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Empowering Texan Farmers Through Digital Agriculture

Yuri Calil

Summary

This presentation aims to shares the preliminary results and implementation experience from a recently awarded SRMEC Extension grant (2025/26) focused on integrating digital agriculture technologies with financial and risk management education for Texas cotton producers.

The project aims to enhance producer decision-making by linking precision agriculture data, enterprise budgeting, and marketing strategies within a practical Extension framework.

This presentation will discuss early lessons learned from program delivery, producer engagement, and adoption pathways, along with preliminary evaluation results and feedback.

Initial outcomes indicate high intent to adopt recommended practices, and growing interest in integrating digital tools into marketing and financial decisions. By sharing both early results and practical implementation insights, this session contributes to Extension professionals seeking scalable, data-driven approaches to risk management education that improve farm resilience and profitability in cotton systems and beyond.

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