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Weather Alert ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Mississippi River At Donaldsonville affecting Ascension Parish. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parishes. Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee Parishes. ...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Thursday, April 22... The Floo...

Subsurface compaction can be tested by measuring soil penetration resistance with a penetrologger. Compacted soil doesn’t absorb water very well and makes it difficult for plants to establish roots. WSU | Apr 07, 2021 While soil compaction happens below the surface, it has many above-ground impacts on crops. Compacted soil doesn’t absorb water very well, makes it hard for plants to send out roots, inhibits plant nutrient absorption and can reduce crop yield by up to 20%. Now with a th...

April 6, 2021 By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences While soil compaction happens below the surface, it has many above-ground impacts on crops. Compacted soil doesn’t absorb water very well, makes it hard for plants to send out roots, inhibits plant nutrient absorption and can reduce crop yield by up to 20%. Now with a three-year $450,000 New Innovator Award from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington State University re...

Brad Haire This research provides information for farmers to better understand where the downforce on their planter needs to be set to aid in maximizing crop emergence. Laurabeth Bland, University of Georgia | Apr 01, 2021 Due to high consumer expectations, farmers and agricultural producers are constantly under pressure to deliver their products at higher yields for cheaper prices. This may seem like an impossible combination of demands, but University of Georgia Coop...

Oregon State University WSU, Californias Lundberg Family Farms, others provided $2 million research investment. Apr 01, 2021 Washington State University received a grant allowing researchers to study the nutritional value of quinoa at every level, from the soil through nutrient benefits to people. Quinoa is a crop known for its protein quality and nutritional content, but it remains underutilized in U.S. agriculture. This grant will work to identify and improve quinoa ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: UD Professor Donald Sparks has received the Duchaufour Medal given by the European Geosciences Union for distinguished contributions to soil science. view more  Credit: Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase The University of Delawares Donald Sparks, Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Plant and Soil Sciences and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN), has won the 2021 Philippe Duchaufour Medal given by the European Geosciences Union. EGUs Soil System ...

Students can apply now for support for innovative sustainability projects University of Delaware students looking to launch innovative campus environmental projects can now look to a new source of funding: UD’s Sustainability Council Green Grants. UD’s Sustainability Council wants to support student projects related to sustainability initiatives. The Green Grants program seeks to increase student engagement, accelerate campus sustainability topics and provide students a way to contrib...

UD soil scientist receives Duchaufour Medal

abluecup/iStock/Getty Images The Midwest had over half the total ag jobs posted at AgCareers.com in 2020, with Illinois the leading state. 2020 was challenging, but it provided areas of opportunity and growth, particularly for indispensable industries like agriculture. AgCareers.com annually reviews trends in jobs, candidates, and site activity in our Agribusiness Job Report. This review of trends helps us identify where we’re going and make our way forward. It’s n...

“Our goal is for UH to become a national leader in the next-generation of equitable practices for recruitment and promotion,” said Bartlett. “ UH prides itself on diversity and inclusion. This study offers new knowledge that can be leveraged for more equitable hiring and promotion practices.” The Altmetric Attention Score, a relatively new attention measurement, is the most popular of these digital metrics and was therefore the subject of the study. Excitingly, the team found the Altme...