Soil & Water Management

Soil sample collection from a production field in southern Idaho. Source: Rogers et al., 2018 (https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.01.0054).

Assessing soil health: Soil nitrogen cycling

December 29, 2020

Figure 1, Image of an earthworm cocoon collected from an agricultural field near Moscow, ID.

Earthworms and their importance to agricultural soils in the inland Pacific Northwest

December 29, 2020

Source: USDA-NRCS.

Assessing soil health: Soil carbon cycling and storage

November 3, 2020

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

Flooded cornfield. Photo courtesy of Gurpreet Kaur.

Management practices to reduce crop production and nitrogen losses from waterlogging

July 3, 2020

Gypsum application in an Arizona pecan orchard. Photo by Jim Walworth.

Determining the gypsum requirement for reclamation of sodic and sodium-impacted soils

May 4, 2020

Figure 2, Winter runoff causing ephemeral gully erosion after fall chisel plowing and manure injection with a drag hose the prior December. The gully eroded to the depth of manure injection and will be filled in (hidden) by spring field cultivation. Source: J. Grigar.

Understanding soil erosion by water to improve soil conservation

May 1, 2020

Combine ruts after soybean harvest. Source: Anthony Bly.

Compaction reaction: Soil compaction and ruts following a wet harvest

April 30, 2020

Photo courtesy of Derek Potratz.

Is strip-till a useful soil management tool for Wisconsin corn and soybean production?

April 30, 2020

Webinar: The High Cost of Inefficient Nitrogen

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