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Dr. Bruno Basso is a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. He holds global patents on remote sensing and crop modeling systems for agricultural sustainability. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, and a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America. He is a member of the Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the US National Academies of Sciences; and Office of Science of the US Department of Energy. He has published more than 250 papers. He received his PhD from Michigan State University.
Presentation Abstract
Agriculture accounts for over 10% of direct greenhouse gas emissions, with synthetic fertilizers in the US being a significant contributor. Low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) amplifies these impacts through increased nitrous oxide emissions and water pollution. Digital agriculture—leveraging advanced modeling, AI/ML, remote sensing, and agricultural machinery—offers promising solutions to enhance resource efficiency and mitigate the environmental impacts of production agriculture. This presentation will explore how the Basso Lab’s Digital Twin technology is being applied to scale variable rate prescription maps and quantify the carbon footprint of agricultural management practices at scale.