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Soil at risk: Senate report outlines 25 recommendations for preserving Canada’s soil

Real Agriculture

. “Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada’s Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health” combines information from over 150 witnesses, 60 written briefs, and supporting documents from soil science researchers, agronomists, farmers, ranchers, foresters, environmental organizations, agri-businesses, industry.

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USDA 1890 National Scholar Connects Field Work with Academics

USDA Blog

Jordyn Ash, a sophomore at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, is a USDA 1890 National Scholar studying plant and soil sciences. Ash applied to the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program during her senior year of high school.

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Craig Kvien named APRES Fellow

Western FarmPress

The American Peanut Research and Education Society presents retired University of Georgia professor of crop physiology, crop and soil sciences with the organization's highest award.

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USDA 1890 National Scholar Program Internships Helped Refine Goals

USDA Blog

She eventually got her degree in agriculture from Prairie View A&M University with a concentration in plant and soil science. With that seed of interest planted, she took agriculture classes throughout high school, grew and maintained her garden, showed livestock, and cross-bred tomatoes.

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Pivot Bio Presents Abstracts on Breakthrough Technology at Research Conference

Agwired

Sustainable agriculture company Pivot Bio presented abstracts on its breakthrough crop nutrition technologies at the 2023 International Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

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Beltwide Cotton Awards

Agwired

Camp Hand, University of Georgia assistant professor in Crop & Soil Sciences, received this annual award for his leadership, dedication and exceptional service in developing and conducting educational programs to meet the needs of cotton producers and the U.S. cotton industry.

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PFI Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award Goes to Joel Gruver

ATTRA

Joel Gruver, a professor of soil science and sustainable agriculture at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, has been chosen to receive the 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award from Practical Farmers of Iowa.