The AgMIP9 website is now live, and we’re thrilled to announce that registration and abstract submissions are now open for the workshop! Taking place at Columbia University in New York City, USA on June 26th-30th, 2023, this year’s theme is “Modeling the Future of Food.” The hybrid meeting will offer a diverse range of activities, […]
AMEI Development Sprint
This week, the AMEI Development Sprint this week is being hosted at the University of Florida (UF) under the auspices of the collaboration between UF/IFAS and INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. The vision of The Agricultural Model Exchange Initiative (AMEI) is to advance agricultural research through the use […]
Development and Evolution of the DSSAT Cropping System Model for Local to Global Applications
You are invited to join a hybrid seminar scheduled on Thursday, February 16th at 9:30 am EST in celebration of the Centennial – 100 years of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida. Dr. Jim Jones and Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom will be giving a joint presentation on the “Development and […]
18th Hybrid DSSAT Development Sprint, January 17-20, 2023
University of Florida – In person participants Online participants During the week of January 17-20, 2023, the 18th DSSAT Development Sprint was held in a “Hybrid” format based on the success of the prior DSSAT Development “Hybrid” Sprints. The DSSAT Development Sprint was hosted by Global Food Systems Institute & Department of Agricultural and Biological […]
2023 DSSAT Training Program in Thailand
The University of Toyama, in collaboration with the University of Florida, the DSSAT foundation, and the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN-GCR), organized a joint training workshop entitled “Crop Simulation Modeling and Effects of Climate Risks on Agricultural Production Systems in Southeast Asia.” The overall aim of this training program was to provide […]
DSSAT Advanced Training Course in Ethiopia
“Train the Trainers” DSSAT Graduation Ceremony A strong crop modeling community has developed in Ethiopia during the past several years. Under the auspices of the Community of Practice of the Decision Support Modeling Tools for Ethiopia (DSMT-E), an initial training workshop on crop modeling and DSSAT was held from March 14-18, 2022 at the International […]
25th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems
The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the 25th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems during this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2022 International Annual Meeting. The forum is scheduled for Monday night, November 7, 2022, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Room 312 of the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The forum is an informal discussion about crop modeling […]
17th Hybrid DSSAT Development Sprint, July 25-29, 2022
“Sod Couch” at the University of California Davis Virtual DSSAT Sprint participants around the world During the week of July 25-29, 2022, the 17th DSSAT Development Sprint was held in a “Hybrid” format based on the success of the prior DSSAT Development “Hybrid” Sprints.. The DSSAT Development Sprint was hosted by the Department of Land, […]
Crop Modeling as a Tool for Understanding the Genotype x Environment Interaction
On June 23, 2022, Gerrit Hoogenboom conducted an on-line workshop and seminar entitled “Crop Modeling as a Tool for Understanding the Genotype x Environment Interaction.” The overall goal of the workshop was to introduce the participants of the workshop to the application of dynamic crop simulation models with emphasis on using crop models for understanding […]
Arjan Gijsman
Dr. Arjan Gijsman passed away on June 13, 2021, after a very long battle with the merciless disease Multiple Scleroris. Arjan played an active role in the development and advancement of the Cropping System Model (CSM) of DSSAT. To recognize Arjan’s contributions to crop modeling and DSSAT, he is included as a co-author of the […]