News Releases Archive
December 2022
- Starting small to better understand key steps in the carbon cycle
- What is some current research in growing cumin?
November 2022
- Tri-Societies & FFAR Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Sharing Carbon and Ecosystems Services Information
- COVID-19 impacts found in unexpected places
- Soil sensor yields beneficial information for farmers
- What is a soil carbon credit?
- Introducing a new solution to decode carbon and ecosystem service needs
- A lasting impact: microplastics settling into soil
October 2022
- What type of grass is best for beef cattle?
- Why do farmers need to test their soils?
- Monitoring soil moisture to protect forest and wildland systems
- Cleaner wastewater makes for healthier rivers
- Considerations of soil health on farms across regions of the United States
- What is a tree island, and how does it help with carbon storage?
- Dynamics and transformations of urban soils
- A new alliance: Corn with tillers work well together in restrictive environments
- Navigating rapidly changing global fertilizer markets
- Why is pennycress a good cover crop?
- Where should the water go? A national look at prioritizing water optimization
- International collaboration works to breed fungus-resistant cotton
- Improving carbon storage in soils
- What is blue carbon, and why is it important?
September 2022
- Virtual sessions for ASA-CSSA-SSSA annual meeting available
- Keeping current with landslide prediction tools
- The future of agronomy
- Lecture to discuss wetlands’ ability to alleviate some pressures of climate change
- Wild about peanuts – using crop wild relatives to improve today’s crops
- Benefits of biosolids spread across decades of research
- Cover crop tour of Maryland’s eastern shore
- Same Boat Different Stops: Culinary and Cultural Connections in the African Atlantic World
- Racing to the Roots: Soil Moisture Impacts the Speed of Nematodes
- Institutional Alertness and Research on Land Use and Drinking Water Quality
- Soil erosion and public communication
- How do nutrients in leaves inform farming practices?
- Keeping bacteria at bay in Hawaiian water bodies
- How does low-impact development help manage stormwater?
August 2022
- Juicy research unearths new genome within the tomato family
- Eat your greens and wash them, too
- What are drain tiles?
- Researchers turn their gaze to impacts of winter grazing
- How does young soil support plant life?
- Why interseeding might be the boost cover crops need
- Does dew provide water to plants?
- United States soil judging team wins first place at World Congress of Soil Science
- Study shows top “ingredient” to good-tasting coffee
- How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?
July 2022
- Shedding light on more efficient ways to breed cassava
- What are public food forests?
- Sustainable growing is the nectar of life for honeybush tea
- What is Trichoderma and how it is beneficial?
- How cover crops can protect the Chesapeake Bay
- What is sustainable turfgrass?
June 2022
- Lupin used as winter cover crop boosts summer sorghum yield
- Low Glycemic High Protein Rice - The quest for a perfect food
- Leaf mold compost shows benefit for tomato plants in degraded urban soils
- 2022 Sustainable Agronomy Conference Virtual-Event Series
- How can I manage my lawn to prevent nitrate pollution?
- Pea and lentils invest in root system development differently
- Tracking weeds to stop them in their tracks
- What are corn tillers?
- Can a moss help clean up waterways?
- Uncovering best practices for cover crops to optimize production
May 2022
- Digging into soil biology recovery after petroleum contamination
- How do rootstocks help tomato growers under heat and drought?
- Helping rain stay where it lands
- What is the current research about soil additions to help soil biology?
- Decreasing the knowledge gap for finger millet
- Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies names Jim Cudahy as its CEO
- Finding the best lentil varieties for every farm
April 2022
- Understanding the climate effects of grazing agriculture
- What are some current advancements in hop breeding?
- Ryes to the occasion – exploring how winter rye varieties can suit different climates
- How does soil moisture impact our lives?
- Pumpkin production can benefit from conservation practices
- Get Out of the Weeds – Use the Right Tool for the Job
- Small wetlands can have big impacts
- What do nutrients do for plants?
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