date:May 07, 2014
Scientists at US Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are developing a new modeling tool to optimize agricultural production.
The new platform, known as the Geospatial Agricultural Management and Crop Assessment Framework (GAMCAF), brings together crop models that estimate plant growth and crop yield at scales as fine as 30m, with spatial sources of information on soils, water and land use among other factors.
USDA-ARS postdoc Jonathan Resop said this method can