Food and Agriculture
From soil conditions to crop productivity, satellite data help inform farmers, scientists, and decision-makers in the U.S. and around the world.
An Earth Observatory Collection
Large numbers of rectangular holding ponds lie amid mangrove forests in southern Ecuador.
One of the driest growing seasons in decades has decimated crops and left millions hungry.
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early…
Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early…
Poor harvests stemming from a prolonged dry spell have exacerbated food insecurity in northeastern Uganda.
After the breach of Kakhovka Dam and the flood that ensued, farmers in the area are coping with depleted water…
Prolonged drought in Kansas set the stage for what may be one of the stateâs smallest wheat harvests in decades.
The low-lying alluvial plain of the Mississippi River Valley is home to much of the nation’s rice farms.
Although cover crops have significant environmental benefits, researchers found that they hinder yields on corn and soybean fields.
The most severe drought in 70 years of record keeping threatens the Horn of Africa with famine.
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from the country’s farms this year, but…
Much of the canned pumpkin that ends up in Thanksgiving pies and soups came from Central Illinois.Â
Massachusetts has a long-standing relationship with one of Thanksgiving’s iconic foods—the cranberry.
Almost one-third of American potatoes are grown in the Snake River Plain, a belt of low-lying land in the southern…
Persistent drought in southern Madagascar is fueling food shortages in the arid region.
The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half.
The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy seasons.
From soaked to dry, the variable state of U.S. soils has implications for farmers and crop production.
NASA Harvest researchers are using satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is disrupting the global…
Over the past two decades, global croplands expanded by 9 percent, with differing expressions on different continents.
The use of plastic on farms has become so common in recent decades that there there’s a term for it—plasticulture.
