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Researchers Aim to Create Soil Sensors that Measure Fields at Nanoscale

National Science Foundation awards $2M for innovative project

By Pat Melgares posted on December 12, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Source: Kansas State University Research & Extension

Kansas State University researchers received a $2 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop sensors that can more accurately detect nutrients, chemical compounds, soil microbiomes and greenhouse gases in soil.

Worm-Like Robots to Gather Underground Insights

December 3, 2020 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Source: Cornell University

Crop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their soil interactions. To rectify that, worm-like, soil-swimming robots are being deployed to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow, says Cornell University.

Long-Term Tillage and Soil CO2 Fluxes

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

A research fellow at the University of Nebraska compares no-till and several different kinds of tillage operations to measure how soil disturbance affects the loss of soil carbon.

Compaction from Grazing Livestock Doesn’t Affect Grain Yields

April 7, 2017 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Soil Science Society of America

A long-term study by the University of Nebraska concludes that compaction from grazing livestock doesn't have any effect on crop yields.

Measuring the Bulk Density of Soil

December 8, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Kansas State University Extension shares some detailed directions for measuring bulk density in soils to both analyze the effects of different management practices on soil quality and quantify the differences in soil density at various depths within the soil.

Case Study: Cover Crop Effects on Soil Properties

November 23, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

While most soil health indicators demonstrated no significant differences among the treatments, cover crops grown for carbon ranked the highest for the Haney test, says University of Nebraska Extension.

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Solving The Riddle Of Nitrogen Management

Using precision technology to define management zones and improve nitrogen-use efficiency are the goals of Wisconsin researchers.

By Jim Leverich posted on October 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Recent concerns about hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico have inspired policy makers to encourage the agricultural sector to adopt technology that can reduce nitrogen losses in our environment.

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