News Releases Archive

June 2010

• Can One-time Tillage Improve No-till?
• Scientists Question EPA Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Compost Filter Socks Improve Runoff from Croplands
• Increasing Potato Production
• Climate Change and Agriculture:
• Fescue Toxicosis and Management
• Tracking Phosphorus Runoff from Livestock Manure
• Does pasture irrigation increase groundwater contamination?
• Congressional Briefing: Climate Change and Agriculture
• Predicting Amount of Oil in Contaminated Soils

May 2010

• Perceptions of Forestry Students Change through Years of Study
• Straw Residue Helps Keep Nitrogen on the Farm
• Cover Crops Reduce Erosion, Runoff
• How Grazinglands Influence Greenhouse Gas
• Identifying Federal Research Dollars for Ag
• Building a Better Student Discussion
• Certified Crop Adviser Program Begins in India
• Reducing Fossil Energy Use on the Farm
• Large Amounts of Nitrogen Stored Beneath Selected Agricultural Areas

April 2010

• How Grass Buffers Keep Agricultural Herbicides at Bay
• Scientific Research Helps Protect Natural Resources
• Bringing the World of Agriculture to the Classroom
• Energy Crops Impact Environmental Quality

March 2010

• Measuring the Stability of Organic Waste
• Learning about Riparian Areas from Photographs
• The Effect of Landscape Position on Biomass Crop Yield
• Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Receives Champion of Agronomy Award
• Grading Surgical Competence in Graduating Veterinarians
• Sources of Pollution in Waterways
• Connecting Science with Culture

February 2010

• Mint Oil Production Moves South
• What is the ‘Grand Challenge’ Facing the Future of Agriculture?
• Agronomy, Crops, Soils Societies Offer Scholarships, Fellowships
• New Book is a Mission Statement for Science Educators
• A Review of Vegetated Buffer Efficacy
• A Better Breed of Plants Help Revive Western Rangelands
• Hands-On: From Classroom to Employment
• Precise N Application Yields Optimal Profit

January 2010

• Monitoring Peatland from Earth and Space
• Defying Climate Change, Ensuring Maize Stability
• Damaged Unexploded Ordnances Leach Explosive Residues

December 2009

• Experiential Learning Teaches Change and Adaptation

November 2009

• It’s Not Just Dirt!
• Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently
• Soil Experts to Discuss Terroir, the Link between Earth, Wine Nov. 19 in DC
• Copper-Zinc Interaction Additive, Affects Toxic Response in Soybean
• Ecology in Organic Ag: Combining Farming, Science

October 2009

• Plenary Lecturers Share Science and Policy Perspectives
• Expert to Discuss Phosphorus’ Impact on Gulf ‘Dead Zone’
• How Do We Fund Plant Breeding?
• 2009 Annual Meetings Emphasize Sustainability
• Media Source Impacts Ag Biotech Communication
• Nitrogen Mysteries in Urban Grasslands
• World Forage Management Cup Contest Winners Announced
• Three Scientific Societies Celebrate the Launch of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Agronomy Society to Present Awards in Pittsburgh
• ASA, CSSA, SSSA to Present Scholarships in Pittsburgh
• Agronomy Society to Present 2009 Fellows in Pittsburgh
• Tall Fescue’s Future in Agriculture

September 2009

• Eat Soybeans to Prevent Diseases
• Help Students Think like Soil Scientists
• Agronomy Society Welcomes USDA Mississippi River Basin Initiative
• How Good Are Indicator Bacteria at Predicting Pathogens in Recreational Water?
• Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
• Plant and Soil Science Conference Emphasizes Sustainability
• Agronomy Society Comments on the Legacy of Norman Borlaug

August 2009

• Straw Cover Trims Emissions of Specific Gases from Slurry
• GPS Helps Locate Soil Erosion Pathways
• Metal Immobilization using Plant and Poultry Waste Can Revive Soil Ecosystems

July 2009

• Corn Yield Stability Varies with Rotations, Fertility
• Wood Stoves - A Viable Home Heat Source?

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