HomePublicationsCSA NewsIssues Careers & Education MentoringSpring 2026 virtual mentorship program: Sign up by April 15 March 31, 2026 EducationInteractive ag education March 26, 2026 ‘Saturday With a Scientist’ events bring awareness to soil science March 20, 2026 Soil science grants available for K-12 teachers March 20, 2026 Soil health education in Nebraska: Practitioner insights and needs March 18, 2026 Classroom to CareerClassroom to career: Gaurav Jha March 13, 2026 News & Perspectives Women in scienceWomen in Science: Supporting each other March 27, 2026 Nurturing the next generation through mentorship March 25, 2026 Compelled by curiosity to push innovation and impact March 13, 2026 Changing the world, one project at a time March 11, 2026 NewsFunding opportunity: AI for climate resilience and environmental science March 25, 2026 Request for proposals: 2026 National Indicators Report Biodiversity Chapter March 10, 2026 PublicationsCall for Nominations: Editor of The Plant Genome March 25, 2026 Crops & Soils magazine seeking a Central/Southern Great Plains Editor March 4, 2026 PodcastsLiving mulches in organic corn March 20, 2026 Members forumA transformative scientific gathering March 19, 2026 Science policyTurning science into policy: An interview with Dr. Beau Badon March 17, 2026 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA advocate for federal research programs March 13, 2026 Farm bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee March 6, 2026 Presidents messagesPlaying the long game: Reflections from Capitol Hill March 16, 2026 Send MessageApril 2026 issueVolume 71, Issue 4Inside this issueExperiential learning, “learning by doing,” is a potential way to introduce undergraduate students to topics in agronomy and soil science. Dr. Grace Ogden excites her new students about soils using LEGO bricks. She presented this activity at CANVAS 2025. Dr. Randa Jabbour encourages her students to think deeper about topics in agroecology by connecting lectures to museum artworks. She published her experience in Natural Sciences Education.Read the article.Cover: A soil science lab uses childhood toys to teach undergraduates about runoff. Photo courtesy of Grace Ogden. People In memoriamIn memoriam: Ketia Shumaker March 17, 2026 In memoriam: Jim Specht March 11, 2026 Member NewsCelebrating membership milestones March 11, 2026 Science Soil RiddlesSoil riddles: April 2026 March 30, 2026 Presidents PicksPresident’s pick: SSSA research April 2026 March 26, 2026 Down to EarthGrowing more bountiful wheat, year after year March 25, 2026 Video: What is sustainable agronomy? March 17, 2026 Science briefsOxalate-extractable aluminum in temperate soils—an indicator of aluminum hydroxides? March 24, 2026 Chemical speciation governs zinc mobility and plant availability in neutral soils March 18, 2026 Mapping potassium availability in diverse Taiwanese soils March 16, 2026 Conservation management systems improve soil health and crop yields in tropical sandy soils March 13, 2026 Soil K-bearing minerals: Key sources of plant-available potassium March 12, 2026 Historic wheat-yield trendlines in the southern Great Plains March 11, 2026 Students Secrets to a stellar symposium March 27, 2026
Conservation management systems improve soil health and crop yields in tropical sandy soils March 13, 2026