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If plant diseases are not managed properly, our breakfast tables could be vastly different

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University of Minnesota researchers report the release of the first commercially available intermediate wheatgrass cultivar

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Scientists use a smartphone camera to easily measure soil density — a key metric for analyzing our soils

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Various types of microbes are key ingredients to healthy soil

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Research investigates if chemicals released by cover crops may be the cause for yield reductions

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Research gives possible answers to increase pollinator populations on farms

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Unique geography allows for wide variety of soils

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Research suggests the economic loss from wheel-traffic compaction for farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota could exceed 1 billion USD

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New slow-darkening pinto bean varieties show benefits for farmers and consumers

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New research shows enormous potential for developing improved short-duration rice varieties

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Insects can be both beneficial and harmful to agricultural land

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Research investigates how fluorine levels affect beneficial soil microbes

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Third annual conference transitions to virtual format for the first time

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With increasing drought conditions in the Texas High Plains, researchers test sorghum and pearl millet as alternatives to corn

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Areas where landslides are common make hydric soil identification tricky

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Using integrated pest management to decide if pesticide is warranted

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Applying zinc to the leaves of bread wheat can increase wheat grain zinc concentrations and improve its nutritional content.

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Oyster aquaculture poses minor changes to soils and bottom-dwelling communities

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Precision agriculture technologies can improve efficiency on smaller farms

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Testing microbial activity in soil columns helps researchers understand how carbon is stored in soils that are periodically waterlogged.

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Farmers can now grow this superfood with environmental and health benefits

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Using technology is essential for predicting tuber crop yields in drought-heavy regions

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New findings share how prescribed fire and no-till management impact soil microbes

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Potassium fertilization effects on quality, economics, and yield in pear orchard

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Beneficial bacteria in reused poultry litter can reduce Salmonella levels

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Researchers summarize runoff water quantity and quality data from native tallgrass prairie and crop-livestock systems in Oklahoma between 1977 and 1999

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Smallholder farms supply majority of world’s food supply but still face poverty.

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Soybean yields decreased when planted after cereal rye

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The mysterious capillary fringe has huge effects on the soil, and new research tells us how it works.

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Restoration projects bring back the ecological and societal benefits of wetland ecosystems

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Research identifies tepary bean and guar as potential summer forages

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Research uses biosolids and urban waste to create a sustainable topsoil mixture

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Researchers develop new annual ryegrass for earlier fall planting in the southeastern U.S.

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Scientists protect American wheat from aphids – using resistant varieties from Iran

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Saline soils near the Salt River led to many challenges for North American group

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Research investigates effects of harvest intervals on alfalfa productivity and persistence in southeastern United States.

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Broad study helps define optimal soybean seeding rates in North America

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Researchers develop soil-gas diffusivity model based on two agricultural soils

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Using technology makes the best out of every drop

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Study shows which desert soils better recover from disturbance

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Nutrients are responsible for more than just plant growth.

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Managing Harvests of ‘Russell’ and ‘Tifton 44’ Bermudagrass Receiving Broiler Litter for Phosphorus Removal and Nutritive Value

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Researchers testing and modeling to dispose of the current supply of waste.

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Valuable for its fiber, seed and oil, crop is making a return in research and in farmers' fields

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Development of Climate-Resilient, Nutritionally Improved Wheat

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Opposing chemical trends linked to atrazine regulations from 1990s.

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Short-Term Carbon Indicates Long-Term Nitrogen

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High-fructan wheat provides benefits for growers and consumers.

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An ounce of preparation in the spring for a summer of garden bounty.

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Integrated Crop-Livestock System Brings More Sustainability to Flooded Rice