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One field location of the Big BIT experiment. Pictured is each tester set in addition to the reference set. Approximately 2,500 maize lines were crossed with one of each tester set (an inbred line that matures relatively early, mid, or late) to assess more than 7,600 hybrid combinations for different agronomic and harvest traits. Photo courtesy of Corteva Agriscience.

The Big BIT maize experiment: One of the largest predictive breeding validation studies

December 26, 2025

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2026 ASA Southern Branch Annual Meeting

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Webinar: Early Career Award Opportunities in Agronomy, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

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

Thank you to editorial board members

Thank you to editorial board members

December 23, 2025

Students presenting posters during CANVAS 2025 in Salt Lake City.

Undergraduate students network, compete, learn, and have fun at CANVAS 2025

December 19, 2025

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS. CC BY 2.0.

USDA launches regenerative pilot program

December 19, 2025

Kirkham Conference 2025: Reflections and review

December 19, 2025

Cover illustrations courtesy of Adobe Stock: steheap, ColleenMichaels, studio, HelgaQ, sheilaf2002, and Jammer Gene.

Breeding pulse crops for enhanced plant-based protein

December 17, 2025

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