# Improving Crop Yield Predictions with Satellite Assist - NASA Science

> Michigan State University researchers found that adding in-season water deficit data to satellite-based crop models improves corn yield predictions at the subfield level. The study used Landsat data and was led by Bruno Basso and Guanyuan Shuai.

- Date: 2022-03-29 · published 2022-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13380-improving-crop-yield-predictions-with-satellite-assist-nasa-science
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Better subfield yield forecasts are a methodological advance with no immediate effect on supply, so the price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Predicting Midwest Corn Yield and Quality from Weather - WeatherNation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59921-predicting-midwest-corn-yield-and-quality-from-weather-weathernation.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2018-12-05 | [Agrometeorological applications to predict the influence of climate on crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61501-agrometeorological-applications-to-predict-the-influence-of-climate-on-crops.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-31 | [Winter crop sowing is proceeding at a rapid pace in France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22337-winter-crop-sowing-is-proceeding-at-a-rapid-pace-in-france.md) | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-02 | [Under current Midwest warming trends, models predict stable crop yields without need for more irrigation \| Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47954-under-current-midwest-warming-trends-models-predict-stable-crop-yields-without.md) | +6.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-12 | [Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- science.nasa.gov: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/landsat/improving-crop-yield-predictions-with-satellite-assist/

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