NASA Harvest End of Year Message

As the year comes to an end, we want to take a moment to thank you for staying connected to NASA Harvest and for following our work. Your attention and support matter. As we use satellite data to assess how crops around the world are growing; how changing conditions are shaping farming decisions; and how we can provide actionable information to help inform decisions and policy, your engagement helps our work continue.

This past year underscores why our work remains essential. Weather extremes have tested farmers around the world. Markets have shifted in ways that impacted producers and consumers alike. Governments and decision makers rely on accurate and timely information to understand these pressures and act accordingly. Satellite observations, combined with field data and on-the-ground partnerships, are one of the few ways to reliably track these pressures at the speed and scale necessary. Our role at NASA Harvest is to translate that knowledge into insights and tools that can support local, national and international efforts to improve agricultural production and food supply.

NASA Harvest, and our sister consortium NASA Acres, carry out our roles through applied research, open data products, and collaborations with universities, space agencies, humanitarian organizations, and government institutions. Our work is often highly technical, but our purpose is simple: to give people the information they need to protect crops, livelihoods, and food systems.

Going into the New Year, we remain committed to our mission. We will continue to improve our tools, strengthen our partnerships, and expand the reach of Earth observation-informed agriculture. There is still much to learn and plenty of real world value to deliver. We are looking forward to sharing more of that progress with you in the coming year.

Thank you for being a part of this community. We wish you a happy end to the year and a good start to the next!

Inbal Becker-Reshef

Chris Justice

Co-Directors, NASA Harvest