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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

In phenomics, specific sensors are used to analyze different plant traits. These sensors range in affordability, so researchers outlined which ones are the most accessible in a recent The Plant Phenome Journal review. Illustration courtesy of Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Michigan State University.

Affordable phenomics for crop breeders

October 20, 2025

Science policy.

Let's talk science policy in Salt Lake City

October 20, 2025

Greenhouse experimental setup of column culture to study the root system architecture of buckwheat. Plants were grown in polyvinyl chloride pipes, which were filled with equal amounts of soil and sand. Photo courtesy of S. M. Zargar, Diksha Singh, and P. A. Sofi, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir.

Investigating root system architecture to make climate-resilient buckwheat

October 17, 2025

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