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.

This event will set the foundation for NASA’s new, U.S.-focused Consortium on agriculture and food security.

Over 50 Consortium partners and collaborators will gather in St. Louis, Missouri this November for the inaugural NASA Acres Kick-Off Meeting. This event is the first Consortium-wide gathering since its formal launch in April of this year. The Consortium is led by the University of Maryland with Research, Development, and Extension Partners at nine other universities and two supporting private organizations, comprising top-of-the field scientists and practitioners in agricultural remote sensing, artificial intelligence, soil science, agronomy, rangelands, sociology, economics, and data policy.