{"id":12522,"date":"2024-11-20T18:07:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T22:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-brad-doorn-brings-farm-belt-wisdom-to-space-age-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T22:07:26","slug":"nasas-brad-doorn-brings-farm-belt-wisdom-to-space-age-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-brad-doorn-brings-farm-belt-wisdom-to-space-age-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Brad Doorn Brings Farm Belt Wisdom to Space-Age Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">NASA\u2019s Brad Doorn Brings Farm Belt Wisdom to Space-Age Agriculture<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full 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Agriculture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?w=963\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Map of U.S. Midwest showing corn cultivation in yellow dots against gray background, with several Great Lakes visible.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg 963w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?resize=300,250 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?resize=768,640 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?resize=400,333 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?resize=600,500 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/corn-cultivation-plot.jpg?resize=900,750 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>This image shows corn cultivation patterns across the U.S. Midwest in 2020, with lands planted in corn marked in yellow.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Earth Observatory\/ Lauren Dauphin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bradley Doorn grew up in his family\u2019s trucking business, which hauled milk and animal feed across the sprawling plains of South Dakota. Home was Mitchell, a small town famous for its Corn Palace, where murals crafted from corn kernels and husks have adorned its facade since 1892\u2014a tribute to the abundance of the surrounding farmland.<\/p>\n<p>Trucking was often grueling work for the family, the day breaking early and ending in headlights. Like farming, driving a truck wasn\u2019t just a job; it was the engine of daily life, thrumming through nearly every conversation and decision.<\/p>\n<p>Brad loved the outdoors, and by the time he started college in the early 1980s, studying geological engineering felt like a natural fit. \u201cI wanted to be out in the field somewhere, working under the big skies of the West,\u201d Brad recalled. But in his sophomore year at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the tuition money dried up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?w=1430\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Man in blue jeans and a short sleeve button down shirt stands in the grass next to a residential street. He stands behind an orange truck with a silver tank on the back used to haul milk in the 1960s and 70s parked mostly in the grass at the side of the road. There are open doors on the back of the truck.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=768,517 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=1024,690 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=400,269 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=600,404 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=900,606 900w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-milk-truck.jpg?resize=1200,808 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Dean Doorn, Brad Doorn\u2019s father, stands beside a milk truck used in the family\u2019s business of hauling milk across South Dakota in the 1960s and \u201970s.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: B. Doorn<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doorn found himself at a crossroads familiar to many in rural America: return to the certainty of a family trade or chart a new route. \u201cThat\u2019s when the Army stepped in,\u201d he said. The ROTC program offered a way to continue with school and a path into the world of remote sensing\u2014a field that would come to define his career.<\/p>\n<p>Brad\u2019s choice to join the Army would eventually place him at the forefront of a mapping revolution, equipping him to see and analyze Earth in ways never possible before the advent of satellites. But more than the technical skills, the military showed him the allure of a life anchored to mission and team.<\/p>\n<p>Even as his career took him far from Mitchell, Doorn would remain connected to his rural America roots. Today, he leads NASA\u2019s agriculture programs within the agency\u2019s Earth Science Division. \u201cMy family wasn\u2019t made up of farmers, but farming was a part of everything growing up,\u201d said Brad. \u201cEven now, working with NASA, that connection to the land\u2014the sense of how weather, crops, and people are tied together\u2014it\u2019s still in everything I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid the dazzle of NASA\u2019s feats exploring the solar system and universe, it\u2019s easy to miss the agency\u2019s quiet work in fields of soy and wheat. But for more than 60 years, the agency has harnessed the power of its satellites to deliver crucial data on temperature, precipitation, crop yields, and more to farmers, policymakers, and food security experts worldwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg?w=720\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A false-color satellite image showing a patchwork of agricultural fields surrounding a dark blue lake, with green vegetation and grid-like patterns visible across the landscape.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg 720w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/louisianarice653-oli2-2023034.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Landsat 9 satellite captured this false-color image of Louisiana rice fields in February 2023. Dark blue shows flooded areas, while green indicates vegetation. Grid-like levees separate fields pre-planting. Louisiana is the third largest producer of rice in the U.S.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Earth Observatory\/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From orbit, satellites beam down streams of data\u2014numbers and pixels that, when paired with farmers\u2019 knowledge of the land, can guide growers as they adjust irrigation levels or plan for the next planting. But the satellites don\u2019t just yield data; they tell stories that call for action, enabling nations to brace for droughts, floods, and the prospect of empty grain silos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Brad\u2019s guidance, NASA\u2019s agriculture program has become a global leader for satellite-driven solutions, tackling food security and sustainability head-on,\u201d said Lawrence Friedl, the senior engagement officer for NASA Earth Science. Reflecting on years of collaboration, he added: \u201cI am so impressed and grateful for what he and his teams have accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Boots Meet Satellites in the First Gulf War<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Long before Brad began guiding NASA\u2019s agricultural initiatives, he was already navigating tricky terrain, both literal and figurative, with satellite imagery. His career in remote sensing didn\u2019t start with crops, but with the deserts of Iraq and Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Army\u2019s 18th Airborne Corps, Brad led a company at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) in North Carolina that had just returned from operations in the First Gulf War, in the early 1990s. \u201cI loved being part of a unit, part of something bigger than just me,\u201d Brad recalled. \u201cIt felt good to have that purpose and mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Far from the combat zone, Doorn\u2019s company became cartographers of the invisible. Their task: merge data from the Landsat satellite with the gritty reality of desert warfare depicted on military maps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png?w=554\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"White man sitting at a desk in U.S. Army camouflage uniform. The desk has a pen and various stacks of paperwork and there are shelves behind him with various books and a stereo.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png 554w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png?resize=273,300 273w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png?resize=364,400 364w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-uniform.png?resize=546,600 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Brad Doorn, then a U.S. Army officer, sits at his desk during his early career in remote sensing. His military experience would later shape his work at NASA, applying satellite technology to real-world challenges.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: B. Doorn<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Landsat, a civilian satellite built by NASA and operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, could see what the soldiers on the ground could not. Its thermal infrared sensor\u2014a camera with a penchant for temperature and moisture\u2014read the desert floor like an ancient script, picking out the cold, soggy signature of mud lurking beneath the desert\u2019s deceptive crust. Each pixel of satellite data became a brushstroke in a new kind of map, keeping tanks out of the mire and the missions on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so neat to see the remote sensing techniques I\u2019d learned about in school actually making a difference,\u201d Doorn said.<\/p>\n<p>With this knowledge, he helped guide his unit\u2019s shift from analog maps\u2014paper grids and grease pencils\u2014to the emerging world of digital mapping, a leap that sharpened the military\u2019s ability to read the landscape and steer clear of trouble.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Desert Muck to Farm Fields<\/h2>\n<p>Brad\u2019s military experience gave him an early look at how satellite data could address tangible, on-the-ground challenges. In the Army, he saw how integrating satellite data into military maps could offer soldiers critical information. That experience set the foundation for his later work at NASA, where he would help develop technology with lasting, practical impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Consider OpenET, a NASA-funded initiative that uses Landsat data to give farmers insights into water use and irrigation needs at field scale. The ET in OpenET stands not for the little alien who phoned home, but for evapotranspiration. It\u2019s a combination of water evaporating from the ground and water released by plants into the air.<\/p>\n<p>The program relies on the same thermal technology Doorn used during the Gulf War. Just as cooler, wetter areas in the desert hint at muddy spots, cooler patches in farm fields show where there\u2019s more moisture or plants are releasing more water. These data are key to managing water resources wisely and keeping crops healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpenET has transformed our understanding of water demand,\u201d explained Doorn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1090\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?w=1440\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This map shows evapotranspiration levels across Central California including the Bay Area. Darker blue can be seen in the Central Valley.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=768,581 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=1024,775 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=400,303 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=600,454 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=900,681 900w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/openetwideca-model-2023.jpg?resize=1200,908 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">To better manage water, state officials and farmers in California are using satellite data through OpenET to track evapotranspiration. Here, the colors represent total evapotranspiration for 2023 as the equivalent depth of water in millimeters. Dark blue regions have higher evapotranspiration rates, such as in the Central Valley.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Earth Observatory using openetdata.org<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the late 2000s, when a new generation of Landsat satellites was being planned, the thermal infrared imagers were initially left off the drawing board. \u201cLandsat 8\u2019s design caused a lot of consternation in some Western states that were beginning to use the instrument for measuring and monitoring water use,\u201d said Tony Willardson, the executive director of the Western States Water Council, a government entity that advises western governors on water policy.<\/p>\n<p>Brad played a key role in conveying to NASA the critical need for this technology, both for agriculture and water management, Willardson said. The thermal imager was eventually reinstated and has since \u201chelped to close a gap in western water management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the technologies that we are using more and more were developed by NASA,\u201d said Willardson. \u201cWe need NASA to be doing even more in Earth science.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sowing Global Food Stability from Space<\/h2>\n<p>Brad ended up serving in the Army for nearly a decade. \u201cYou hit that 10-year mark in the military, and you sort of have to decide if you\u2019re staying in for 20 or if you\u2019re getting out,\u201d said Brad. \u201cMy wife, Kristen, was able to manage her career as a registered dietician through the first four moves in six years, but eventually it was too much. So, I told her: \u2018Your choice. You decide where we go next.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She chose southern Pennsylvania to be closer to her family. Brad was 32 years old, and the couple had two small children at the time\u2014one of whom had had open-heart surgery at 6 weeks old to fix a heart defect. They would go on to have another child.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1990s, within a few years of leaving the military, Doorn found himself someplace he had never imagined: sitting behind a desk at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For a boy who had grown up driving trucks across the plains of South Dakota\u2014who had vowed never to work in an office, much less live east of the Mississippi\u2014this was an unexpected detour. But he had long since learned that the best paths are often the ones you don\u2019t see coming.<\/p>\n<p>At USDA, he moved forward not with a grand plan, but with an instinctive trust in where curiosity and challenge might lead. He rose through the ranks, from a programmer to directing the agency\u2019s international food production analysis program. He was increasingly driven by a conviction that satellite data, if used the right way, could transform how we see the land and the way we feed the world.<\/p>\n<p>While at USDA, and later at NASA, which he joined in 2009, Brad was instrumental in developing and overseeing the Global Agricultural Monitoring (GLAM) system. This real-time interactive satellite platform delivers massive amounts of\u00a0ready-to-use satellite data directly to USDA crop analysts, eliminating the burden of data processing and enabling them to focus on rapid crop analysis across the globe. It was a pioneering tool, said Inbal Becker-Reshef, a research professor at University of Maryland\u2019s Department of Geographical Sciences, who played a central role in developing the GLAM system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg?w=836\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Brad Doorn gestures while presenting satellite imagery on a large digital display wall in a room with high-bar seating.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg 836w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg?resize=768,578 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg?resize=400,301 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/doorn-presentation.jpg?resize=600,451 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">At a 2022 Kansas gathering, Brad Doorn presents to farmers about NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division and its activities supporting agriculture.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: A. Whitcraft<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>GLAM set the stage for GEOGLAM, a separate, international initiative launched in 2011 by agriculture ministers from the G20\u2014a group of the world\u2019s major economies\u2014partly as a response to global food price volatility. GEOGLAM, which stands for Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring, uses satellite data to monitor global crop conditions, from drought stress to excessive rain, around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Glauber, a former USDA chief economist, noted that there was initial uncertainty within USDA about the initiative\u2019s longevity, but he credited Brad\u2019s background with rallying support. Today, GEOGLAM\u2019s monthly crop assessments, produced by over 40 organizations including USDA and NASA, serve as a global consensus on crop conditions, helping governments and humanitarian organizations anticipate food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven today, the G20 points to GEOGLAM and its sister initiative, the Agricultural Market Information System\u2014which tracks how crop conditions affect markets\u2014as major successes,\u201d Glauber said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harvesting Data Amid Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>Doorn\u2019s work crosses continents. When war broke out between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, it rattled global food markets. The Ukrainian government turned to NASA Harvest\u2014a global food security and agriculture consortium led by the University of Maryland and funded by NASA\u2014for help. As manager of NASA\u2019s agriculture program, Brad was a driving force behind the launch of NASA Harvest in 2017, envisioning it as a program that would harness satellite data to provide timely, actionable insights for global agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>From orbit, satellites could observe the sown and the harvested wheat, sunflowers, and barley, offering some of the only reliable estimates for fields in the war zone. Satellite imagery revealed that, despite the conflict, more cropland had been planted and harvested in Ukraine than anyone had expected, a finding that helped stabilize volatile global food prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrad and the team recognized that providing that type of rapid agricultural assessment for policy support is what NASA Harvest exists for,\u201d said Becker-Reshef, who is the director of the consortium.<\/p>\n<p>NASA Harvest\u2019s reach stretches well beyond Europe. In sub-Saharan Africa, the consortium collaborates with local and international partners, tracking the health of crops and the creeping spread of drought. This information helps equip governments, aid organizations, and farmers to act before disaster strikes, making each data point a crucial defense against hunger.<\/p>\n<p>NASA Harvest has since been joined by NASA Acres, founded in 2023 to provide satellite data and tools that help farmers make well-informed decisions for healthier crops and soil in the United States. One project, for example, involves working with farmers in Illinois to manage nitrogen use more effectively, leveraging satellite data to enhance crop yields while reducing environmental impact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg?w=720\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Map of U.S. Midwest showing corn cultivation in yellow dots against gray background, with several Great Lakes visible.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg 720w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg?resize=300,250 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg?resize=400,333 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/midwestcroplandcorn-usda-2020.jpg?resize=600,500 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This image shows corn cultivation patterns across the U.S. Midwest in 2020, with lands planted in corn marked in yellow. The map was built from the Cropland Data Layer product provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, which includes data from the USGS National Land Cover Database and from satellites such as Landsat 8.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Earth Observatory\/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Friedl noted that Doorn understands the missions of both NASA and the USDA, and with his agricultural roots, he knows the needs of farmers and agricultural businesses firsthand. \u201cOften in meetings, Brad would remind us that the margins for a farmer are in the pennies,\u201d Friedl said. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t be able to afford remote sensing,\u201d so making sure NASA\u2019s satellite information was free and accessible was that much more important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine that NASA would have the agriculture program it does without somebody like Brad continuing to advocate and push for this to exist,\u201d said Alyssa Whitcraft, the director of NASA Acres. \u201cHe knows how critical it is for satellite data to be accessible and useful to those on the ground. He makes sure we never lose sight of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Emissary Between Worlds<\/h2>\n<p>Colleagues say Doorn\u2019s strength lies in his ability to bridge worlds, whether it\u2019s making connections between agencies like NASA and USDA, or connecting such agencies to state water councils or farming communities. His fluency in translating complex science into simple terms makes him equally at ease in whichever world he finds himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s NASA language and there\u2019s farm language,\u201d says Lance Lillibridge, who farms about 1,400 acres of corn and soybeans in Benton County, Iowa, and has helped lead the Iowa Corn Growers Association. \u201cSometimes you need an interpreter, and Brad\u2019s that guy.\u201d He recalled a meeting where some farmers were skeptical, wary of NASA\u2019s \u201cbig brother\u201d eyes in the sky, \u201cbut Brad had a way of putting people at ease, keeping everyone focused on the shared goal of better data for better decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1058\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?w=1058\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s4a-ia-0401.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1058px) 100vw, 1058px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Brad Doorn speaks during NASA\u2019s \u201cSpace for Ag\u201d roadshow in Iowa, July 2023, highlighting NASA\u2019s role in supporting sustainable farming practices.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: N. Pepper<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne of my favorite memories of Brad,\u201d said Forrest Melton, the OpenET project scientist at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center, \u201cis an afternoon spent visiting with farmers in western Nebraska, drinking iced tea and talking with them about the challenges facing their family farm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues describe Brad as a nearly unflappable guide, one who knows the agricultural landscape so well that he makes the impossible seem manageable. They say his calm, approachable style, paired with a ready smile, puts people at ease whether in Washington conference rooms or Midwestern barns. And he listens closely to understand where there may be opportunities to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew people in the water and agriculture communities, from the small-scale farmer to the federal government appointee, aren\u2019t familiar with some aspect of the work Brad has enabled over the decades,\u201d said Sarah Brennan, a former deputy program manager for NASA\u2019s water resources programs. \u201cHe has supported the development of some of the greatest advancements in using remote sensing in these communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s About the People and the Team<\/h2>\n<p>Doorn\u2019s leadership is less about issuing directives, colleagues say, and more about cultivating growth\u2014in crops, in data systems, and in people. Like a farmer tending to his fields, he nurtures the potential in every project and person he encounters. \u201cAlmost everyone who has worked for Brad can point back to the opportunities he provided them that launched their successful careers,\u201d said Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, he\u2019s added layers to this work of creating paths for others to succeed: as president of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, as an adjunct professor at Penn State, and as a youth basketball league director.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve learned, probably in the military and I\u2019ve carried it forward, is that it\u2019s the people that matter,\u201d Brad said. \u201cI had great mentors who believed it\u2019s just as important to help others grow as it is to meet the day\u2019s demands. Those roles shift your focus toward the people around you, and often, the more you give of your time, the more you end up getting back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg?w=624\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Five children\u2014young Brad Doorn and four siblings\u2014stand outside a house. Two girls wear matching floral dresses, and the three boys are in various formal attire.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg 624w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg?resize=400,271 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picture8.jpg?resize=600,406 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Young Brad Doorn (front center) stands with his siblings, capturing a family moment in 1960s South Dakota. His youngest brother isn\u2019t pictured.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: B. Doorn<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has been a long journey from hauling milk and animal feed across the South Dakota plains to surveying them now as a scientist. The tools of his career have changed\u2014from truck routes to satellite orbits, from paper maps to digital data\u2014but his mission remains the same: helping farmers feed the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in South Dakota, I saw firsthand the challenges farmers face. Today, I\u2019m proud to help provide the tools and data that can make a real difference in their lives,\u201d Doorn added. \u201cWhether it\u2019s a farmer, an economist, or a military analyst, if you give them the right tools, they\u2019ll take them to places you never even thought about. That\u2019s what excites me\u2014seeing where they go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>By <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:emily.p.demarco@nasa.gov\"><strong>Emily DeMarco<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division, Headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner-home-2500x500-v1.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner-home-2500x500-v1.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner-home-2500x500-v1.jpg?resize=300,60 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner-home-2500x500-v1.jpg?resize=768,154 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner-home-2500x500-v1.jpg?resize=1024,205 1024w, 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