About OpenAgData
Find the right evidence for the right place.
Every study has a location. OpenAgData organizes agricultural research by where it happened — so you can search by yours and find what actually works nearby.
How the data flows
From scattered papers to practical answers
We take published research and make it searchable by place, topic, and what it found — so you spend less time compiling and more time deciding.
Papers indexed
Published studies, preprints, and reports are cataloged with a link back to the source of record — we index, we don't publish.
Enriched with context
Each study is pinned to its state and county, then tagged with funders, topics, and the outcomes it measured.
Organized into hubs & topics
Records are grouped into research hubs and topic collections, so evidence reads as a map instead of a list.
Used for real decisions
Funders, researchers, and practitioners search by place and topic to find evidence they can actually use.
Why share your research
Adding your paper takes about a minute.
OpenAgData is an open index for U.S. agricultural research — free to use, with metadata shared under CC-BY. Your study is pinned to its state and county and linked to hubs and funding agencies, so anyone searching that region or topic finds your evidence, not just a title in a database. We're an index, not a journal: we link to your original publication, with no copyright transfer, no paywall, and no duplication. Every submission is reviewed for accuracy and relevance before it appears on the public map.
For institutions and funders
Put your research footprint on the map.
Hubs map an institution's research footprint and make collaboration opportunities visible. Funders can track which agencies fund what, where investment is concentrated, and where the research gaps still are — evidence for the next RFA, in minutes instead of weeks.
What's next
A platform in active development
OpenAgData is being built in the open, and there's plenty still to do. New partner hubs, on-farm data, and funding intelligence are in progress — the index grows as researchers and institutions add their work, and the platform grows with it.
Start with your state.
Pick a location, see what's been studied there, and find research you can actually use.