December 2025 CSA News cover

Careers & Education

Education

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Learning to appreciate fungi

November 29, 2025

Day in the life

Lee Briese is a crop consultant with CENTROL in North Dakota and a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA).

A day in the life: Lee Briese

November 12, 2025

Awards

Awards and Fellows

2025 Awards and Fellows

November 4, 2025

Science

Features

Broadcast urea fertilization in corn within a N Use Efficiency study that evaluates different N sources and application rates. Photo courtesy of Sofía Cominelli, Kansas State University.

Managing soil N for productivity and sustainability: Understanding gains and losses

November 26, 2025

Science briefs

Tar spot lesions on a corn leaf. As the disease progresses, the black lesions will increase in size and coalesce. Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021, at a field trial in Coldwater, MI. Photo courtesy of Harkirat Kaur.

Tar spot’s hidden cost to silage corn yield and nutritive value

November 21, 2025

Photo.

Complementary phenotyping approaches for studying genetic basis of maize root system architecture

November 17, 2025

Clockwise from top: Aerial image of the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Aspirational Cropping System Experiment (photo courtesy of Ruben Ulbrich, KBS LTAR); Red clover cover crops in maturing wheat (photo courtesy of G. Philip Robertson, KBS LTAR); and canola being harvested from a five-crop regenerative cropping system experiment (photo courtesy of Gavin Hutchings, KBS LTAR).

Regenerative transition costs are tractable

November 17, 2025

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) image of wheat chromosomes revealing the location of wheatgrass chromosome segments (red, labeled with arrows) that impart resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus, Triticum mosaic virus, and stem rust race Ug99. Photo courtesy of Dr. Dal-Hoe Koo, Kansas State University.

FISHing for plant chromosomes

November 13, 2025

Comparison between raw yield data collected by a combine (left) and cleaned yield estimates for an on-farm trial (right). The white-shaded area in the cleaned map represents the experimental border. Image courtesy of Caio dos Santos and Data-Intensive Farm Management.

How we process yield monitor data in on-farm experiments matters

November 10, 2025

Jessica M. Anton, first author of the study, collecting sediment for isotope analyses. Photo courtesy of Deb Jaisi, University of Delaware.

A new proxy for tracking residual phosphorus sources in the environment

November 6, 2025

Students

Contest day for the Region 7 Collegiate Soil Judging Competition that took place Oct. 23–25, 2025 at Talbott Farms in Palisade, CO. Participants examine soil profiles on a colluvial hill slope (left) and an alluvial stream terrace (right). Photo by Susan Melzer.

Colorado State University hosts 2025 Northwest Regional Collegiate Soil Judging Competition

November 17, 2025

These students are all smiles after competing in the Region 6 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest in October.

A Soil-ebration of land and people

November 13, 2025

Oklahoma State University, coached by Dr. Daniel Adamson (far left), finished first at the 2025 Region 4 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest on October 9 in Benton County, Arkansas.

Results of the 2025 Region 4 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest

November 10, 2025

Scene from the 2025 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest. Photo by John Kelley.

Results from the 2025 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest

November 6, 2025

The soil judging team from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

Results from the 2025 Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest

November 5, 2025

Webinar: Developing Safe and Inclusive Fieldwork Settings

Webinar: Early Career Award Opportunities in Agronomy, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

December 2025 issue

Volume 70, Issue 12

Inside this issue

ASA, CSSA, and SSSA congratulate the 2025 award recipients and Fellows. These individuals were recognized at ceremonies held during CANVAS 2025 in Salt Lake City from Nov. 9-12, 2025.

Call for Papers: Phenomics of Germplasm Collection

Call for Papers: Advances in Monitoring Soil Water Content

Call for Papers: Advancement of Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Vadose Zone

People

Member News

David Weindorf (second from right) and Somsubhra Chakraborty (rightmost) evaluating Cerrado soils of Brazil with Dr. Nilton Curi (Federal University of Lavras) and Dr. Autumn Acree.

Members reach impressive milestone for scholarly output

November 24, 2025

News & Perspectives

Science policy

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ASA, CSSA, SSSA urge USDA to support conservation, forestry programs

November 28, 2025

Dianna Bagnall (right) examines soil during a field visit with a colleague. The Soil Health Institute aims to make sustainable ag practices profitable for U.S. farmers. Their work wouldn’t be possible without federal funding. Photo courtesy of Dianna Bagnall.

Federally funded research: A good investment

November 21, 2025

U.S. capitol

Government shutdown ends, USDA funding finalized

November 17, 2025

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Rix Pix.

Government shutdown becomes longest in history: Is there an end in sight?

November 7, 2025

Diversity, equity & inclusion

During the CANVAS 2025 meeting, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee hosted “Grounds for Connection,” an event that allowed attendees to enjoy complimentary coffee while meeting colleagues across research areas and career stages in a relaxed setting.

DEI committee update

November 24, 2025

Publications

Sangamesh (Sangu) Angadi has been appointed as Chair of the ACS320 Book and Multimedia Publishing Committee, starting in January 2026.

Angadi to chair book, multimedia committee

November 21, 2025

News

Corporate Membership

Thank you, corporate members

November 5, 2025

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