Soil & Water Management

This photo shows salt buildup around new pistachio plants in the Kern Delta in California with salt levels at 50dS/m.

Harnessing AQUA4D technology

September 22, 2025

Agricultural labs analyze a wide range of soil properties to support nutrient management and crop productivity.

Ensuring reliable agronomic lab results: a practical guide

September 18, 2025

Figure 1. The soil → feed crop → livestock → human pathway of exposure to PFAS. Illustration by Sonora Ortiz.

PFAS and agriculture: What we’ve learned in Maine

August 25, 2025

Legacy phosphorus can slowly leach off the land, offering a persistent, diffuse supply of phosphorus to nearby waterways. Illustration courtesy of Adobe Stock/VectorMine.

The slow drip of legacy phosphorus

August 22, 2025

Growth of spring peas. Photo courtesy of Paulina Ramirez.

Growing spring peas to increase soil organic carbon in eastern Oregon’s dryland wheat systems

August 7, 2025

Photo courtesy of Flickr/K-State Research and Extension. Published under this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Rewriting the rules for water use in the High Plains

July 11, 2025

AI-generated image courtesy of Adobe Stock/by Gro.

Understanding soil carbon: Key ingredient to build healthy soils

June 23, 2025

Farming shallow histosols in South Florida

May 31, 2025

Photo by Krista Lundgren/USFWS and published under this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en.

Does slope influence soluble phosphorus losses in spring snowmelt runoff in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada?

May 30, 2025

Photo by Tyler A. Thompson.

Sweet corn productivity under strategic irrigation and biochar application in the Texas Southern High Plains

May 29, 2025

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