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Here is an excerpt from my write-up on my projects....
3. Agricultural Modeling In an effort to help the Financial Trading Group begin effectively trading = ag=20 commodities, we have attempted to locate a commercially available crop mode= l=20 to predict macro-crop effects based on real-time weather data and forward= =20 weather scenarios. We have purchased a model known as DSSAT, which is high= ly=20 regarded in the agricultural modeling community. One of the primary author= s=20 of this software, Joe Ritchie, has recently retired from Michigan State=20 University and is moving to Texas. Dr. Ritchie ahs expressed interest in= =20 providing assistance to us in setting up this software. His new address is= =20 217 Camino Principal, Belton, Texas 76513 and telephone is 254-933-7742. His colleague, Dr. Gerritt Hoogenboom, at the University of Georgia has=20 confirmed that this is the best software for our needs and that Dr. Ritchie= =20 would be ideal for providing us the help that we need. A second software product known as =01&Pcyield=018 has been suggested. Pcy= ield is=20 based on the DSSAT model but is supposed to be more user friendly. However= ,=20 Dr. Hoogenboom has suggested that the DSSAT model that we purchased is=20 probably the better fit for our needs. The salesman for Pcyield is named= =20 Bill Bodine and he works for a company called Mpower 3. He has indicated= =20 that he wants to visit us in Houston on February 2nd.
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