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NASA Acres Showcases Cutting-Edge Agricultural Science at Living Planet Symposium in Vienna

NASA Acres Research, Development, and Extension Partners took the global stage at the 2025 Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, Austria, presenting groundbreaking work on Earth observation applications for both U.S. and international agriculture. Hosted by the European Space Agency, this triennial event brings together scientists, policymakers, and technology leaders from around the world to explore the future of satellite data and its role in addressing global challenges.

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UIUC Researchers Launch Data-Driven Tool to Help Illinois Farmers Optimize Fertilizer Use

Researchers at University of Illinois, led by Kaiyu Guan (Chief Scientist at NASA Acres) have developed a tool to help Illinois corn farmers optimize nitrogen (N) fertilizer use. The Maximum Return To Nitrogen (MRTN) Tool uses data on N fertilizer response and prices to help farmers apply only what’s needed, improving returns and reducing environmental impact.

NASA Acres In The News

The Sky’s the Limit: Predicting Oil and Protein Levels Within Soybean Fields
3/31/25 | SRIN
Smart Farming at SATELLITE 2025: How Satellites Are Transforming Agriculture
3/26/25 | Satellite World
Making it Easier to Use Satellite Data in Agriculture
10/17/24 | Sustainable Winegrowing with Vineyard Team
Survey Highlights Farmers’ Belief in Data Ownership and Collaborative Data Use
9/3/24 | Ag Data Transparent
From space to farm: readying NASA satellites to help growers
8/22/24 | Cornell Chronicle
NASA and Cornell use robots, satellites for agricultural research
8/21/24 | Spectrum News
NASA Space for Ag New York Tour - Geneva
8/14/24 | Morning Ag Clips
15 Minutes With… Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft, Executive Director of NASA Acres
6/25/24 | Women in Agribusiness
A View from Above: The stars align for satellites to open a world of opportunity
6/1/24 | John Deere
Whitcraft to deliver WIA Summit keynote speech
5/30/24 | World Grain
NASA is helping farmers — how researchers are using satellite images to address big ag issues
5/10/24 | Harvest Public Media
General Mills and Unilever Join Forces with the Harvest Initiative to Advance Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Worldwide
2/13/24
AI can deliver broad benefit from our data deluge Arizona State University researcher developing models to address global issues
1/29/24 | ASU Full Circle
USA Rice Participates in NASA Acres Program Launch
11/08/23 | USA Rice
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik discusses agricultural innovation, collaboration at NASA Acres kickoff event
11/6/23 | UMSL
Live plant pathogens can travel on dust across oceans
10/10/23 | Cornell
Maui United Way and NASA Collaboration Expedites Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors
10/06/23 | Maui Time
Cotton Newsline Interview with Alyssa Whitcraft
9/1 | National Cotton Council of America
Satellite Plants Roots in Agriculture
8/28/23 | Via Satellite
How Satellites Are Helping Farmers Adapt to Global Warming
8/18/23 | Bloomberg
The climate wrecking ball striking food supply
8/7/23 | Axios
NASA Helps Spot Wine Grape Disease From Skies Above California
8/4/23 | NASA JPL
New method has promise for accurate, efficient soil carbon estimates
8/2/23 | Science Daily
Tech Hub LIVE Keynote Presentation: How NASA Is Supporting a Revolution in Ag Tech
7/25/23 | Crop Life Media
Third Tech Hub LIVE Ready for Action - featuring Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft, Executive Director of NASA Acres and the immediate-past Deputy Director of NASA Harvest
7/12/23 | AgWired
A Rough Harvest For Kansas Wheat
6/20/23 | NASA Earth Observatory
NASA’s Newest Mission is Focused on Helping U.S. Farmers
5/24/23 | Farm Journal AgWeb
NASA Acres Director Discusses State of Satellite-based EO Data and its Role in the Future of Agriculture
5/15/23 | Croptasic InnerPlanet Podcast
Seven Stanford faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
5/8/23
A Different Kind of Space Force: How NASA satellite data is harnessed to combat food insecurity
3/12/23 | The Austin Chronicle
NASA supports and studies agriculture
3/14/23 | The Monroe News
NASA Project Directly Engages U.S. Farmers in Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
3/8/23 | NASA
MSU researchers part of $15M NASA grant to help US farmers
11/30/22 | MSU Today
UMD to Lead Effort to Bolster U.S. Agriculture With Satellite Data
11/15/22 | Maryland Today
University of Maryland Selected to Lead NASA’s U.S. Agriculture Consortium
10/26/22 | NASA