The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $737,332 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Colorado State University. The 3-year project, beginning June 1, 2024, aims to develop a high-resolution, near real-time monitoring and forecasting system for agroecosystem drought and forage production in the Western Great Plains. The system will leverage satellite and ground observation data as well as machine learning methods to provide weekly updated maps of agroecosystem drought and forage production. The project will collaborate with the ranching community to co-produce drought monitoring and forecasting tools. As a sub-award under this project, the USDA Agricultural Research Service will oversee field data collection and processing to support the assessment of drought impacts on forage production.
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