Meyer Bohn and Bradley Miller released the LE-DSM for north central Iowa. This map is the next generation of digital soil maps designed to meet the needs of the digital […]
New Soil Map Available for Organic Matter and Particle Size Fractions
Happy World Soil Day!
December 5th is World Soil Day! It’s a great opportunity to reflect on the importance of soils – to agronomists, of course, but also to the whole Earth. Iowans are […]
ISU Agronomy Soil Judging Team Competes in Region V Soil Judging Contest
Congratulations to the ISU Agronomy Soil Judging team on their success at the Region V Soil Judging Contest hosted by South Dakota State University and South Dakota NRCS employees. The […]
Iowa Nitrogen Initiative to bring more precision to fertilizer rates
When Michael Castellano tells people there are billions of different variations of farmer decisions and environmental conditions that can affect how much nitrogen fertilizer is just enough for a plot […]
First-Time ISU–NRCS Organic Training Held in Ames
On September 12, over 65 producers and researchers attended the Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) all-day training program on research-based organic practices from the ISU Organic Ag Program. USDA-NRCS […]
Region V Soil Judging Contest brought to life by two Agronomy alums
The Region V Soil Judging contest went off without a hitch, thanks in part to two ISU Agronomy alumni. Former soil judgers, Jacob Schultz (BS, 2021) and Nathan Anderson (BS, […]
Researchers show weather variability impedes ability to assess trends in Iowa’s water quality
When can we expect to see reduced levels of nutrients in our water if we make positive changes on the landscape? New Iowa State University research shows how complicated it […]
Reminiscing on a 70 year career in soil science
Dr. Prabhakar Tamboli was born in 1928 in Gwalior, India 190 miles south of New Deli. He was born to a middle class family. They lived in a temporary house […]
Deborah Muenchrath Award winner: Alex Helms
Congratulations to Alex Helms, online Agronomy master’s student, for winning the 2022 Deborah Muenchrath Award for the most outstanding creative component. Alex graduated from Purdue University in 2015. The flexibility […]
Castellano selected for Global Soil Partnership
Dr. Mike Castellano, agronomy, has been appointed by USDA and the Department of State to be the U.S. representative to the Global Soil Partnership. The GSP is a globally recognized […]
Dr. Thompson to serve as Soil Science Society of America president
Dr. Michael Thompson is the Soil Science Society of America President-elect beginning a three year succession starting in 2023. He will serve as President in 2024 and past-president in 2025. […]
Solving the complex puzzle of dissolved phosphorus loss from farmland
A research project by Iowa State University soil scientists provides new insight into the complex picture of phosphorus loss from farmland and evidence proving phosphorus runoff is often underestimated. One […]