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Meetings

Announcing the keynote, lectureship speakers at CANVAS 2026

Announcing the keynote, lectureship speakers at CANVAS 2026

August 26, 2026

How do you explain and demonstrate hydrophobicity? With all the wildfires, many teachers have heard about it and want to know why it is important or how they can communicate it to their class. Learn about this and more at the Demo Den in the exhibit hall during this year’s CANVAS meeting.

Demo Den: Ready-to-go activities for K-12 audiences and beyond!

August 12, 2026

Science policy

Photo by Peggy Greb (USDA-ARS).

Federal agencies announce new opportunities in weed management research, pesticide policy

August 21, 2026

U.S. capitol.

Congress' last legislative moves before August recess

August 10, 2026

Photo courtesy of Getty Images/Anton Petrus.

Senate moving forward with Farm Bill 2.0

August 3, 2026

Presidents messages

Aaron Daigh, SSSA President

Small in space and time: Musings from a leisurely walk

August 19, 2026

Wade Thomason, ASA President

Helping students discover our sciences as viable career paths

August 14, 2026

Connections

Volunteers and coaches at the Fifth International Soil Judging Contest. Courtesy of International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) volunteers.

Behind the scenes of the Fifth International Soil Judging Contest

August 6, 2026

Soil Judging with John Galbraith, Holden Mrizek, and Liz Eroshenko

August 4, 2026

Webinars

AI-generated image courtesy of Shutterstock.

Register for these August webinars

August 5, 2026

2027 ASA Southern Branch Annual Meeting

Member Hub: The Conversation Is Happening: Are You In It?

Serve as an Elected Leader

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