The 2020 September-October cover of Crops & Soils magazine

Nutrient Management

Photo by Brad Bernhard.

When to use a single or split application of nitrogen fertilizer in corn

September 8, 2020

Source: Design Pics Inc /Alamy Stock Photo.

Which recommendation tools are best for achieving the economically optimal nitrogen rate?

September 8, 2020

Source: Joseph L. Murphy/Iowa Soybean Association.

Examining environmental sustainability metrics—Nitrogen balance

August 29, 2020

Soil & Water Management

Cover crop diversity over time or with mixed-species plantings is desirable to provide multiple cropping system benefits. Photo by Meg Housman.

Cover crop management in semi-arid regions: Effect on soil and cash crop

September 7, 2020

The Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer can be used to measure wet aggregate stability. Photo courtesy of Robert Schindelbeck, Director, Cornell Soil Health Laboratory.

Assessing soil health: Soil water cycling

September 7, 2020

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September 1, 2020

Meet the professional

After working in the industry for 42 years, CCA Bruce Palmer, a research agronomist for The McGregor Company, is set to retire in the fall.

Roots in unique land lead to life-long career of discovery

July 7, 2020

Looking for a job? A career? Job advice?

September-October 2020 issue

Volume 53, Issue 5

Inside this issue

This issue features the first article in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil water cycling. Wet aggregate stability is one way to evaluate soil water cycling. This photo shows the use of one tool to measure wet aggregate stability—the Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer. Photo courtesy of Robert Schindelbeck, Director, Cornell Soil Health Laboratory. See related story on p. 35.

Integrated Pest Management

Washington State University weed scientists Drew Lyon (left) and Ian Burke (right) look over an herbicide resistance test for the weed downy brome in a greenhouse. Photo by Matthew Weaver/Capital Press File.

Testing in Washington identifies widespread postemergence herbicide resistance in annual grasses

September 2, 2020

Soybean roots with soybean cyst nematode females (the white, round objects coming out of the roots). Photo by Angela Tenney, Michigan State University ANR Communications and Marketing.

Soybean cyst nematode management in the western Corn Belt

August 29, 2020

Citrus greening (also known as huanglongbing or HLB), one of the most significant citrus diseases, was first detected in Florida in 2005. Source: Adobe Stock/Ellen.

First effective treatment for citrus greening disease discovered

August 23, 2020

Careers & Education

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CCA John Heard (left) working with a grower.

CCAs—Who are they and what do they do?

August 21, 2020

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