The €10,000 ‘Farming by Satellite Prize’ is an initiative of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the EU agency responsible for European satellite activities, and is sponsored by CLAAS, a manufacturer of agricultural engineering equipment and crop protection experts Bayer CropScience.
The aim of the competition is to promote the use of satellite navigation in agriculture and its benefits to end users. Individuals or teams can contribute new ideas and innovations, particularly those relying upon European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and the forthcoming GALILEO system.
Gian-Gherardo Calini, Head of Market Development at the GSA says: “Entries can be about any type of agriculture in any part of Europe. We anticipate the participation of a combination of young working farmers and growers as well as students of farming, horticulture and life sciences. It costs nothing to enter, and we are particularly keen to see entries that increase the focus on farm types and places where the use of satellite navigation has not yet taken off.”
Full details on the competition are available at www.farmingbysatellite.eu. Interested parties should register before 31st October to receive a full briefing pack and be prepared to submit their ideas by 31st December 2012.
