HomePublicationsCSA NewsIssuesCSA News: Volume 66, Issue 1Thank you editorial board volunteers December 27, 2020 Source: Adobe Stock/Pixsooz. The Publications Department of the headquarters office extends its sincere thanks to every individual for their efforts to not only make our journals better, but to make them the very best they can be. For your expertise and commitment, this note of gratitude is shared with all who will be completing a term of service as of 31 Dec. 2020. The Publications Department’s staff, the editors-in-chief, and the Society presidents thank you. Our journals are first-rate because of your personal contributions as volunteers.Agricultural & Environmental LettersDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020; Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Kimberly Garland-Campbell, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Peter Kleinman, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Brian Beres, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Patrick Drohan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Georgia Eizenga, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Brian Haggard, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Quirine Ketterings, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Merrin Macrae, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Matthew Polizzotto, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Joseph Robins, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Maxim Schlossberg, Associate Editor, 1 Jun. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Patrick Shea, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–9 Jan. 2020Jac Varco, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Tameria Veith, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Forbes Walker, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–20 Jul. 2020Paul White, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Agronomy JournalDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor–in–Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020David Clay, Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Sharon Clay, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Olga Walsh, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Joel Felix, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Vipan Kumar, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Kathleen O’Neil, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Mukhlesur Rahman, Associate Editor, 6 Dec. 2017–31 Dec. 2020Md Babar, Associate Editor, 8 May. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Waseem Hussain, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Avat Shekoofa, Associate Editor, 22 Nov. 2017–31 Dec. 2020Maninder Pal Singh, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Madhav Dhakal, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Virginia Jin, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Grace Miner, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Duli Zhao, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Nicole Anderson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–20 Feb. 2020Matthew Ryan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–31 Dec. 2020Kabindra Adhikari, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Sotirios Archontoulis, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Katherine Tully, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Peter Kovacs, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Jessica Torrion, Science Communications Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Agrosystems, Geosciences & EnvironmentDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jerry Hatfield, Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020David Baltensperger, Senior Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020William Raun, Senior Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020D. Brian Arnall, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Varaprasad Bandaru, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Christopher Boyer, Associate Editor, 10 Apr. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jacob Bushong, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Amitava Chatterjee, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jagmandeep Dhillon, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Prahlad Jat, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Katie Lewis, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Joshua McGrath, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Andres Patrignani, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Mukhlesur Rahman, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Nithya Rajan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Larry Redmon, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Lakesh Sharma, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Anil Somenahally, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Brenda Tubana, Associate Editor, 29 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020BooksDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Crop, Forage & Turfgrass ManagementDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Roch Gaussoin, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020James McCurdy, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Benjamin McGraw, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020D. Brian Arnall, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Erin Burns, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Robert Mullen, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Sarah Zukoff, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–1 Jun. 2020Crops & Soils MagazineJeffrey Coulter, Regional Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Crop ScienceMarilyn L. Warburton, Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–31 Dec. 2020James Anderson, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jean-Luc Jannink, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–31 Dec. 2020M. Paul Scott, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Toi Tsilo, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Tim Beissinger, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Steve Larson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Richard Mason, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Edilberto Redona, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Marcio Resende, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Joseph Robins, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Dina St. Clair, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–15 Jul. 2020Rodante Tabien, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Weikai Yan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Michael Grusak, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Ignacio Ciampitti, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020John Foulkes, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Eric Ober, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Leonardo Velasco, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Florian Wichern, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020James Baird, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Benjamin Wherley, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Phil Bregitzer, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–15 Mar. 2020Randy Dinkins, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Liuling Yan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Owen Hoekenga, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Joseph Young, Social Media Editor, 22 Jun. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Journal of Environmental QualityDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Ganga Hettiarachchi, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Peter Kleinman, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Eduardo Alvarez Santos, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Ray Anderson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Mikhail Borisover, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Karen Bradham, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020John Brooks, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Samuel Carrick, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Zhongqi Cheng, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Katelyn Congreves, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Emmanuel Doelsch, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Donnacha Doody, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Lisa Durso, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Donald Flaten, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Girisha Ganjegunte, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Markus Grafe, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Rob Jamieson, Associate Editor, 1 Jul. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Laura Johnson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Tim Johnson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jian Liu, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Terry Loecke, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Bijesh Maharjan, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Yael Mishael, Associate Editor, 21 May. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Matthew Polizzotto, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Heather Preisendanz, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Zhiming Qi, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Budong Qian, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Upendra Sainju, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Angelia Seyfferth, Associate Editor, 15 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020David Tarkalson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Minori Uchimiya, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Heidi Waldrip, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Clinton Williams, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Paul Williams, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Samantha Ying, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Xia Zhu–Barker, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Journal of Plant RegistrationsWilliam Anderson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Charles Chen, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jorge Da Silva, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Naveen Puppala, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Methods of Soils AnalysisDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Natural Sciences EducationDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Raksha Singh, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–13 May. 2020Soil Science Society of America JournalCraig Rasmussen, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Sanjai Parikh, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jianting Zhu, Technical Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Kristin McElligott, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–12 Jul. 2020Felipe Aburto, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Hero Gollany, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jose Guzman, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Tida Ge, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jorge Rodrigues, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Owen Duckworth, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Yan He, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Nadine Kabengi, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Derek Peak, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Richard Engel, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Fabian Fernandez, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Trenton Roberts, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Peter Vadas, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Johannes Koestel, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Lingzao Zeng, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Fred Zhang, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020John Seaman, Media Review Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Rita Abi-Ghanem, Science Communications Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020The Plant GenomeGary Muehlbauer, Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Martin Bohn, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Julie Ho, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–23 Jun. 2020Jason Holliday, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Jianxin Ma, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Matthew Moscou, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Alan Pepper, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Curtis Pozniak, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2020–23 Jun. 2020Mitchell Feldmann, Social Media Editor, 22 Jun. 2020–31 Dec. 2020Henry Nguyen, Associate editor, 1 Jan. 2020–31 Dec. 2020The Plant Phenome JournalDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Urban Agriculture & Regional Food SystemsDaniel Sweeney, ASA Editor-in-Chief, 23 Mar. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Sarah Federman, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–9 Oct. 2020Xiying Hao, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–3 Jun. 2020Evan Weissman, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2019–3 Jun. 2020Vadose Zone JournalInsa Neuweiler, Co-Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Andrew Binley, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Olivier Bour, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Todd Caldwell, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Helen Dahlke, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Maria Ines Dragila, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Behzad Ghanbarian–Alavijeh, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Karsten Jensen, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Scott Jones, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Naftali Lazarovitch, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Peter Lehmann, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Yusong Li, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Budiman Minasny, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Clare Robinson, Associate Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Manoj Shukla, Book Review Editor, 1 Jan. 2018–31 Dec. 2020Michael Young, Consulting Editor, 1. Jan. 2017–31 Dec. 2020Kathleen Smits, Science Communications Editor, 1 Jan. 2017–31 Dec. 2020Editors–in–Chief and EditorsASA Editor-in-Chief—Open at the time this article was submitted for publication.CSSA Editor-in-Chief—C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.SSSA Editor-in-Chief—David Myrold, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.Agricultural & Environmental Letters—Tom DeSutter, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.Agronomy Journal—Open at the time this article was submitted for publication.Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment—Jerry L. Hatfield, USDA National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, IA.Book and Multimedia Publishing Committee—Girisha Keshavamurthy Ganjegunte, Texas Agrilife Research, El Paso, TX.Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management—John Hendrickson, USDA-ARS, Mandan, ND.Crop Science—M. Paul Scott, USDA, Ames, IA.Journal of Environmental Quality—Douglas R. Smith, USDA-ARS Grassland Soil & Water Research Lab, Temple, TX.Journal of Plant Registrations—Arron H. Carter, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.Methods of Soil Analysis—Fugen Dou, Texas Agrilife Research, Beaumont, TX.Natural Sciences Education—Maja Krzic, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.Soil Science Society of America Journal—William R. Horwath, University of California–Davis, Davis, CA.The Plant Genome—Henry Nguyen, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.The Plant Phenome Journal—Seth Murray, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems—Sarah Taylor Lovell, Illinois State University, Urbana, IL.Vadose Zone Journal—Markus Flury, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA.Agronomy Journal, ASA Editor–in–ChiefThe ASA Editor–in–Chief (EIC) and Agronomy Journal Editor positions are currently open as of the writing of this article. 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