Our Nebraska Digital Ag Survey indicated that digital dashboards have been adopted by three out of 10 farmers. Digital dashboards are considered decision support tools that can guide farmers in the decision-making process in their operations with the goal of increasing efficiency, productivity and sustainability of their farms. Data-driven decisions are a key goal for digital agriculture. In this article, we are highlighting the Dashboard for Agricultural Water and Nutrient Management (DAWN), developed by a team of universities as part of a USDA NIFA grant. 

The DAWN Dashboard applies an innovative forecasting and risk analysis system to provide farmers and water managers across the Corn Belt with the most relevant and reliable information for farm-level decision-making. DAWN is an online toolkit for Corn Belt row crop producers that’s designed to support – and better inform – common water- and nutrient-management decisions. Driven by a state-of-the-art regional forecast system, DAWN empowers farmers to make decisions based on accurate seasonal forecasts rather than historical trends.

The full article is available at: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/dawn-dashboard-decision-support-tool-corn-belt/