Central/Southern Great Plains

There are dozens of types of biostimulants, each with their unique properties and benefits to crop health. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/S. Leitenberger.

Understanding Biostimulants and Their Tie to Soil Fertility

September 6, 2023

A vermifilter can use composting earthworms to treat dairy wastewater, recycle nutrients, and provide organic products such as fish bait and soil-amending casts. Graphic by Marie Johnston.

Could Worms Help Cut Emissions From Dairy Waste?

September 4, 2023

Figure 1. Functions, management, and measuring of soil health. Image courtesy of Christopher Rogers and derived from USDA-NRCS (2023).

Soil Health: What We Know—and Don’t Know

September 1, 2023

Figure 1. Photos of untreated, aggressively growing cotton in the middle of the season (A; Photo by J. Lee) and cotton near the end of the season showing excessive vegetative growth and very limited reproductive growth near the top of the plant (B; Photo by L.C. Hand).

Regulating Plant Growth in Cotton

July 20, 2023

Figure 1. The optimal potassium rate in corn with a quadratic plateau model (y = a + bx + cx2 ).

Big Data and Machine Learning: What Is It and Can We Use It for 4R Nutrient Management?

July 19, 2023

Backdrop photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Volodymyr Herasymov. Insets, from l to r, courtesy of: Wikimedia Commons/Einboeck.official, David Hooker, and Annu Kumari.

It’s All Hands on Deck in the Battle Against Herbicide- Resistant Weeds

July 18, 2023

Team conducting training on the SATURO instrument used for measuring water infiltration and permeability, one of the Soil Health Institute’s Tier 1 soil health indicators.

The Race to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in U.S. Dairy Through Improved Soil Health

July 17, 2023

Figure 1. A recent study seeking to identify crop advisers’ perspectives on, and approaches to dealing with, pesticide resistance focused on these research questions.

Perspectives of Certified Crop Advisers on Pesticide Resistance Management

July 13, 2023

Optimizing industrial hemp.

Optimizing Industrial Hemp Production with Dr. Josh Freeman

July 12, 2023

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What Makes a Quality Carbon Credit?

July 10, 2023

Webinar: The High Cost of Inefficient Nitrogen

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