January 2019
- Prairie strips transform farmland conservation
- High-protein rice brings value, nutrition
- Why do some farm fields look messy after harvest?
- Right green for crop, environment, wallet
- Long term ag change impacts stream water quality
December 2018
- Peanuts that do more with less water
- Fire’s effects on soil moisture, runoff
- How do breeders know which part of the DNA corresponds to the trait they are breeding for?
- Can rice filter water from ag fields?
November 2018
- Soil tilling, mulching key to China’s potato crop
- Soil’s history: A solution to soluble phosphorus?
- What are some fun facts about cranberries for Thanksgiving?
October 2018
- Fertilizers’ impact on soil health compared
- Breeding beans that resist weevils
- How do they make those crazy designs on major league baseball outfields?
- Penetrating the soil’s surface with radar
- Maintaining high crop quality topic of symposium
- Boxing up ag field nitrogen
- Sustainable intensification of crops topic of symposium
- What’s the difference between hay and straw?
- High-tech observations for food security
- Fighting antinutrients to improve nutrition
- Cross-cutting issues in environmental quality and agriculture symposium
September 2018
- Regional differences in cover crops
- Plant genetic resources ensure ag’s future
- “Enhancing productivity in a changing climate”
- “Ground coffee” with soil perks in Brazil
- What are riparian buffer strips?
August 2018
- Soy natural: Genetic resistance against aphids
- What causes stress in plants?
- In soil carbon measurements, tools tell the tale
- Matchmaking for sweet potato? It’s complicated
- Why is it important to have seed banks and seed access?
- Soil phosphorus availability and lime: more than just pH?
July 2018
- Manure slipping through (soil) cracks
- Crops and livestock on the same farms, the same fields–why?
- Quick soil test aims to determine nitrogen need
- Reining in soil’s nitrogen chemistry
- What are denitrifying woodchip bioreactors, and how do they help the environment?
June 2018
- Where do agricultural greenhouse gases come from, and what can be done to reduce them?
- Whether wheat weathers heat waves
- High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weed
- How are plants bred to be biofortified? Why is it important?
- Breeding better Brazilian rice
May 2018
- Radish cover crop traps nitrogen; mystery follows
- Cause of E. coli beach closings? Gulls
- What fertilizers and pesticides commonly go on ag fields and why?
- Sustainable Agronomy Conference: Science meets practice
- Less water, same Texas cotton
- How can I use natural materials to build soil fertility in my garden?
- Plant breeders balance shared innovation, revenue
April 2018
- Corn with straw mulch builds yield, soil carbon
- Keeping your lawn healthy benefits you as well
- Root exudates affect soil stability, water repellency
- Faba fix for corn’s nitrogen need
- What should I consider before using fertilizers and pesticides at home?
- Dry the weeds, keep the crops
March 2018
- Ragweed casts shade on soy production
- How do they make the grass on golf courses so smooth?
- Fixing soybean’s need for nitrogen
- Chesapeake Bay’s nitrogen clean-up crew
- Agronomy @Work, on video
- Why are weeds so competitive with my plants?
- Crop rotation, grazing rebuilds soil health
- Watters honored as International Certified Crop Adviser of the Year
February 2018
- Mudsnails provide water quality indicators
- What are the general uses of pesticides?
- Reed canarygrass: environmental foe, cattle food?
- Cover crops in nitrogen’s circle of life
- How do scientists do traditional plant breeding?
- Technology keeps rice fertilizer nice