</a> the UK’s leading space science facility. <a href="http://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2017/alexander-whitley-dance-company-8-minutes/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">8 Minutes</a> brings together science and art, using movement, film and music to explore complex scientific subjects such as astroparticle physics. LISTEN to Alex talking about  his creative process that inspired 8 Minutes, premiering at <a href="http://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2017/alexander-whitley-dance-company-8-minutes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sadler’s Wells on 27 June</a>.  PRESS PLAY. <a href="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alex_Whitley_Wonderful_Podcast_12.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alex_Whitley_Wonderful_Podcast_12.mp3</a>

ex Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer turned choreographer Alex Whitley gives us 8 Minutes