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Corn, Crops, Tools and Tech

Corteva: Soil-available water can be managed

Soil-available water, or water in the soil that plants can extract, determines nutrient availability, grain fill and ultimately final yield. Read More

Biz News, Machinery, Tools and Tech

Amazone celebrates milestone with compact disc harrow

Dirt rows: Public Domains Pictures.
David Murray, Editors, Farmland, Land, Ranchland, Soil Health

USDA’s $700 million regenerative ag announcement draws range of reactions

Winter Crops School will be held Dec. 16-17 at Agricultural Hall on Oklahoma State University’s campus. (OSU Extension)

Certified crop advisor credits available at upcoming Winter Crops School

Tracks left from a sprayer that drove through a field when wet. (South Dakota State University Extension)

How to avoid soil compaction during crop harvest

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
View from the top of an open family compost (Photo: iStock - OceanProd)

More compost might not be what garden soil needs

Sorghum field in Kansas. (Adobe Stock │ #188992018 - MarekPhotoDesign.com)

Sorghum growth stages worth monitoring

Vegetable box in the home garden. (Adobe Stock │ #359503128 - AHatmaker)

How to create a raised bed garden

Farmer is transplanting tomato seedlings in the vegetable garden. (Adobe Stock │ #434505268 - triocean)

Transplants are ready for the garden

  • By Cynthia Domenghini │ K-State Research and Extension
Man at work on the tractor with hay baler. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #267996708 - Mirko)

Are you baling soil?