Dear DSSAT colleagues,I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Sussex trying to model Kenyan smallholder farmers’ agricultural decisions using DSSAT. I have three seasons of survey data from across Kitui County in Kenya, which captures farmers’ agricultural choices both before and after the season, particularly in relation to receiving seasonal rainfall forecasts.I would like to model these decisions and investigate which seasonal rainfall forecast strategies could be most useful for farmers. The main issue I’m having is that I have been unable to calibrate the model due to lack of data.I wanted to ask whether anyone [...]

[image: AgMIP11 logo_tagline_transparent.png]Dear DSSAT Community,On behalf of the AgMIP11 Science Committee and AgMIP Coordination Unit, I'mhappy to share that *AgMIP11 abstract submission<https://agmip.org/agmip11-abstract-submission/> is now open*! *Thedeadline to submit an abstract is October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.*AgMIP11 will take place at the *International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI)* in Nairobi, Kenya from *February 22-26, 2027*. The tagline ofAgMIP11 is *Food System Solutions for a Fragile Planet*. The meeting willfeature plenary speeches and panels, parallel presentation and postersessions, working sessions, and side meetings. [...]

Dear DSSAT colleagues,I would be grateful if you could circulate the following opportunity within your networks.A postdoctoral position is currently available in the Agronomy and Field Crops group<https://agronomy-field-crops-group-ucsc.vercel.app/>, Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VE.S.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Northern Italy.The position is primarily funded within the Horizon Europe project LILAS4SOILS – Fostering Carbon Farming Practices through Living Labs in the Mediterranean and Southern EU for the healthy future of European soils (HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-09: Carbon farming in living labs), and will offer opportunities for interaction with other ongoing European projects involving our group, including SOILBIOMASS+ (HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-07: Supporting [...]

Dear Colleague,MACSUR ScipolNet<https://www.faccejpi.net/posts/macsur-scipolnet> (Modelling European Agriculture with Climate Change for Food Security: Science-Policy Network) builds on the MACSUR project and aims to strengthen the science-policy dialogue and support evidence-based policy development for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture.As part of the project, we are conducting a short questionnaire to identify gaps in existing crop simulation models that may limit their effectiveness in supporting decision-making by farmers and policy-makers. [...]

Dear DSSAT community,Apologies for any cross-posting.FM-Rice is an emerging international collaboration supported by the Global Methane Hub (GMH). Its purpose is to connect greenhouse gas measurements with crop and GHG modeling and regional integrated assessments of low-emission rice systems. By bringing together biophysical evidence, farm and livelihood analysis, and regional policy and institutional conditions, FM-Rice aims to identify mitigation options that are technically credible, economically feasible, and appropriate for different rice-producing regions and farm households. [...]

All,This is a reminder about the upcoming DSSAT 2026 European Program,scheduled from September 7 through September 12, 2026 at the WorldAgricultural Systems Center -  Hans Eisenmann Forum of theTechnical University of Munich in Freising, Germany.  There is stillroom for a few participants if you are interested in attending.The overall goal of the workshop is to familiarize the workshopparticipants with the Decision Support System for AgrotechnologyTransfer (DSSAT v4.8.6); the Cropping System Model (CSM) for thesimulation of crop growth and yield, soil and plant water, nutrient, andcarbon dynamics; and the application of [...]

Dear DSSAT community,Postdoctoral research opportunity is available in Soil and Crop Modeling at Madison, WI. Please follow the link for details description of the opportunity.https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-MWA-2026-0326Best Regards !!Pradip AdhikariResearch Soil ScientistUSDA-ARSUS Dairy Forage Research Center[cid:image001.png@01DD2F22.8B336E20]Agricultural Research Service1925 Linden Dr.Madison, WI 53705Email: Pradip.adhikari@usda.gov<mailto:Pradip.adhikari@usda.gov>Phone: 715-384-5784This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you [...]

dear all,The University of Pisa (Italy) and the european projects SHARInG-MeD and SUS-SOIL are organising the:The School on Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST] (2026, third edition)Venue and dates: Pisa, Italy, on campus, in Pisa, at Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, viale delle Piagge, 2. [...]

Dear colleagues,We warmly invite you to submit abstracts to the following AGU26sessions on *agriculturalsystems, environmental change, and decision support*.*Abstract submission deadline: August 5, 2026*

Dear Colleagues,We would like to invite members of the DSSAT community to submit anabstract to our session at the 2026 AGU Annual Meeting, taking placeDecember 7–11, 2026, in San Francisco, California.*Session B013: **Advancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture through AI, EarthObservation, and Digital Twins*[image: 6170124c9a13d7fed13c6813ce0353c1.jpg]Best,*Meijian Yang, Ph.D.*Associate Research Scientist, PIColumbia University CCSR & NASA GISS & AgMIPAssociate Editor,* Earth's Future*