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Healthy barley kernels (top) and kernels infected with Fusarium head blight. Photo courtesy of Brian Steffenson, University of Minnesota.

Global barley collection provides genetic insights on resistance to devastating fungal pathogen

October 24, 2025

AI-generated image courtesy of Adobe Stock/Four888.

How I learned to love grantsmanship

October 23, 2025

The environment has just as much impact on a crop’s traits as its DNA. Ongoing research on how to incorporate this data to effectively select for the healthiest, hardiest, and highest-yielding crops was recently reviewed in The Plant Genome journal. Illustration by Deb Berger, Iowa State University.

The ‘essence’ of genomic selection

October 22, 2025

Scenes from 2025 Pennsylvania Soils Conference in June 2025—top left: Biochar production at Metzler's Forest Products in Mifflin County, PA. Top center: Dr. Patrick Drohan, Penn State University, explaining the effect on soils of Pennsylvania’s history of charcoal hearths for iron ore production. Top right: Soil monoliths from Greenwood Furnace State Park charcoal hearths, Huntingdon County, PA. Bottom: Group picture of attendees.

Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists celebrates 50 years

October 22, 2025

December

2

2025

Webinar: Ethics in Practice: Real-World Dilemmas for Soil Scientists

December

3

2025

Deadline to Apply for 2026 Congressional Visits Day Awards

November

9-12

2025

CANVAS 2025

November

4

2025

Webinar: ESA Compliance in Action: Preparing for 2026 Label Changes

Ron Phillips

The Plant Genome pays tribute to Ron Phillips

October 21, 2025

Scott Finlayson

In memoriam: Scott Finlayson

October 21, 2025

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