March 2022
- To fertilizer or not to fertilize: A delicate balance between chalky rice grains and excessive protein content
- Greenhouse study confirms flood-tolerant varieties of soy
- How do nutrients get into my vegetables?
- Tracking arsenic contamination to former orchards
- What are controlled-release fertilizers?
- Getting to the root of how to grow cowpea in difficult conditions
- How is cabbage grown organically?
- Benefits of cover crops extend to dry areas
- How can homeowners recycle grey water?
February 2022
- Determining outcomes of on-farm best practices
- Study shows struvite good phosphorus source for crops
- What is struvite and how is it used?
- Hemp hampered no more with research showing potential as cash crop
- How are seeds dispersed?
- Answering burning questions on biochar
- Why do landslides happen?
January 2022
- Urban bacteria are a diverse group
- Why are certain crops used to make biofuels?
- Fighting weeds in a changing world
- What are blue, green, and grey water?
- Are prairie mixes the only option for crop field borders?
- What damage do sugarcane aphids do to crops?
- Research shows more riparian buffer strips can protect our waterways
December 2021
- Balancing oat kernel size and fiber content
- Soil formation of the Galápagos Islands
- (Human) waste not, want not
- Liming and phosphorus increase cassava yields
- How are new varieties of plants registered and why?
- What is the Wisconsin state soil?
- One (soil) test to rule them all
November 2021
- How is drought affecting irrigation water for pecans?
- How is drought affecting irrigation water for pecans?
- Research offers sweet (potato) relief
- What are the best management practices of the Everglades Agricultural Area?
- Solving the battle for your orange juice
- Cassava: A Plant for all times
- Getting a solid soil response to biosolids application
- What drives roots’ decomposition and carbon storage in grassland soils?
October 2021
- Perfectly popped – sorghum?
- How do orange peels influence soybean growth?
- Measuring soil health easily and reliably
- What is soil made of?
- Research confirms a new forage crop for eastern Wyoming
- What is sunn hemp and how is it used in agronomy?
- Healthy soil, healthy farms
- What is “soil carbon”?
September 2021
- Do depressions in Canadian prairies hold the key to groundwater recharge?
- Old beans may have new uses
- Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes
- How do wild pigs affect riparian systems?
- A preliminary framework for better urban agroforestry
- Sesame cultivation: expansion versus temperature stress
- Encompass Scholars program announced by tri-societies
- What has been discovered about the Mars surface? How does that relate to human missions?
- Between a rock and a hard place
August 2021
- Creating valid and transparent carbon markets
- What is the quinoa seed and germplasm collection like?
- Improving soil carbon measurements empowers African farmers
- There is a fungus among us!
- Scientific Societies release "Advancing Resilient Agriculture" statement
- Limestone improves coffee yield and profitability
- Why mix varieties of wheat in a field?
- Measuring nitrogen in green manures
- How do soils and humans impact one another?
July 2021
- Balancing nitrogen for sunflowers
- Tomato production 101: Distinctions beyond the “fruit or vegetable” debate
- Microbes promote lima bean growth
- The big potential of little millet
- Selecting the best bioenergy crops for the North Carolina Piedmont
- Why use grass on tennis courts? Grass is fast!
June 2021
- Tile drainage impacts yield and nitrogen
- Compost improves apple orchard sustainability
- Where does pyrethrum come from?
- Sustainable Agronomy Conference expands virtual format
- Bioreactors chip away at nitrogen pollution
- Microbial respiration with iron
- Maximizing returns from double-crop soybean
- What is some current research in growing strawberries?
- Better popping potential for popcorn
- Do wildflowers help reduce runoff in roadside soils?
May 2021
- Why is it important to increase genetic diversity in crops, especially in soybean?
- Benefits of wheat in corn-soybean crop rotations
- How do nematodes help plants and soils?
- Breeding a better chickpea
- How does wind erosion affect farming in Washington state?
- The surprising power of chicken manure
- What can we learn about agricultural practices from soil archives?
April 2021
- Tracking nitrate in farm fields
- How are vineyards in California following sustainable practices?
- The fight against Palmer amaranth
- Free K-12 resources developed for teaching soil science
- Are there soil microbes under my fingernails?
- Diverse pollinators improve canola production
- How a new malting barley variety for California came to be
- Breeding barley for a changing climate
- Can industrial hemp be intercropped in pine plantations?