Salty Farms

This drone image by Jarrod Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, shows how farms close to estuaries and tidal streams connected to the Chesapeake Bay can be impacted by saltwater encroachment.

Pinki Mondal, DSI Resident Faculty, and her students’ work are part of a multi-institutional team using satellite and drone imagery to spot barren salt patches on Delmarva farms.