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The products mentioned herein are not endorsed by the Soil and Water Conservation Society unless so stated.* ------------------------------ TOP NEWS ------------------------------ Adaptive management of soil conservation is essential to improving water quality <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2018&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f98fe1220a> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2019&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f98fe1220a>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2020&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f98fe1220a>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2021&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f98fe1220a>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2022&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?587f98fe1220a> Centre for Ecology & Hydrology via ScienceDaily The quality of our rivers and lakes could be placed under pressure from harmful levels of soluble phosphorus, despite well-intended measures to reduce soil erosion and better manage and conserve farmland for crop production, a new study shows. The team of international scientists found that increased levels of soluble phosphorus in rivers entering Lake Erie may be linked to conservation measures. 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A reporter was asking me about my thoughts on Iowa's water quality and whether I thought shifting rainfall patterns (climate change) could be affecting nitrogen and phosphorus runoff. I responded that the research on this topic was crystal clear — that over the last 20 years, the intensity of rainstorms has significantly increased, resulting in more runoff. The seriousness of this phenomenon should not be dismissed or ignored. Right there, on the phone, it hit me that increased runoff caused by climate change could easily erase the benefits made by farmers who make moderate improvements in soil and water conservation. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2029&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fd9fcc0e43> New tool instantly creates soil maps at planting <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2030&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9e7203403> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2031&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9e7203403>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2032&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9e7203403>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2033&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9e7203403>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2034&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?587f9e7203403> Ag Web When seeds are planted beneath the soil they enter a new world — a world farmers have long tried to understand and perfect. What would you do if you had a window that showed what is going on beneath the ground? This year, Precision Planting is beta testing their new product called SmartFirmer, which gives farmers a look into the mystery below the soil's surface. 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The crops, which improve soil health, help boost the yields of subsequent cash crops or provide forage for livestock, are constantly in the agricultural media, and many farm conferences have them on the agenda. Many farmers remain skeptical of the hype, but the innovation has become a normal farming practice in the United States, says a University of Manitoba expert. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2042&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9c93be360> This is not your father's world of nitrogen management <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2043&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda4f49a48> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2044&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda4f49a48>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2045&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda4f49a48>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2046&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda4f49a48>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2047&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?587fda4f49a48> Plant Nutrition Today Many of us older citizens can remember times when our fathers toiled day and night, to coax meager crop yields from fields they owned; land, which often had suffered from less-than-stellar management by their forefathers. Many current farmers are coping with a legacy of excessive or "recreational" soil tillage; and an inheritance of complacency about optimal soil fertility management and appropriate conservation practice implementation. 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The analysis of 49 empirical studies of soil-carbon emissions from different parts of the world suggest a globally predictable pattern. 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Through conservation practices that include balanced crop residue management and soil fertility, environmental quality can be substantially enhanced. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2060&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587f9a3775da0> <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2061&&&http://www.swcs.org/en/publications/managing_mississippi_and_ohio_river_landscapes/> Program benefits urban and rural interests <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2062&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda7081698> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2063&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda7081698>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2064&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda7081698>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2065&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fda7081698>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2066&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?587fda7081698> High Plains Journal The recent presidential election would seem to indicate a large divide between urban and rural interests. However, for the last 10 years the city of Wichita, Kansas, and farmers in the Little Arkansas Watershed have been working together on a program that benefits both groups. According to the project summary, the goal is to assist farmers to voluntarily implement atrazine herbicide best management practices to meet surface water quality standards with no seasonal spikes. 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While macronutrients and tissue testing are gospel in many parts of agriculture, Nathan Slaton, a soil scientist with University of Arkansas Extension, says mid- to late-season foliar feeding is unwarranted in most cases. He has conducted multiple years of soybean trials with commercial foliar products and found no yield bumps, yet he's consistently noted yield increases using preplant fertilizer with phosphorus and potassium. 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A highly anticipated state-federal deal, announced by Gov. Mark Dayton, will provide $350 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and $150 million in state funds to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, which pays farmers to idle vulnerable land near lakes, streams and rivers. 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According to a recent study by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry, the complexity of the carbon differs with the size of the pore that contains it, yet its decomposability is driven by its proximity to microorganisms, not its chemistry. These findings could provide a powerful framework for building a new generation of models simulating SOC dynamics and composition. It also provides a way to use natural processes to protect SOC so that it remains or decomposes in the soil rather than returning to the atmosphere. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2195408&messageid=2195408&databaseid=Mailing.DS195408.2195408.178199&serial=17671011&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2086&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=587fdab8a39ef> TRENDING ARTICLES ------------------------------ Missed last week's issue? 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