A hands-on DSSAT training workshop was conducted from February 10 to 13, 2026, at Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. The workshop was led by two DSSAT trainers including Dr. Hafiz M Hammad from MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, and Saeed Ahmad from the Oilseeds Research Station, Khanpur with the support of six moderators including […]
27
Feb
New Book: Current Crop Models – State-of-the-art and Future Developments
Burleigh Dodds has published a new book entitled “Current Crop Models – State-of-the-art and future developments” edited by Professor Dr. Ir. Gerrit Hoogenboom. The book includes 20 chapters of the most common crop simulation models. Online orders of the book can receive a 20% discount using the GH20 code. The brochure provides further information about […]
07
Feb
20th AMEI Development Sprint at University of Florida
Advancing collaboration and interoperability in crop modeling, the DSSAT team hosted the 20th AMEI Development Sprint from January 20–23, 2026, at the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE, UF/IFAS) in Gainesville, Florida. The event was organized in collaboration with the Laboratory of Ecophysiology of Plants under Environmental Stress (LEPSE) of the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE). […]
18
Dec
Florida Crop BMP Data Template: New Videos
Researchers often struggle to organize data from field experiments in a way that ensures the work is fully documented and can readily be re-analyzed or used with models or other tools. The Florida Crop BMP Template is a simple spreadsheet-based tool for organizing data in a consistent fashion. Structured using categories similar to DSSAT’s file-X, […]
02
Oct
28th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems
The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the 28th Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems during this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA (CANVAS) 2025 International Annual Meeting. The forum is scheduled for Monday night, November 10, 2025, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in the Grand Ballroom I, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. The forum is an […]
19
Aug
[Q] How to fix reCAPTCHA issues by clearing your browser cache?
If you are having trouble with reCAPTCHA not loading or not verifying correctly, one common fix is to flush (clear) your browser cache. Over time, cached files can become outdated or corrupted, which may interfere with how websites and security tools like reCAPTCHA work. Here is how you can flush your cache: Open your browser […]
11
Aug
23rd Hybrid DSSAT Development Sprint at the University of Kentucky
The 23rd DSSAT Development Sprint was held from August 4–8, 2025 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, and continued the DSSAT tradition of collaborative innovation in agricultural systems modeling. Hosted by Dr. Montse Salmeron and the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, the event brought together participants in-person and virtually, with representation spanning […]
26
Jul
16th AMEI Development Sprint at INRAe, Montpellier, France
From June 16 to 20, 2025, the DSSAT team participated in the 16th 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 Agricultural Model Exchange Initiative (AMEI; available on GitHub and Crop2ML.org) seeks to advance agricultural […]
10
Jun
DSSAT 2025 International Training Program at the University of Georgia
DSSAT Foundation – The University of Georgia – Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia USA The DSSAT annual training was held from May 19 to 24, 2025, at the Stuckey Auditorium, Griffin Campus, University of Georgia, USA. The event was led by 10 DSSAT faculty members with 72 participants from 28 different countries. The participants received a […]
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May
Training the Next Generation of Agronomist on How to Use Crop Models for Cropping System Design – Second Edition 2025
Group picture with participants of the “Using Crop Models for Cropping Systems Design” 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 of Crop Production from Faculty of Agronomy at Univesidad de la República in Uruguay during the […]
