Smart data use in precision potato production was one of the key note topics at the EAPR July 2024 conference in Oslo, Norway. Key enabling technologies for soil and crop monitoring, crop management, and harvest as used in the Netherlands were presented. Statistics on the adoption of the technologies and results of applications were given if available. Key technologies are FMIS, GNSS, satellite imagery, proximal sensors, cloud...

Extreme daily precipitation for the current and changed climate at appropriate spatial scales is assessed. This is done in the context of the impact of climate change on flooding in the river Meuse in Western Europe. The objective is achieved by determining and comparing extreme precipitation from stations, reanalysis projects, global climate models and regional climate models. An extreme value reduction methodology based on e...