New York high school student Benjy Firester used disease and weather data from Israeli farmers to predict and prevent the spread of the devastating potato blight fungus. His model won the $250,000 top prize at the prestigious US Regeneron Science Talent Search.

http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/04/10/israeli-farmers-help-nyc-teen-predict-outbreaks-of-crop-killing-disease/

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/13/us/science-talent-search-2018-winners/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/embed/6jqek8Bclko?rel=0