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NASA Acres Attends 2023 Commodity Classic

NASA Acres joined other NASA scientists at the 2023 Commodity Classic, the country’s largest farmer-led annual meeting. Researchers with NASA Acres led demos of Earth observation tools and dashboards; gave Hyperwall talks on recent agricultural research; participated in Ask a NASA Scientist sessions; and met with various commodity groups representing national corn, soy, wheat, and sorghum.

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Tech Hub LIVE Keynote Presentation: How NASA Is Supporting a Revolution in Ag Tech
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MSU researchers part of $15M NASA grant to help US farmers
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