precision agriculture

CFAES reads for Oct. 1, 2020

Making sense of soil carbon sequestration in the fight against global climate change

PrecisionAg, Sept. 28; Rattan Lal, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), cited

World Food Prize winner Dr Lal to spend prize money to promote soil science

Siasat Daily (Hiderabad, India), Sept. 27; featuring Rattan Lal, SENR

University/industry partnership takes field scouting to the next level

Ohio’s Country Journal, Sept. 23; featuring Nate Douridas, Molly Caren Agricultural Center

CFAES prof co-edits new book on ‘Soil-Specific Farming’

Speaking of Rattan Lal, he’s also the co-editor of a recently released CRC Press reference book called Soil-Specific Farming: Precision Agriculture. “Faced with challenges of resource scarcity and environmental degradation,” the book’s description says, “it is important to adopt innovative farming systems that maximize resource efficiency while protecting the environment” — in other words, that are sustainable. Check out the book’s webpage.