DSSAT Foundation

Introducing the new DSSAT Version 4.8.5! ? The DSSAT model development team has been working hard to enhance the Cropping System Model (CSM) and the DSSAT suite of tools, utilities, and applications. After a year of remarkable progress and bi-annual Development Sprints, we are thrilled to announce the latest advancements. ? Major Updates in DSSAT Version 4.8.5: ? The December 2024 release introduces?new tools, crop models, and functionalities?designed to revolutionize agricultural modeling. Key updates include: ·???????New tools?to enhance genetic coefficient calibration and experimental setup. ·???????Updated tools?to speed up cultivar calibration. ·???????New crop models?to expand the impact of DSSAT. ·???????Expanded functionalities?to improve usability and support diverse research needs. ·???????Additionally, this release features?plant models and access to new experimental data, further enriching your analyses. ? You can see the full release notes at?https://lnkd.in/ebQE2AFw. This version was first evaluated during the DSSAT 2024 International Training Program at the University of Georgia Griffin Campus in 2024, ensuring reliability and quality for the DSSAT users. ? Do not miss out on this release! Request your copy of DSSAT Version 4.8.5 today at?https://dssat.net/

The DSSAT Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Florida and the International Fertilizer Development Center, is planning to host the International Training Program entitled DSSAT 2025 - "Assessing Crop Production, Water and Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models" from May 19 through May 24, 2025 at the University of Georgia Campus in Griffin, Georgia, USA. The overall goal of the workshop is to familiarize the workshop participants with the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT v4.8.x); the Cropping System Model (CSM) for the simulation of crop growth and yield, soil and plant water, nutrient, and carbon dynamics; and the application of models to real world problems, such as crop and resource management, climate change and climate variability, carbon sequestration, food security, biofuels, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental sustainability. For further information, please visit the DSSAT Foundation web portal at https://www.dssat.net or the workshop registration web site at https://lnkd.in/eeceUYfX.

The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the?27th?Annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems?during this year’s?ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2024 International Annual Meeting. The forum is scheduled for?Monday night, November 11, 2024, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm?in Room La Reina on the second floor of the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. The forum is an informal discussion about crop modeling and decision support systems and open to anyone. Hope to see you there at this in-person event!

During the second week of June, the 21st “Hybrid” DSSAT Development Sprint was held, hosted by Dr. Upendra Singh at the International Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In-person participants included representatives from the University of Florida, IFDC, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, while there were numerous online participants from various countries, including the US, Costa Rica, Brazil, Denmark, Pakistan, Germany, South Korea, Spain, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. This DSSAT Development Sprint, a one-week-long crop modeling hackathon, brings together experts to advance the science of crop models, data preparation, analytics, and the development and improvement of modeling tools and application programs. During this Hybrid DSSAT Sprint, significant progress was made on various fronts, including working for a new release of DSSAT (Version 4.8.5), implementing code improvements for the Cropping System Model (CSM), and updating multiple tools and utility programs in DSSAT. The next DSSAT Development Sprint will be held at the University of Florida in January 2025. We look forward to another productive collaborative development and innovation session in crop modeling.