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Antonio Sotomayor-Ríos

In memoriam: Antonio Sotomayor-Ríos

October 28, 2025

In a new Crop Science article, researchers evaluated seed yield in different parts of soybean plants that were provided high or limited N. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Cafaro La Menza, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Nitrogen supply affects soybean yield differently within the canopy

October 28, 2025

Figure 1. Mental health challenges faced by graduate students. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Creativa Images.

With effective strategies, you can conquer stress in graduate school

October 27, 2025

Jars of soil from the Memorial for Peace and Justice containing soil from the sites of lynching victims. Photo courtesy of the Equal Justice Initiative.

As soil is our witness

October 24, 2025

Healthy barley kernels (top) and kernels infected with Fusarium head blight. Photo courtesy of Brian Steffenson, University of Minnesota.

Global barley collection provides genetic insights on resistance to devastating fungal pathogen

October 24, 2025

AI-generated image courtesy of Adobe Stock/Four888.

How I learned to love grantsmanship

October 23, 2025

The environment has just as much impact on a crop’s traits as its DNA. Ongoing research on how to incorporate this data to effectively select for the healthiest, hardiest, and highest-yielding crops was recently reviewed in The Plant Genome journal. Illustration by Deb Berger, Iowa State University.

The ‘essence’ of genomic selection

October 22, 2025

Scenes from 2025 Pennsylvania Soils Conference in June 2025—top left: Biochar production at Metzler's Forest Products in Mifflin County, PA. Top center: Dr. Patrick Drohan, Penn State University, explaining the effect on soils of Pennsylvania’s history of charcoal hearths for iron ore production. Top right: Soil monoliths from Greenwood Furnace State Park charcoal hearths, Huntingdon County, PA. Bottom: Group picture of attendees.

Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists celebrates 50 years

October 22, 2025

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Webinar: Ethics in Practice: Real-World Dilemmas for Soil Scientists

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Deadline to Apply for 2026 Congressional Visits Day Awards

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