Find & Fix: New Datu Report on Mitigating Methane
Based on primary data collected from 60 leak detection and repair firms, Find and Fix: Job Creation in the Emerging Leak Detection and Repair Industry documents a growing field of service firms that...
View ArticleDatu in the Media: New Methane Report
Highlighting job opportunities in the emerging industry to detect and repair leaks in natural gas facilities, national media cited our recent report prepared for EDF, “Find & Fix: Job Creation in...
View ArticleDatu Is Hiring!
Want to do cool international work for a small firm with big impact? Datu is looking for a fieldwork project manager to become an integral part of our team!
View ArticleWelcome Sofia!
We are excited to welcome Sofia Tenorio Fenton to our team. Sofia grew up in the culturally and biologically diverse state of Oaxaca, Mexico. She’ll contribute to Datu’s international development work...
View ArticleCover Crops, No-till, and the Bottom Line: Datu Case Studies
Documenting their budget numbers and the context behind them, four farmers who have adopted cover crops or no-till share decisions they made and why, effects on their income and yields, and lessons...
View ArticleDatu Case Studies, ICYMI!
In a recent series of Datu Case Studies, four Midwest farmers present detailed, year-by-year budget data on their adoption of two soil health management practices: cover crops and no-till. Farmers who...
View ArticleMachine Learning’s New “Earthworm”
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) and its partners are working on a way to rapidly scale up the Soil Health Research Landscape Tool, an online database developed for SHI by Datu Research. The new SHI...
View ArticleMore on Cover Crop Economics…
It wasn’t a question of knowing there were benefits to cover crops, but when Michael Willis began using them in 2012 he was curious to see if hard numbers could be put to the economics of including...
View ArticleAre you a full-time student with a future in soil health research?
Datu is offering a full scholarship to this year’s Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) International Annual Conference. We hope you’ll apply! Read more…
View ArticleDatu Discusses Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) and Cover Crops
Who do farmers count on for farm management info and advice (besides other farmers)? Attend Datu’s webinar Thu, June 7 on Certified Crop Advisers and their potential role in providing cover crop...
View ArticleDatu Seeks Senior Evaluation Consultant
Datu seeks an experienced Senior Evaluation Consultant. The successful candidate must have experience designing and leading performance evaluations, performance monitoring systems, surveys and...
View ArticleICYMI: Understanding the Barriers of Ag Retailers and CCAs in Providing Cover...
What are the top 5 challenges in providing cover crop products and services? See Datu’s recent webinar hosted by the Partnership for Ag Resource Management (PARM): http://partnershipfarm.org/webinars/
View ArticleA Big High Five to Datu Scholarship Winner Amanda Locker!
Datu is pleased to award to Amanda Locker a full scholarship to attend the 73rd annual conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Service (SWCS). As a graduate student in Agricultural Engineering at...
View ArticleWill we see you next week at SWCS or the Soil Health Institute Conferences?
Hope to see you in Albuquerque, where you can get a sneak peek at Datu’s upcoming findings on cover crop products and services provided by agricultural retailers and Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs). At...
View ArticleAg Retailers and Cover Crops: Willingness, But Barriers
Ag retailers and Certified Crop Advisers are a trusted go-to source for farmers. How willing are they to help their farmer customers adopt cover crops? Our study found that 89% of agricultural...
View ArticleHelping Farmers Succeed with Cover Crops: Two Case Studies
How can ag retailers incorporate cover crops into their business model? Datu reports on the experience of two farmer-owned cooperatives that are committed to actively supporting their customers with...
View ArticleDatu Research: How Smithfield Foods Works With Farmers to Reduce Fertilizer...
Smithfield Foods has successfully engaged 80 percent of its supply chain for grain — which is used to feed the company’s hogs — in farming practices that are both sustainable and reduce the cost of...
View ArticleICYMI: Smithfield Foods-EDF-Datu Research Webinar
If you missed our webinar on March 25, 2019, and you’re wondering how Smithfield Foods partners with its supply chain and EDF to create environmental and business benefits, you can access the recording...
View ArticleDatu is looking for experienced, smart people for 2 positions!
1) We are looking for an experienced part-time Data Analyst to support a 5-year longitudinal evaluation of an innovative food security project funded by USAID. 2) We are offering an ideal summer work...
View ArticleHurricanes, Droughts, Wildfires: The Escalating Costs of Climate Change
In a new report, Datu researchers use publicly available data to demonstrate that, as the world continues to warm, climate change-fueled weather disasters will become more frequent, more severe, and...
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