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Genetic approaches to weed control

January 11, 2022

Inside this issue

January 11, 2022

Sharing data on 4R practices can boost public confidence in farming outcomes.

Nutrient stewardship: Taking 4R further

December 27, 2021

Photo by Carrie Knott.

Is freeze damage ever as bad as we think it will be?

December 27, 2021

Figure 1, Hydraulic probe in truck cab to sample soil to 24 inches.

Drought demonstrates value of fall soil nitrate-nitrogen testing in the Northern Great Plains

December 27, 2021

Lee Briese

Plant health doctor builds long-lasting relationships to support farmers, advance sustainability

December 27, 2021

Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) is a by-product of sucrose extraction from sugarbeet and is considered a good lime material for acidic soil treatment. What effect does it have on high-pH soils?

Sugarbeet processing lime effects on high-pH soils and crops in the Northwest U.S.

December 27, 2021

Opposite page: Plants with insufficient chloride show chlorotic and necrotic spotting along leaves with abrupt boundaries between dead and live tissue. Leaves wilting at margins and highly branched root systems are also typical chloride deficient symptoms, found mainly in cereal crops (Mengel & Kirkby, 2001). Chloride deficiencies are highly cultivar-specific and can be easily mistaken for leaf diseases.

Chloride deficiency and toxicity can be a real problem

December 27, 2021

CPSS, CCA

Newly certified

December 12, 2021

This year’s Virtual Congressional Visits Day will take place on March 7–8 and will brings scientists, students, and CCAs together to advocate for agriculture research.

CCAs and advocacy: Virtual Congressional Visits Day

December 12, 2021

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