News & Perspectives

Diversity, equity & inclusion

The opening ceremony at CANVAS 2025 in Salt Lake City last November included a powerful Indigenous dance performance. Photo courtesy of W. Scott Mitchell.

Honoring Indigenous lands and living cultures at CANVAS 2025

January 22, 2026

The CANVAS 2025 meeting in Salt Lake City showcased a strong and intentional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with programming such as the Women in Science Workshop pictured here.

DEI highlights from CANVAS 2025

December 30, 2025

Science policy

Illustration courtesy of Adobe Stock/MdAbed and SkyLine.

Research funding holds steady

January 15, 2026

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS. CC BY 2.0.

USDA launches regenerative pilot program

December 19, 2025

Members forum

The soil health cycle—the feedback cycle in soil health management.

Closing the loop: The soil health cycle and the future of sustainable agriculture

December 29, 2025

Meetings

Scenes from the hands-on training workshop focused on measuring wet aggregate stability right before the official opening of the CANVAS 2025 meeting in November.

Workshop summary: Using the Slakes smartphone app to measure soil aggregate stability

December 25, 2025

The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was the first stop on ASA's Land Management and Conservation Section tour during CANVAS 2025. Photo by Ray Weil.

Utah delivers: A day of soil scenes and water wisdom at CANVAS 2025

December 23, 2025

Kirkham Conference 2025: Reflections and review

December 19, 2025

Publications

Thank you to editorial board members

Thank you to editorial board members

December 23, 2025

Presidents messages

Looking back, looking forward: Reflections on our science and community

December 15, 2025

Call for Papers: Intercropping for Sustainable Agriculture

Call for Papers: Rice Genomics

Call for Papers: Crop Production in Mexico

Call for Papers: Phenomics of Germplasm Collection

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