Southeast and Mid-South

Gypsum application in an Arizona pecan orchard. Photo by Jim Walworth.

Determining the gypsum requirement for reclamation of sodic and sodium-impacted soils

May 4, 2020

Figure 2, Winter runoff causing ephemeral gully erosion after fall chisel plowing and manure injection with a drag hose the prior December. The gully eroded to the depth of manure injection and will be filled in (hidden) by spring field cultivation. Source: J. Grigar.

Understanding soil erosion by water to improve soil conservation

May 1, 2020

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Copper 4R management—Deficiency or toxicity?

April 30, 2020

Figure 1, Sicklepod seedling in Georgia peanut.

The influence of nozzle type and application speed on sicklepod control with cadre and butyrac

April 30, 2020

Left: Pennsylvania CCA Eric Rosenbaum, CPSS Tracey Olexa, Rep. GT Thompson (PA), and Oklahoma State University student Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm. Middle: Tuskegee University student Adrianne Brown, North Carolina State University student Janel Ohletz, and Beth Guertal (past president of CSSA) and Audrey Gamble (CCA) of Auburn University. Right: Montana CCA Matthew Walker; ASA, CSSA, and SSSA staff member Katie Reiels; and South Dakota State University students Kyla Dendinger and Cole Berkley with Sen. John Thun

Certified Crop Advisers advocate for ag research in Washington, DC

April 30, 2020

2020 CCA of the Year Adam Kramer with his son, Ezra, working in a sweet corn patch.

Kramer named 2020 ICCA of the Year

March 17, 2020

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Newly Certified

March 11, 2020

Figure 1, Open in figure viewer Pigment contribution of iron minerals and other soil constituents. Source: D.E. Beaudette, USDA-NRCS; Schwertmann, 1993.

Iron availability and management considerations: A 4R approach

March 11, 2020

Source: Karen Brey.

Weedy conversation: What weeds are saying to your crops may make them ‘scream’ on the inside

March 6, 2020

Slugs are among the most challenging pests faced by Mid-Atlantic no-till growers. Source: Penn State.

How to anticipate pests from cover crops migrating into cash crops

March 6, 2020

Webinar: The High Cost of Inefficient Nitrogen

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