Hack the Harvest 2026 (USDA × NVIDIA × UC Davis, Sacramento)

Name: Hack the Harvest 2026 (USDA × NVIDIA × UC Davis, Sacramento)
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-11-14
Location: Sacramento

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About this hackathon

A two-day in-person hackathon at Aggie Square, Sacramento (Nov 14–15, 2026) hosted by USDA, NVIDIA, UC Davis's Center for Analytics and Technology in Society and HMCI. Teams of 5–7 UC Davis students use public geospatial data and AI to answer a real USDA question: was a cornfield harvested for silage or for grain? About 200 students, a 22.5-hour build window, $5,000 grand prize plus NVIDIA prizes.

Status
Deadline: 2026-11-14
Starts: 2026-11-14
Who: Students (UC Davis undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students only, 18+; teams of 5–7 formed before the event; about 200 spots, invite only)
Level: Advanced
Prize: $5k · $5,000 cash grand prize; $600 in NVIDIA Brev credits for the best use of Nemotron; two participants win an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Size: —
Format: In person · Sacramento · International
Location: Sacramento

Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：美国农业部、NVIDIA 和 UC Davis 联合办的两天学生黑客松，⁠‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌⁠用公开卫星和地理数据加 AI，判断一块玉米地是收青贮还是收籽粒。

看点：真实的 USDA 业务问题，提供背景资料、往期研究摘要和入门 notebook；约 200 名 UC Davis 学生，5—7 人一队需赛前组好；建造窗口 22.5 小时（周六 10:30 到周日 9:00）；不限专业

奖金：冠军 5,000 美元现金；NVIDIA Nemotron 最佳使用奖 600 美元 Brev 额度；抽 2 人各送 RTX 5080

截止日期：以开赛日为准，Devpost 报名

活动日期：2026年11月14日—15日（萨克拉门托 Aggie Square）

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Hack the Harvest 2026 (USDA × NVIDIA × UC Davis, Sacramento)

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