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Transition from bedrock to topsoil on a farm in the United Kingdom. Photo courtesy of Daniel Evans.

Weathered bedrock holds overlooked carbon storage potential

August 20, 2025

Flower of a female cannabis plant. Photo courtesy of Justine Richard-Giroux.

The genetic script of cannabis chemistry

August 20, 2025

Tifton 85 and Alicia bermudagrass under evaluation in Tifton, GA. The bermudagrass stem maggot damage is visible by the bronzing or browning of the leaf tips. Photo courtesy of Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia.

Further refining needed for applying bermudagrass stem maggot insecticide

August 20, 2025

Winter wheat small-plot trial in eastern Nebraska (2020), used to evaluate remote-sensing-based nitrogen recommendation models for improved nitrogen management. Photo courtesy of Laila Puntel.

Smarter nitrogen decisions for winter wheat

August 20, 2025

Left: Mitchell Richardson setting up the automated GHG sampling system. A component of the sampling system is an SRI gas chromatograph for gas concentration measurements integrated with a Campbell Scientific Data Logger to control sampling equipment. Right: Here Richardson is shown maintaining GHG sampling equipment at the field sampling site. On his left is a LI-COR flux gas chamber with orange flags to mark the location of the soil gas samplers along with the trailer housing the GHG sampling system.

Novel field-sampling system used to monitor greenhouse gas cycling at a high time resolution

August 4, 2025

Features

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS Montana and published under this license.

Rooted in resilience: regenerative agriculture and the future of food systems

August 18, 2025

Drone image of yield plots at the Elora Research Station, Elora, ON, Canada.

Blending advanced AI and ‘old school’ tools to assess Fusarium head blight severity

August 11, 2025

Fusarium graminearum in wheat. Photo by Larry Osborne, Bugwood.org.

Weaponizing wheat’s defenses

August 11, 2025

Triticale. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Anselm.

Breeders discover new hope for Fusarium resistance in triticale

August 7, 2025

Down to Earth

The surprising potential of organic wheat

The surprising potential of organic wheat

August 14, 2025

Soybean Planting Insights

Awards Open for Congressional Visits Day