From December 16 – 18, 2024 the Department of Agronomy, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan organized a three-day workshop entitled “International workshop on DSSAT: Assessing Climate Change Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation using Crop Simulation Models.” Speakers and presenters included Prof. Dr. Ir. Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Florida; Prof. Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, […]
18
Dec
09
Dec
AgMIP10 – Responding to Climate Change Urgency
We are excited to announce that the AgMIP10 website is live and registration is open for the upcoming global workshop at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batán, Mexico from March 31-April 4, 2025. You can access the site here. The tagline of AgMIP10 is Responding to Climate Change Urgency. The meeting will feature […]
27
Nov
International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2026)
The next edition of the International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2026) will be held in Florence, Italy, from February 2 to 4, 2026. Six years after the last symposium in Montpellier, France (iCROPM2020), international experts, researchers, agronomists, and policymakers will meet again to discuss the latest innovations and identify new challenges and opportunities in crop modelling […]
18
Oct
27th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems
The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the 27th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems during this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2024 International Annual Meeting. The forum is scheduled for Monday night, November 11, 2024, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Room La Reina on the second floor of the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. The forum […]
10
Jun
DSSAT 2024 International Training Program at the Center of Regional Climate Change and Renewable Energy-Thailand – Now Postponed until 2025
The Center of Regional Climate Change and Renewable Energy (RU-CORE) at Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, in collaboration with Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand and the DSSAT Foundation, is planning to organize a DSSAT International Training Program from August 5 – 10, 2024 in Bangkok. The overall goal of the workshop is to familiarize the […]
10
Jun
Cropping Systems Modeling under Changing Climate
The book entitled “Cropping Systems Modeling under Changing Climate” aims at bringing out comprehensive information on cropping systems modelling in the world. The major focus of the book is to address the integration of soil, plant, and environmental interactions for climate smart agriculture. The book covers aspects of the application of Decision Support System for […]
20
Apr
Crop Modeling and Cropping System Design Undergraduate Course @ Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Training the Next Generation of Agronomists on How to Use Crop Models for Cropping System Design Group picture with participants of the “Using Crop Models for Cropping Systems Desing” Course at Estación Experimental Mario A. Cassinoni, Paysandú, Uruguay An Undergraduate Course entitled “Use of Crop Models for Cropping Systems Design” was organized by The Department […]
06
Mar
International Workshop on Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer for Improving Standards of Research held from March 4-6, 2024 at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
The Institute of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan organized a three day workshop entitled “International Workshop on Decision Support System for Agro-Technology Transfer (DSSAT) for Improving the Standards of Research” from March 4 – 6, 2024. Speakers and presenters included Prof. Dr. Ir. Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Florida; Prof. Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid, University […]
12
Dec
Remembering Peter Jones, Pioneer in Understanding Crop Adaptation
Peter Jones, a pioneer in using computers to understand crop adaptation, passed away in Wales on October 8, 2023. The DSSAT community may recognize Peter as the developer of the widely used MarkSim weather generator, which can generate series of daily data both for current weather and for climate change scenarios of future weather. A […]
29
Sep
26th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems
The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the 26th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems during this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2023 International Annual Meeting. The forum is scheduled for Monday night, October 30, 2023, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Room 100 of America’s Center Convention Complex. The forum is an informal discussion about crop modeling and decision support […]
