How you manage the mix in cornfields can determine whether the nitrogen feeds your crop or disappears into thin air.

The old Bray-1 method required multiple samples to provide a full nutrient picture of the sample, slowing the process and increasing the cost. In contrast, the new method, called Mehlich-3, requires ...

Crop consultants recommend monitoring soil conditions closely during the first 24 hours after soybean planting to prevent ...

Stress can affect you deeply in terms of both mental and physical levels. When you keep functioning, ticking off tasks, telling yourself you are fine, until one day you feel constantly tired, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are coming up very soon, which means there will be a new group of athletes that will compete, win medals and be paid. However, Olympians aren’t usually paid in a traditional ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

When U.S. farmers depend heavily on a single foreign buyer, U.S. trade policy stops being sovereign—and starts being hostage. No country has exploited that vulnerability more than China, and no crop ...

The 2025 regular season saw plenty of beautiful chaos from Week 1 all the way to Week 18. Patrick Mahomes will be missing the postseason for the first time in his career, second-year quarterback Drake ...

New federal recommendations have expanded testing options for HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, and bring them right to your front door. Women can still choose to get a pelvic exam at the doctor’s ...

As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

Revel in holiday merriment with friends and family this week at the National Building Museum’s indoor skating rink, catch a free holiday concert at Union Station, or sing along to Handel’s “Messiah” ...

Good manners never go out of style, but they do occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner. In the decade since the previous edition of “Emily ...