Video series celebrates Women's History Month
In celebration of Women's History Month, we're featuring a series of videos showcasing the impact of women across the sciences—women who are changing the world, one project at a time.
Interactive ag education
College students learn about agronomy and soil science through experiential, hands-on learning
- Experiential 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.
Featured articles
Growing more bountiful wheat, year after year
Study finds consistent genetic gains over six decades
A new long-term study reveals that decades of wheat breeding have steadily increased yields in hard red spring wheat, demonstrating the real impact of sustained public investment and innovation. But with global demand rising, researchers warn that even faster genetic gains will be needed to ensure future food security.
This article is part of our Down to Earth series, which breaks down and explains food, farming, and environmental sciences for readers of all backgrounds, including those without formal scientific training.
Call for Nominations: Editor of The Plant Genome
The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) seeks nominations for the position of Editor of The Plant Genome. This is a three‐year term of service beginning on Jan. 1, 2027. Learn more.
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Down to Earth
Our Down to Earth section publishes food, farming, and environmental concepts and research in language that is easy to understand by all, including those without formal scientific training. Visit us each week as we continue to add more sections and content.
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Living mulches in organic corn
Listen to the latest podcast episode
Organic farming is a rich and rewarding challenge for farmers, but without the use of herbicides and other conventional methods, weed suppression can be a problem. Cover crops functioning as living mulches can be one way to overcome this challenge, but what works in one crop may not necessarily work in another. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, we discuss cover crop management in corn as a means of weed suppression.
‘Saturday With a Scientist’ events bring awareness to soil science
The Saturday With a Scientist events, organized by the Soils K-12 Outreach Committee, provide SSSA members the opportunity to share their passion for soil science directly with people of all ages and to promote soil science education. Learn more.
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