Harvest

Our April newsletter is live now! - Comparison of 3 NASA Harvest yield forecast models - NASA at the National 4H Career Expo - EO4Ag workshop in Nairobi - Private sector partnership to expand ag monitoring in Ukraine Read it here! 👉conta.cc/4n7OLVe

We’re looking for candidates with a PhD in remote sensing, geospatial science, environmental science, computer science, or related fields, plus strong Python and ML experience applied to geospatial or agricultural problems. Salary range: $85k–95k.

The role includes developing ML and deep learning models for agricultural monitoring, integrating crop simulation models with AI approaches, and building scalable geospatial data pipelines using multi-source satellite data and cloud platforms.

NASA Harvest is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate with a focus on satellite remote sensing, crop modeling, geospatial AI, & food security. Focus areas include agricultural monitoring & crop yield forecasting across food insecure regions. 🔗umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job…

The May Crop Monitor report from @G20_GEOGLAM is out now! The reports contain growing conditions for major crops in top exporting countries, as well as countries at risk of food production shortfalls. Read the reports here!👉 cropmonitor.org/global-crop-mo…

@AcresProgram @NASAEarth For many students, it was the first time seeing how NASA data connects to real decisions in agriculture, from tracking crop conditions to monitoring drought across growing regions. nasaharvest.org/news/nasa-agri…

NASA Harvest joined @AcresProgram and other NASA Earth science teams at the National 4-H Conference Career Fair, where students learned how @NASAEarth satellite data is used to monitor crops, track drought, and support agriculture.

We're excited to join @CSISFoodWater today for the AI for Food Security Forum! NASA Harvest's Africa Lead @CLNakalembe will speak on a panel while our Markets, Trade, & Supply Chains team gives a demo of our Harves2Market tool! Register to watch online👉cs.is/4szUJjF

This agricultural mosaic shows how farmers adapt to tight space and complex geography, balancing productivity with the constraints of land and climate. More from NASA Earth Observatory: science.nasa.gov/earth/human-di…

From orbit, Taiwan’s farmland forms a dense patchwork. Field size, shape, and layout reflect the steep terrain, water management, and long-term land use decisions. Satellite imagery makes those patterns visible at broad scales.

Happy Earth Week! 🌎🌍🌏 Today we released the first-ever global field boundary map in our open Fields of The World ecosystem, led by Taylor Geospatial & partners at Microsoft, @SCAI_ASU, Washington University St Louis, and @NASAHarvest Explore here 🔎 fieldsofthe.world/ftw-inference-…

No single model fits every situation. NASA Harvest has developed three crop yield models, each built for different data and conditions. We break down how they work and how to choose between them. Read more: nasaharvest.org/news/how-to-ch…

This Earth Day, we’re looking back at new views of our home from the Artemis II crew. As they flew around the Moon, the crew was 252,756 miles from Earth at their farthest point. No matter how far we go, we will always remember where we came from. 🌎

Planet launched a new Planetary Security initiative to track risks to food systems, climate, and supply chains using satellite data. NASA Harvest and RAAPID are helping turn this into rapid, decision-ready insights for agriculture. Read more👉planet.com/pulse/planet-l…

Satellite data is helping estimate crop yields where farm data is limited. NASA Harvest researchers reviewed over a decade of research to see what works, what doesn’t, and where gaps remain in smallholder farming systems. Read more here 👉nasaharvest.org/news/reviewing…

Illinois (@ilcorn) and Kentucky Corn Growers (@TheRealKyCorn) visited NASA HQ, touring the Earth Information Center and meeting with NASA Earth Science, NASA Acres, and Ag teams. Farmers shared insights to help co-develop smarter Earth observation solutions for agriculture. 🌾🛰️

NASA Harvest is working with @esa on @ESA_WorldCereal, a system that turns satellite data and local field samples into crop maps agencies can use. In Zambia, partners tested it on real data, showing where it works and where more data is needed. Read more👉nasaharvest.org/news/nasa-harv…

Tracking Earth’s rivers 💧 The SWOT satellite tracked how rivers swell and shrink over the course of a year. SWOT measures the height and width of rivers, allowing scientists to track how fresh water moves around the world.

Small farms are hard to monitor from space. Fields are small, seasons change quickly, & clouds can block satellite views. NASA Harvest scientists tested a way to combine Sentinel-2 & Landsat data to track crop cycles in Egypt’s Nile Delta. 🔗nasaharvest.org/news/bringing-…

Our February NASA Harvest newsletter is out! Tracking irrigation loss in southern Ukraine. New public-private partnerships uses satellite data and AI to strengthen food security. New UN standards for crop mapping. Read it here 👉 conta.cc/47AkasV