The New Space Jam: Delivering 51 Years of Satellite Data to America's Producers

State police said the pileups were caused by "excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, resulting in zero visibility."

As of May 2022, there were 5,465 satellites orbiting earth, with 3,433 of those under U.S. ownership. NASA and Congress are looking to tap into those U.S. satellites to help producers make more informed crop decisions.

“These are individuals who have advanced weed science through innovation, research, teaching, publishing and outreach,” says Carroll Moseley, Ph.D., president of WSSA.

In April 2017, Ray Starling, Special Assistant to the President for Ag, Trade and Food Assistance during the Trump administration, received some important news. What happened next helped change the course of history.