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Educational webinars keep members abreast on current research, knowledge sharing, and provide certified professionals with Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to maintain their credentials and gain professional development. Registration is open to all and free for members and certified professionals.

Registration for a webinar includes access to the live broadcast and a link to a recording of the webinar. The recording link will be emailed to you and will remain available approximately one week from the scheduled date. This link will be valid for 30 days and can only be used by the registrant. 

Live webinars are FREE to ASA, CSSA, SSSA members and Certified Professionals. For non-members, each webinar costs $65.

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Emerging Research on Environmental Challenges: Grad Student Research Spotlight

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM Central

Join us for a special webinar showcasing innovative environmental research from emerging scientists. Three graduate students will present their work on pressing challenges, from the risks that PFAS “forever chemicals” pose to crop production to the use of hyperspectral and multi-omics technologies to study nitrogen status and drought tolerance. 

Speakers:
Bruno Scheffer, Purdue University
Ravi Seelam, University of Georgia
Ariana Lazo, Purdue University

Moderator:
Chris Barron, Purdue University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

From Discovery to Startup: Empowering Scientist Entrepreneurs

Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM-12:30PM Central

Online Workshop

Are you a scientist wondering what’s next after your PhD? Join Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO of Pheronym and an accomplished scientist-entrepreneur, for an interactive workshop designed to broaden your career horizons. Discover how to leverage your research skills and scientific expertise to create impact beyond the traditional academic path.

Price:
$75/non-member
$35/member, professional development
$20/students

Feeding Crops for Higher Yields

Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central

Join Yara's Markus Braaten as he delves into the pivotal role micronutrients and biostimulants play in a complete crop nutrition program. Together, micronutrients and biostimulants can enable crops to surpass their current yield limitations through improved nutrient uptake, water use efficiency, resistance to stress, and more. This webinar is sponsored by Yara North America.

Speakers:
Markus, Braaten, Market Development Manager, Digital Agronomy, Yara North America

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Measuring GHGs in Arkansas Rice Fields: effects of different water management practices and soil texture gradient

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central

This webinar will discuss a Field to Market project that aims to quantify the impact of rice water management practices and soil clay content on CH₄ and N2O emissions in Arkansas rice systems, thereby supporting the development of sustainable, climate-smart agriculture.

Speakers:
Taiwo Osoko, University of Arkansas 
Beatriz Moreno Garcia, University of Arkansas
Austin Pearce, Field to Market

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Understanding the Soil Health Cycle: A Framework for Action

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM Central

In this webinar, we’ll present a conceptual framework on the Soil Health Cycle, which explores the many interdependent and interconnected factors and actors involved in reaching true soil health. We’ll also highlight key research gaps and feedback loops that can help or hinder progress.

Speaker:
Bijesh Maharjan, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mike McDonald, Producer and Board Member of Nebraska Soil Health Coalition

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Cultivating Respect in the Workplace

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central

Cultivating respect, whether it’s in research, the classroom, in a field setting, or any other professional endeavor requires specific skills. Both technical and soft skills, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and the ability to overcome barriers are key to gaining respect. In this webinar we’ll explore key skills needed to navigate various work settings and strategies to build respect without compromising self. Attendees will hear a spotlight talk on respect and then we’ll hold a panel roundtable discussion from women in academia, extension, and industry with plenty of tie for Q&A.

Speakers:
Kristen Rinehart Krebs, Corteva
Lakshmi Manavalan, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee Member

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Increasing resource conservation through adoption of Integrated Pest Management 595 conservation practice systems

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has substantial value in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and other NRCS conservation programs to address resource concerns for plant health, water, air and biodiversity resources. This webinar explains the basics of IPM that make it useful in resource conservation efforts. Using practical examples based on real world experiences, presenters describe how NRCS and conservation district staff, land grant scientists, Extension agents, and crop consultants can work together in supporting development and use of 595 pest management conservation systems.

Moderator:
Bruce Knight, Strategic Conservation Solutions

Speakers:
Karen Lowell, USDA
Jim Farrar, PhD, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, University of California

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Fertilizer Source & Soil Health: Managing Chloride, Microbes & Salt Safety

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central

While some growers face visible salinity challenges, the impact of salt stress from repeat use of high-chloride and high-salt fertilizers is a growing challenge across the country. In this webinar, we’ll explore how fertilizer source and delivery method can influence seedling emergence, salt loading, root health, the rhizosphere microbiome and nutrient uptake.

Speakers:
Dr. AJ Foster, CPAg, CCA, Agronomy Technical Services Manager, ICL
Tony Donoho, Agronomy Technical Services Manager, Midwest Region, ICL
Mike Dolinski, MSc, Director of Science & Innovation, Taurus Ag

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) host a series of webinars to highlight the work of authors published in our journals, and are free to view on our YouTube channel. Explore the various playlists.