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Strip tillIn a field in western Kentucky, a machine sprays cover crops to prepare for planting season. NASA scientists are looking to space-based tools to help forecast fast, stealthy droughts responsible for severe agricultural losses in recent years.age in a field of cereal rye cover crops at Lester Farms in Gracey, KY. Strip tillage is a practice that uses minimum tillage so you get the benefits of conventional till but you also get the benefits of no till because you are protecting the soil and only disturbing the soil where you plant. The cover crop roots protect the space between the rows. Spraying cover crops to prepare for planting season.

The NASA Earth Action Agriculture program area promotes the use of Earth observations to strengthen food production, support market stability, and protect human livelihoods. Together with partners in the United States and around the world, the Agriculture Program helps bolster food security, improve agricultural resilience, and reduce market price volatility. 

Program Manager: Ashutosh Limaye

Visit the Agriculture page. 

The Agriculture Program has two consortia. Acres applies satellite data solutions to the most pressing challenges facing U.S. agriculture. Harvest leverages satellite data for global food security. 

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