The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America (ASA-CSSA-SSSA) is the grand confluence of scientists, professionals, and organizations focused on agronomy, crop science, and soil science. The 2023 Annual Meeting was held from October 29 through November 1, 2023 in St. Louis, MO […]
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Oct
Bilateral Project Between Ankara University and the University of Florida on Capacity Building
Ankara University, in collaboration with the University of Florida, developed a project entitled “Capacity Building on the Dissemination of the Use of Agro-technological Decision Support Systems in Agriculture.” The project has been funded by the US Embassy in Türkiye under the auspices of a US-Türkiye bilateral Program. The project team includes seven scientists from Ankara […]
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Oct
12th AMEI Development Sprint
During the week of September 25-29, 2023, the DSSAT Team the from University of Florida (UF/IFAS) participated in the AMEI Development Sprint in Montpellier, France, hosted by the Laboratory of Ecophysiology of Plants under Environmental Stress (LEPSE) of the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE). The vision of Agricultural Model […]
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Jul
19th Hybrid DSSAT Development Sprint, July 24-28, 2023
During last week of July the 19th “Hybrid” DSSAT Development Sprint was held, hosted by Dr. Upendra Singh and Dr. Willingthon Pavan at the International Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In-person participants included six representatives from the University of Florida and three representatives from IFDC, while there were around 18 on-line participants from […]
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May
DSSAT 2023 International Training Program at the University of Georgia
DSSAT Foundation – The University of Georgia – Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia USA Scientists from across the world met from May 15-20, 2023 on the University of Georgia Griffin Campus to learn about the latest version of the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) computer software program. The DSSAT crop modeling ecosystem helps researchers […]
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Mar
AgMIP9 – Modeling the Future of Food
The AgMIP9 Global Workshop will be hosted by Columbia University in New York City, USA from June 26-30, 2023. This year’s theme is “Modeling the Future of Food.”. Abstract submission has ended but detailed information about registration can be found on the AgMIP web portal. AgMIP9 will be organized as a hybrid meeting and will […]
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Feb
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 […]
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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 […]
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Jan
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 […]
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Dec
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 […]
