Researchers leveraged the unique land management gradient available at the LTER to better understand how microbe diversity impacts nitrogen fixation rates in the soil. They looked at an understudied group of soil microbes, diazotrophs, which are responsible for a key source of nitrogen in agricultural soils. Increasing aboveground biodiversity is known to promote beneficial ecosystemRead More| KBS LTER
While application season is still weeks away, retailers and other suppliers are encouraging farmers to reserve product now.| AgWeb
High yields lead to high nutrient removal rates, but next year, nutrient replacement and feeding a new crop comes at a higher cost| AgWeb
Harvest is coming—are your nitrogen levels dialled? Gareth Hopcroft talks managing nitrogen in living soil.| Garden Culture Magazine
A cooler than average start to the growing season has added some uncertainty to post-plant nitrogen fertilization strategies for Ontario corn producers. Soil supply of nitrogen to the corn crop is likely lower than normal due to reduced N mineralization from both soil organic matter and manure, and the Maximum Economic Rate of Nitrogen (MERN) for a given field may be somewhat higher than an average year.| Field Crop News
This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and memorabilia. Hours of work go into these beloved pieces, and you can often find these hand-m...| Cryospheric Sciences
You can now watch video recordings of all of the full presentations from the 2025 Nitrogen Conference and the 2025 Nutrient Management Confe...| blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu