Corn Belt

CPSS and CCA

Newly certified

October 31, 2022

A CCA from Easton, MN, visits a recently harvested field to check on cover crop (tillage radish) progression. Photo by William Schrader.

Fostering innovation and global competitiveness in the 2023 Farm Bill

October 18, 2022

SPARC

Environmental outcomes from on-farm agricultural production in the United States

October 12, 2022

Farmer Joe Dan Luck reviews yield monitor settings. Photo courtesy of Joe David Luck.

Yield monitoring for profitability mapping, on-farm research, and precision conservation

September 11, 2022

As a group, the agricultural and environmental laboratories doing soil analysis are capable of reasonable precision. Some methods have good precision, and others are relatively less precise. Photo courtesy of BYU photography.

Soil testing: How precise is my lab data?

September 11, 2022

Gina Nichols of Field to Market shows how her company's online tool provides feedback to farmers who want to improve their sustainability efforts.

Sustainable Agronomy Conference marks fifth year

August 25, 2022

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski spoke to local farmers and water advocates in celebration of Wisconsin Act 223 at Feltz Family Farms. Rachel Owen, Science Policy Manager for ASA, CSSA, SSSA, and ICCA, was in attendance.

States act on nutrient management with CCA input

August 25, 2022

CPSS, CCA

Newly certified

August 18, 2022

SSSA series

Precision agriculture and soil health

August 10, 2022

Figure 1. Forecast size of the low-oxygen dead zone (black dots, 2022 in red), compared with observations from 1985–2021. The reduction goal is 1,930 mi2. Asterisks indicate years with atypical high winds prior to the measurement cruise; forecasts assume normal weather conditions (NOAA, 2022).

Gulf of Mexico hypoxia 2022: What’s the role of plant nutrition?

August 5, 2022

Webinar: The High Cost of Inefficient Nitrogen

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