Palmer amaranth in a corn crop. (Photo courtesy of BASF.)

BASF rep: Multiple modes best way to combat difficult weeds

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Cover crop initiative launches in Lower Rio Grande

Research field day looks at hard science in an on-farm application 

Lesser prairie-chickens during a lek in late April. (Photo courtesy of Michael Smith.)

Texas court weakens federal protections for lesser prairie-chicken

SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Publication reveals soil lab use, fertility findings for blackberries, row crops, forages

  • By Maddie Johnson │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Cover crops growing in a field of no-till corn. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)

Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day Is June 26

  • By Aaron Saeugling │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Bee Khim Chim joined the OSU Extension Soil, Water, Forage and Laboratory as its new director in January 2025. The lab receives 58,000 samples for analysis each year. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Soil, Water and Forage Laboratory offers quick, inexpensive testing for smart ag management

  • By Gail Ellis │ Oklahoma State University Extension

Oklahoma’s Jimmy Emmons sworn in as assistant chief of NRCS