News Releases Archive

August 2010

• Lima Beans Domesticated Twice
• Teaching Communication and Information Literacy Skills
• Past, Present and Future of Soil Sciences
• Keeping Tabs on the Next Generation of Transgenic Crops
• Genetics Not Enough to Increase Wheat Production
• Arsenic in Field Runoff Linked to Poultry Litter
• U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Capture, Regionally
• Protecting Soil in Fire-Ravaged Landscapes
• Greenhouse Gas Calculator Connects Farming Practices with Carbon Credits
• Forest Fires Help Power the Nitrogen Cycle
• Get the 'Dirt' on Soil this Fall at The Durham Museum
• The Real Urban Jungle
• Students Get a Feel for Soil-Water Relationships
• Is Biochar the Answer for Ag?
• Turfgrass that Wears Down and Springs Back Up

July 2010

• Method Developed to Measure Solute Movement in Soils
• NASA Satellite Improves Pollution Monitoring
• Increasing the Shelf-Life of Cassava
• Plant and Soil Science Conference Emphasizes Food, Energy and Environmental Security
• Through Microbes, Nitrogen Alters Soil Carbon Cycle
• Cotton’s Global Genetic Resources
• Online Learning Supplements Watershed Program
• Yield Projections for Switchgrass as a Biofuel Crop
• Maize Seedlings Predict Drought Tolerance
• Absorbing Organic Pollutants in Soils

June 2010

• Peanuts: More Genetically Diverse than Expected
• Can One-time Tillage Improve No-till?
• How Vulnerable is Our Groundwater?
• Scientists Find Four-Leaf Clover Gene
• Scientists Question EPA Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Compost Filter Socks Improve Runoff from Croplands
• Increasing Potato Production
• Soil Gives Away Soybean Pathogen’s Presence
• Targeting Research to Address Climate Change Challenges to Agriculture
• Climate Change and Agriculture:
• Fescue Toxicosis and Management
• Tracking Phosphorus Runoff from Livestock Manure
• Does pasture irrigation increase groundwater contamination?
• Congressional Briefing: Climate Change and Agriculture
• Predicting Amount of Oil in Contaminated Soils
• Seasons Influence Microbial Response to Climate Changes

May 2010

• Perceptions of Forestry Students Change through Years of Study
• Predicting Carbon Sinks, Regionally
• Straw Residue Helps Keep Nitrogen on the Farm
• Method to differentiate Open Pollinated Varieties of Maize Developed
• Tidal Marshes Protect Aquatic Ecosystems and Store Carbon
• Cover Crops Reduce Erosion, Runoff
• How Grazinglands Influence Greenhouse Gas
• Identifying Federal Research Dollars for Ag
• Building a Better Student Discussion
• Certified Crop Adviser Program Begins in India
• Corn for Food and Fuel
• American Contributions to Chinese Soil Science
• Reducing Fossil Energy Use on the Farm
• Protecting Genetic Resources
• Large Amounts of Nitrogen Stored Beneath Selected Agricultural Areas

April 2010

• How Grass Buffers Keep Agricultural Herbicides at Bay
• Scientific Research Helps Protect Natural Resources
• Bringing the World of Agriculture to the Classroom
• Energy Crops Impact Environmental Quality
• Increasing Grain Yield in Sorghum

March 2010

• Soil Exhibition Inspires
• Measuring the Stability of Organic Waste
• Biomass Feedstock Harvest from Conservation Reserve Program Land
• Beyond the Dust Bowl: Challenges in Soil and Water Conservation
• Learning about Riparian Areas from Photographs
• Sewage Sludge Builds Organic Matter in Depleted Soils
• Developing Weed Resistance in Corn Hybrids
• The Effect of Landscape Position on Biomass Crop Yield
• Kentucky Congressman Ben Chandler Receives Excellence in Soil Stewardship Award
• Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Receives Sustainability in Crop Science Award
• Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Receives Champion of Agronomy Award
• Grading Surgical Competence in Graduating Veterinarians
• Sources of Pollution in Waterways
• Connecting Science with Culture

February 2010

• Mint Oil Production Moves South
• Early-Season Light Quality Affects Corn Growth and Yield
• What is the ‘Grand Challenge’ Facing the Future of Agriculture?
• Where Does the Fluid Go?
• Agronomy, Crops, Soils Societies Offer Scholarships, Fellowships
• New Book is a Mission Statement for Science Educators
• A Review of Vegetated Buffer Efficacy
• A Better Breed of Plants Help Revive Western Rangelands
• Hands-On: From Classroom to Employment
• Restored Prairies Resist Non-Native Grasses
• Precise N Application Yields Optimal Profit

January 2010

• Monitoring Peatland from Earth and Space
• Defying Climate Change, Ensuring Maize Stability
• Damaged Unexploded Ordnances Leach Explosive Residues

December 2009

• Experiential Learning Teaches Change and Adaptation

November 2009

• It’s Not Just Dirt!
• Carbon Storage in Forest Soils Recovers Rapidly following Disturbance by Mass Wasting
• Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently
• Soil Experts to Discuss Terroir, the Link between Earth, Wine Nov. 19 in DC
• Copper-Zinc Interaction Additive, Affects Toxic Response in Soybean
• Great Wines Come From Great Soils
• Ecology in Organic Ag: Combining Farming, Science

October 2009

• Plenary Lecturers Share Science and Policy Perspectives
• Expert to Discuss Phosphorus’ Impact on Gulf ‘Dead Zone’
• How Do We Fund Plant Breeding?
• 2009 Annual Meetings Emphasize Sustainability
• Can Bumble Bees Fill Pollination Void?
• Media Source Impacts Ag Biotech Communication
• Nitrogen Mysteries in Urban Grasslands
• World Forage Management Cup Contest Winners Announced
• Three Scientific Societies Celebrate the Launch of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Crop Science Society to Present Awards in Pittsburgh
• Agronomy Society to Present Awards in Pittsburgh
• Crop Science Society to Present 2009 Fellows in Pittsburgh
• ASA, CSSA, SSSA to Present Scholarships in Pittsburgh
• Soil Science Society to Present Awards in Pittsburgh
• Soil Science Society to Present 2009 Fellows in Pittsburgh
• Agronomy Society to Present 2009 Fellows in Pittsburgh
• Tall Fescue’s Future in Agriculture

September 2009

• Eat Soybeans to Prevent Diseases
• When Oxygen Makes Pollution Worse
• Help Students Think like Soil Scientists
• Agronomy Society Welcomes USDA Mississippi River Basin Initiative
• How Good Are Indicator Bacteria at Predicting Pathogens in Recreational Water?
• Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
• Plant and Soil Science Conference Emphasizes Sustainability
• Agronomy Society Comments on the Legacy of Norman Borlaug

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