News Releases Archive

August 2011

• American Society of Agronomy Announces 2011 Award Recipients
• American Society of Agronomy Presents 2011 Class of Fellows
• Crop Science Society of America Announces 2011 Award Recipients
• Crop Science Society of America Presents 2011 Class of Fellows
• Soil Science Society of America Announces 2011 Award Recipients
• Soil Science Society of America Presents 2011 Class of Fellows
• Introducing System Models into Ag Research
• ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Present 2011 Scholarships and Fellowships
• Comparing Soybean Production Methods
• Agronomy Society Hires Agronomic Education Manager
• Corn Silage Hybrids and Seeding Rates
• Urban Impacts on Phosphorus in Streams
• Divot Resistance in Golf Course Turfgrass

July 2011

• Grazing Management Effects on Stream Pollutants
• Health Benefits of Soybeans
• The Future of Cover Crops
• Implications of Sewage Sludge
• Improving Peanut Crops through Genetics

June 2011

• Assessing Agroforestry's Advantages
• A Different Kind of Mentor
• Improving Potato Varieties
• Analyzing Agroforestry Management
• Melon's Role in Fruit Genetics
• Toxic Compounds in Groundwater
• Breeding Wheat for Blight Resistance
• Scientists Seek to Adapt Crops to Climate Change
• Pesticide Impact: Comparing Lab, Field-Scale Results
• Phosphate Sorption Characteristics of European Alpine Soils
• Unique Gene Combinations Control Tropical Maize Response to Day Lengths
• UW-Madison Scientists Create Low-Acrylamide Potato Lines
• Engaging High School Students in Soil Science Inquiry
• Cotton Genetics - A Work in Progress
• Societies Establish Climate Change Position
• Climate Change Could Impact Livestock Production

May 2011

• New Strategy Aims to Reduce Agricultural Ammonia
• Rediscovering Sound Soil Management
• Congressional Briefings: Bringing Urban Agriculture to Life
• Study Probes Sources of Mississippi River Phosphorus

April 2011

• Maize: It’s in the Genes
• Conservation Efforts Aided by New Legume
• Saving Soil Ecosystem Critical to Earth’s Environment
• Liming Fields Does Not Harm Soil
• Can Biochar Help Suppress Greenhouse Gases?
• Cost Effective Manure Management

March 2011

• Improve Crop Yield by Removing Manure Solids
• How Plants Absorb Pollutants
• Manure Runoff Depends on Soil Texture
• Can Biochar Help Suppress Greenhouse Gases?
• Agriculture, Food, Nutrition, and Natural Resources Reception March 15
• Genebanks Could Be Storing the Wrong Seeds
• Nitrogen Cycling and Anaerobic Lagoons
• Research and Development Round Table
• Measuring Methane

February 2011

• Transitioning to Organic Farming
• Job Seekers: How Do You Rate with Employers?
• New Alfalfa Management Guide Published
• Importance of Ag Research Highlighted with Funding
• Soil Science Society of America Celebrates 75th Anniversary
• Restructuring Natural Resource Majors
• Critical Issues in Global Soil Health
• Analyzing Long-Term Impacts of Biofuel on the Land

January 2011

• Less Is More in Soybean Row Widths
• Could Oysters Be Used to Clean up Chesapeake Bay?
• Identifying Factors in Atrazine’s Reduced Weed Control
• Statistical Analysis Can Estimate Crop Performance
• Cattle Can Help Restore Degraded Soil
• Drinking Recycled Water?
• Wastewater Treatment Lowers Pathogen Levels

December 2010

• Using Genetic Mapping to Save Wheat Production
• Nanomaterials in Our Environment
• Optical Water Quality Assessment
• Iron Deficiency in Soil Threatens Soybean Production
• Drought Tolerant Rice in Development

November 2010

• Crop Breeding Gets Boost from Sweet Potatoes
• Paul Tracy Elected to Certified Crop Adviser Board
• Identifying Future Soil Science Research Needs
• Pollution on Top of the World
• Pelletized Manure Reduces Toxic Runoff
• Growing Sorghum for Biofuel
• Fighting Selenium Deficiency

October 2010

• Media Alert: Agronomists, Crop and Soil Scientists Convene in Long Beach
• Project Eagle Rock
• Growing Crops in the City
• Everglades Show Improvement in Water Quality
• Societies Participate in USA Science & Engineering Festival
• Societies Participate in USA Science & Engineering Festival
• A Science Policy Webinar: Wetlands Function and Response to Extreme Events

September 2010

• Media Advisory: Dig It! Exhibit Preview Oct. 1 in Omaha
• Smithsonian Exhibition Reveals Impact of Soil
• Crop Science Society of America Announces the 2010 Class of Fellows
• Soil Science Society of America Announces the Class of 2010 Fellows
• Crop Science Society of America Announces 2010 Award Recipients
• American Society of Agronomy Presents 2010 Fellows
• American Society of Agronomy Announces Award Recipients
• Soil Science Society of America Announces 2010 Award Recipients
• New Book Explores History, Future of International Agriculture
• Early Cotton Planting Requires Irrigation
• Southern Soils Mitigate Manure Microbes
• Restoring Coastal Wetlands? Check the Soil
• ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Present Scholarships and Fellowships

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