NASA Acres Pilot Workforce Course Successfully Concludes at Garden City Community College

The NASA Acres pilot workforce development course at Garden City Community College has successfully wrapped, equipping students with hands-on skills in satellite data, precision agriculture, and real-world decision support for farming and conservation. This first-of-its-kind partnership demonstrates how community colleges and applied Earth science can work together to prepare the next generation of agricultural technology professionals.

Building Tomorrow’s Agricultural Workforce with NASA Acres at the National FFA Convention & Expo

NASA Acres participated in the National FFA Convention & Expo, engaging with students, educators, sponsors, and agricultural industry leaders at the nation’s premier youth agriculture event, which draws more than 70,000 attendees each year. Through conversations with National FFA Organization leadership, sponsor partners, and students, the team highlighted the growing role of satellite data, innovation, and workforce development in modern agriculture.

Consortium Members Help Shape the Future of Agriculture at Inaugural Symposium

Consortium members Drs. Ignacio Ciampitti, Katie Gold, and Kaiyu Guan played a key role at the Inaugural Symposium of Digital Agriculture (SyDAg) and Hackathon Weekend hosted by Purdue University, mentoring students and sharing insights on the future of ag tech.

From Satellites to Soil: Bringing NASA Remote Sensing to West Texas Farms

In this podcast, Sandhills Area Research Association's (SARA) Tillery Timmons-Sims speaks with NASA Acres researchers Tony Vorster and Nick Young of Colorado State University’s Natural Resource Ecology Lab to explore how NASA’s remote-sensing technology can directly support farmers and ranchers.

Last year, NASA Acres Executive Director Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft also joined the SARA podcast, where she introduced the broader program and unveiled FIAT for the first time!