News Releases Archive
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?
- 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?
- Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes
- How do wild pigs affect riparian systems?
- A preliminary framework for better urban agroforestry
- 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
- 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
- Measuring nitrogen in green manures
- How do soils and humans impact one another?
July 2021
- Balancing nitrogen for sunflowers
- 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
- 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
- Benefits of wheat in corn-soybean crop rotations
- How do nematodes help plants and soils?
- Breeding a better chickpea
- The surprising power of chicken manure
- What can we learn about agricultural practices from soil archives?
April 2021
- Tracking nitrate in farm fields
- 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
- Breeding barley for a changing climate
- Can industrial hemp be intercropped in pine plantations?
March 2021
- Shrub willow as a bioenergy crop
- Todd Steinacher named 2021 International Certified Crop Adviser of the Year
- Helping stevia plants brave the cold
- Manure improves soil and microbe community
- Chickpea genetics reduce need for chemicals
- How is erosion affecting the recovery of the Fukushima area?
February 2021
- Measuring carbon nanotubes taken up by plants
- Breeding better seeds: Healthy food for more people
- What do ants and soils do for each other?
- Cataloguing genetic information about yams
- Some food contamination starts in the soil
- How do different root structures affect soil?
January 2021
- Making wheat and peanuts less allergenic
- Dr. Audrey Chang joins ACSESS as Chief Operating Officer
- Stealing the spotlight in the field and kitchen
- Are the west Texas rangelands barren?
- Framework sheds light on nitrogen loss of producing common food items
- Cattle grazing and soybean yields