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Crop Management

Photo by Louise Sorensen.

Agronomic Practices to Minimize Lodging While Maximizing Yield and Protein of Spring Wheat in the Eastern Canadian Prairies

January 3, 2023

Nutrient Management

From 2013 through 2022, the 4R Research Fund provided around $8 million to support 39 projects. Stars indicate projects ongoing.

4R Research With Impact

January 16, 2023

Figure 2. Spray application of a suspension of fine elemental S particles (Sulgro 70). Photo courtesy of Murray MacKinnon, Sultech.

Efficacy of Elemental Sulfur Fertilizers

January 4, 2023

Soybeans with 20 lb sulfate sulfur per acre applied prior to emergence (left) and without S (right). Photo by Shaun Casteel, Purdue University.

Correcting Sulfur Shortages in Midwest Soils

January 2, 2023

News & Perspectives

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The Crop Protection Network Offers Expanding Continuing Education for CCAs

January 24, 2023

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Agricultural Coalition to Scale Up Agronomic Support for Soil- Building Practices

January 20, 2023

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Have 10 Minutes? This Survey Will Help USDA Improve Its Services to You and Your Clients

January 13, 2023

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Agroforestry at the Landscape Level with Dr. Sarah Lovell

January 9, 2023

People

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January 11, 2023

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Volume 56, Issue 1

Inside this issue

Water wells—including abandoned wells—are commonplace in crop country. Potential water quality impacts, from both operating and abandoned wells, make them important for CCAs and their clients to understand. See page 18.

Cover photo: A combine passing through the field with groundwater wells in the foreground. USDA-ARS photo by Newell Kitchen.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy

Soil & Water Management

Photo courtesy of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District.

Better Accounting Needed to Solve Looming Groundwater Crisis

January 20, 2023

Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support by LightHawk.

Blue Waters, Green Fields

January 19, 2023

A combine passes through the field with groundwater wells in the foreground. USDA-ARS photo by Newell Kitchen.

Water Well Basics

January 16, 2023

Photo courtesy of GKSFlorapics/Alamy Stock Photo.

How Do Apple Tree Rootstocks and Cultivars Affect Soil Health in Southern Minnesota Orchards?

January 11, 2023

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