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Farmer Joe Dan Luck reviews yield monitor settings. Photo courtesy of Joe David Luck.

Yield monitoring for profitability mapping, on-farm research, and precision conservation

September 11, 2022

As a group, the agricultural and environmental laboratories doing soil analysis are capable of reasonable precision. Some methods have good precision, and others are relatively less precise. Photo courtesy of BYU photography.

Soil testing: How precise is my lab data?

September 11, 2022

Gina Nichols of Field to Market shows how her company's online tool provides feedback to farmers who want to improve their sustainability efforts.

Sustainable Agronomy Conference marks fifth year

August 25, 2022

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski spoke to local farmers and water advocates in celebration of Wisconsin Act 223 at Feltz Family Farms. Rachel Owen, Science Policy Manager for ASA, CSSA, SSSA, and ICCA, was in attendance.

States act on nutrient management with CCA input

August 25, 2022

Figure 1, Test plots for a grassland conversion study with converted grassland on the left and native grassland on the right.

Soil health changes from grassland to row crop conversion in the Northern Great Plains

August 25, 2022

Double pump lift station. Photo courtesy of Tom Scherer.

Could tile drainage be another form of crop insurance in a changing climate?

August 22, 2022

CPSS, CCA

Newly certified

August 18, 2022

SSSA series

Precision agriculture and soil health

August 10, 2022

Figure 1. Forecast size of the low-oxygen dead zone (black dots, 2022 in red), compared with observations from 1985–2021. The reduction goal is 1,930 mi2. Asterisks indicate years with atypical high winds prior to the measurement cruise; forecasts assume normal weather conditions (NOAA, 2022).

Gulf of Mexico hypoxia 2022: What’s the role of plant nutrition?

August 5, 2022

Corn growing in Kura clover. Photo by Ken Albrecht.

Living mulch in corn boosts soil health, cuts inputs

August 3, 2022

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