Farmers throughout the millenia have devised a variety of methods to predict their harvest, but data from NASA satellites offers a new perspective — and can help make far more accurate predictions. Images from the satellite in visible and infrared can offer insights on plant health and help predict yield, helping farmers and their customers make the best decisions for their businesses.
Farming has never been more productive, but increasing demands from a growing economy and world population mean age-old risks such as insects and plant disease remain significant challenges. To advance technologies that would make farming more efficient and productive, NASA teamed up with the United States Department of Agriculture in 2000 to form the Ag 20/20 program. An important intention of the Ag 20/20 program was to work out useful ways to help individual farmers make use of remote sensing data.
Learn more about how NASA helped develop technology that impacts crop forecasts within your city's grocery environment!