2025

AGU 2025

7 July 2025

Session ID: 246682 
Session Title: H003: Advancement in Watershed Modeling: Agricultural Systems, Erosion Control and Nutrient Balances
Science Section: Hydrology
Deadline: 2025-07-30 (Wed)

Primary Convener: Haw Yen, USDA-ARS
Conveners: Xuesong Zhang, USDA-ARS; Latif Kalin, Auburn University; Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University

For the 10th straight year since 2016, this modeling session has served as a forum for extensive discussions among international scientists spanning various disciplines. We aspire to foster collaborative efforts in this session, advocating for advanced insights to drive future investigations into modeling development and associated management strategies. See you in New Orleans~!

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SWAT-Vexa Webinar Recording Available

7 July 2025

Thank you to everyone that joined the SWAT-VEXA webinar. The recording can be found below if you did not have a chance to join live. You can also sign up for VEXA here for free by creating an account and entering in the prompted information.

Accelerate data-driven decision making with answers to questions like:

  1. Policymaker: how much water is available for irrigation or drinking in my region?
  2. Land and water managers: What are the best land management practices to adopt to mitigate the risks of drought, flooding, or other extreme weather events?
  3. Farmers: How can I optimize crop yields and water use efficiency while minimizing environmental degradation for my plot?

Whether you support agricultural and urban communities across policymaking, land and water management, farming, research or more, SWAT-VEXA is ready to help.

SWAT VEXA Community Webinar

4 April 2025

Join IBM for an engaging session to learn about SWAT VEXA, an IBM Sustainability Accelerator solution built in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

SWAT VEXA leverages an interactive Gen AI virtual assistant that policymakers, land and water managers, farmers, researchers, and extension agents can use to support both agricultural and urban communities. See what is under the hood and come with questions.

We hope to see you there!

Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 9am-10am ET (adjust for your time zone)

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SWAT-VEXA: Intelligent agriculture solutions

7 February 2025

AgriLife Research and IBM's 'Soil and Water Assessment Tool Virtual Extension Assistant,' or SWAT VEXA, is a free, generative AI assistant that provides user-friendly insights for a host of agriculture and natural resources production scenarios.

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Results of Sponsorship Opportunity for SWAT+ Advanced Workshop

9 January 2025

A Big Thank You to All Applicants!

We are overwhelmed by the incredible response to our sponsorship opportunity for the upcoming SWAT+ Advanced Workshop. With over 500 applications, the selection process was extremely competitive!

Congratulations to our 7 Sponsored Candidates:

  1. Ahmed Al-Mowsheki (Yemen)
  2. Bannah Molubah Bestman (Liberia)
  3. Legese Abebaw Getu (Ethiopia)
  4. Ahana Bayongwa Samuel (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  5. Ronald Mugabi Maseruka (Uganda)
  6. Siddhant Baral (Nepal)
  7. Kevin S. Sambieni (Benin)

We are incredibly grateful to UNESCO IHP-Belgium for making this opportunity possible, enabling candidates from developing countries to join the SWAT+ Advanced Workshop led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

We will keep looking for similar opportunities in the future.

Get more information about the SWAT+ Advanced Workshop taking place online 21-24 January 2025. Registration is open through 15 January.

SWAT+ Advanced Workshop Information & Registration