News Releases Archive

August 2022

• Juicy research unearths new genome within the tomato family
• Eat your greens and wash them, too
• What are drain tiles?
• Researchers turn their gaze to impacts of winter grazing
• How does young soil support plant life?
• Why interseeding might be the boost cover crops need
• Does dew provide water to plants?
• United States soil judging team wins first place at World Congress of Soil Science
• Study shows top “ingredient” to good-tasting coffee
• How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?

July 2022

• Shedding light on more efficient ways to breed cassava
• What are public food forests?
• Sustainable growing is the nectar of life for honeybush tea
• What is Trichoderma and how it is beneficial?
• How cover crops can protect the Chesapeake Bay
• What is sustainable turfgrass?

June 2022

• Lupin used as winter cover crop boosts summer sorghum yield
• Low Glycemic High Protein Rice - The quest for a perfect food
• Leaf mold compost shows benefit for tomato plants in degraded urban soils
• 2022 Sustainable Agronomy Conference Virtual-Event Series
• How can I manage my lawn to prevent nitrate pollution?
• Pea and lentils invest in root system development differently
• Tracking weeds to stop them in their tracks
• What are corn tillers?
• Can a moss help clean up waterways?
• Uncovering best practices for cover crops to optimize production

May 2022

• Digging into soil biology recovery after petroleum contamination
• How do rootstocks help tomato growers under heat and drought?
• Helping rain stay where it lands
• What is the current research about soil additions to help soil biology?
• Decreasing the knowledge gap for finger millet
• Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies names Jim Cudahy as its CEO
• What are anti-nutrients and why are they important for researchers to consider?
• Finding the best lentil varieties for every farm
• What is a dead zone?

April 2022

• Understanding the climate effects of grazing agriculture
• What are some current advancements in hop breeding?
• Ryes to the occasion – exploring how winter rye varieties can suit different climates
• How does soil moisture impact our lives?
• Pumpkin production can benefit from conservation practices
• Get Out of the Weeds – Use the Right Tool for the Job
• Small wetlands can have big impacts
• What do nutrients do for plants?

March 2022

• To fertilizer or not to fertilize: A delicate balance between chalky rice grains and excessive protein content
• Greenhouse study confirms flood-tolerant varieties of soy
• How do nutrients get into my vegetables?
• Tracking arsenic contamination to former orchards
• What are controlled-release fertilizers?
• Getting to the root of how to grow cowpea in difficult conditions
• How is cabbage grown organically?
• Benefits of cover crops extend to dry areas
• How can homeowners recycle grey water?

February 2022

• Determining outcomes of on-farm best practices
• Study shows struvite good phosphorus source for crops
• What is struvite and how is it used?
• Hemp hampered no more with research showing potential as cash crop
• How are seeds dispersed?
• Answering burning questions on biochar
• Why do landslides happen?

January 2022

• Urban bacteria are a diverse group
• Why are certain crops used to make biofuels?
• Fighting weeds in a changing world
• What are blue, green, and grey water?
• Are prairie mixes the only option for crop field borders?
• What damage do sugarcane aphids do to crops?
• Research shows more riparian buffer strips can protect our waterways

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?
• How do orange peels influence soybean growth?
• 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?
• Old beans may have new uses
• Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes
• How do wild pigs affect riparian systems?
• A preliminary framework for better urban agroforestry
• Sesame cultivation: expansion versus temperature stress
• 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

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