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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 For her outstanding contributions to research on crop responses to global climate change, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Lisa A. Ainsworth is the agency s Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2021. Ainsworth, research leader for the ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit in Urbana, Illinois (Midwest Area), is one of many ARS researchers being honored for their scientific achievements.
Ainsworth joined the Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit in 2004 as a plant molecular biologist and has served as research leader since 2019. Her research aimed to find solutions for challenges affecting food production and security. Her work influenced the direction of climate change impact assessment and adaptation for federal, non-governmental organization and philanthropic efforts.
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Sunlight, water and fertilizer have always been key to agriculture, but enterprising farmers are finding a new ingredient to get the most out of their land data. But not just any data, clean data.
Farmers have used sensors for years to monitor their crops, using the data they collect to customize operations to maximize yield. These data, however, were often incomplete or inaccurate. That’s why researchers at the Agricultural Research Service’s Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit in Columbia, Mo., have developed Yield Editor.
Yield Editor is downloadable software that provides more reliable and defensible yield maps. ARS’s Scott Drummond and Ken Sudduth designed Yield Editor for their research projects, but as other researchers and early precision farming adopters saw the importance of the tool, they released the first edition of the software to the public in 2003.
Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference set for February 11 krvn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krvn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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There are many benefits to utilizing cover crops, such as improved soil health and reduced erosion. It’s the details of how and what to do that can present challenges. The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will provide information to growers who are just getting started with cover crops and to those who are already making cover crops part of their operation.
The conference will take place on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. CST with in-person check in at 12:30 p.m.
The conference will be webcast from the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center (ENREC) near Mead to other locations. In-person attendance is not available at ENREC due to COVID-19 restrictions.