The department of Plants, Soils & Climate courses emphasize understanding the physical, chemical and biological mechanisms that operate in the continuum of the soil, plants and atmosphere and how they affect the management of a wide range of agricultural and natural systems. Undergraduate courses focus on acquiring and applying knowledge and developing the skills students will need in their chosen field of study. The program also prepares students to develop lifelong learning skills, understand and appreciate diversity, be productive citizens of the world and be professionals in their vocations.
For the past eight months, four graduate students from the Plants, Soils, & Climate (PSC) Department have participated in the Bayer Crop Science University Mentoring (B4U) Program. This groundbreaking initiative pairs graduate students with Bayer industry...
As a warming climate eats away at the ice that covers most of the world’s largest island, algae blooms are speeding up that process, according to two new studies. Greenland is shedding hundreds of billions of tons of ice every year and raising sea levels ...
ertilizer levels affect not only a farm’s bottom line, but crop yields, water quality and airsheds far beyond the field where they are applied. Farmers can get fertilizer recommendations based on soil samples they send to be chemically analyzed, including...
