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The products mentioned herein are not endorsed by the Soil and Water Conservation Society unless so stated.* ------------------------------ TOP NEWS ------------------------------ Digging in the dirt: Researchers develop new methods for assessing risk of subsurface phosphorus <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2018&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=599d9f5412d8e> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2019&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=599d9f5412d8e>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2020&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=599d9f5412d8e>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[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=599d9f5412d8e>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2022&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?599d9f5412d8e> University of Delaware via ScienceDaily When it comes to advancing nutrient management planning for croplands across the United States, it is important to evaluate phosphorus indices to ensure accurate phosphorus loss risk assessment. New methods for assessing the loss of phosphorus in soil have now been developed by researchers. While current measurements focus mainly on surface runoff, the new research is looking at the best way to measure the risk of underground phosphorus that winds up in drainage water. 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Researchers at Southern Illinois University are hoping to provide some answers. Increasing concern about nutrient loss and watershed contamination is driving solutions across the Midwest, with many farmers looking for proactive approaches to keeping fertilizers on the farm and out of waterways. 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A new study shows that applying manure to crop fields by means of shallow disk injection into the soil rather than traditional surface broadcast significantly reduces estrogens in surface runoff. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2036&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=599da40a002a7> . 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Wheat farmers of the inland Pacific Northwest, however, have been slower to adopt no-till, in part because they see more incidence of fungal soil-borne diseases when crop residues accumulate in the field. However, over longer periods of time, researchers saw these fungal disease outbreaks decrease after farmers continuously practiced no-till over multiple seasons. 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The North Dakota State University Extension soil health specialist encourages farmers to take a systems approach to manage soil health. Part of that system is to diversify crop rotation so the soil microbes have different food sources, which ultimately makes soil healthier. 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With cutting-edge technology, new chemistry and constant developments in land, like no-till farming and tile terraces, farmers and ranchers in Northeast Missouri have been able to produce more crops and raise more livestock on less land than they did 30 years ago. 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Over time, studying how erosion moves rock, sediment and soil to shape landscapes, I became familiar with how soil both influences and reflects the evolution of topography. But I also came to notice that prosperous regions tended to have rich, fertile soil. Impoverished ones did not. The state of the soil was not just of scientific interest. It was of fundamental importance to human societies. 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In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that land use changes associated with planting crops and grazing livestock have caused a loss of 133 billion tons of carbon from soil worldwide over the last 12,000 years, amounting to about 13 years of global emissions at their current levels. And at least half of those losses have probably occurred in the last few centuries. READ MORE <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2214182&messageid=2214182&databaseid=Mailing.DS214182.2214182.197111&serial=17771094&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2082&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=599dee47170a5> TRENDING ARTICLES ------------------------------ Missed last week's issue? 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