{"id":7608,"date":"2021-07-27T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T23:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/?page_id=7608"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:37:30","slug":"andrew-mcguires-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/andrew-mcguires-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew McGuire&#8217;s Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Views of an agronomist on soil, farming, and science. Evidence-based agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/iut9es\">Subscribe to my Blog Posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/blog\/?pf_search=&amp;taxonomies%5Bcategory%5D=&amp;pf_author=8394\">Search Blog Posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/author\/andrew-mcguire\/\">Blog Posts by DATE<\/a>, newest first<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/agronomistag\">On X\/Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61576997560965\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/agronomistag.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\">Blog posts and articles by topic:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wsu-list--columns-2\">\n<li><a href=\"#cba\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#cba\">Columbia Basin 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href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Crops-Soils-2021-McGuire-Cover-Crop-Mixtures-Biodiversity-and-Agriculture.pdf\">Cover Crop Mixtures, Biodiversity, and Agriculture<\/a>, Crops &amp; Soils Magazine, Nov-Dec. 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blog Posts by Topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cba\">Columbia Basin Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-columbia-basin-irrigation-project-as-drought-proof-and-sustainable-as-it-gets\/\">The Columbia Basin Irrigation Project; As Drought-Proof and Sustainable as it Gets.<\/a><\/td><td>November 10, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/potato-cropping-systems-soilborne-disease\/\">Potato Cropping Systems to Manage Soilborne Disease<\/a><\/td><td>February 7, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/october-rains-in-the-desert\/\">The Fallout of October Rains in the Desert<\/a><\/td><td>November 1, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/questioning-soil-quality-for-irrigated-arid-west\/\">Questioning the Value of Soil Health for the Irrigated Arid West<\/a><\/td><td>August 21, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cold-dry-winterkill\/\">Cold + Dry = Winterkill : 2013-14 Winter in Review<\/a><\/td><td>June 18, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/columbia-basins-irrigation-system\/\">The Sustainability of the Columbia Basin\u2019s Irrigation System<\/a><\/td><td>June 2, 2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ccccm\">Cover Crops and Cover Crop Mixtures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cash-crops-and-their-residues-are-the-best-cover-crops\/\">Cash Crops, and Their Residues, are the Best Cover Crops<\/a><\/td><td>June 2, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-crop-benefits-depend-on-biomass-how-much-do-you-need\/\">Cover Crop Benefits Depend on Biomass: How Much do You Need?<\/a><\/td><td>March 4, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-so-good-about-biodiversity-in-crop-production\/\">What\u2019s so Good about Biodiversity in Crop Production?<\/a><\/td><td>October 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/wateruselimitationscovercrops\/\">Water Use Limitations of Cover Crops in Dryland Cropping<\/a><\/td><td>April 4, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/buckwheat-and-phosphorus\/\">Buckwheat and Phosphorus<\/a><\/td><td>September 13, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/crop-diversity-is-not-the-cause\/\">Crop Diversity is Not the Cause<\/a><\/td><td>July 19, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/why-ecological-biodiversity-research-results-seldom-apply-to-agriculture\/\">Why Ecological Biodiversity Research Results Seldom Apply to Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>February 4, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/contrary-science-cover-crop-mixtures-monocultures-and-mechanisms\/\">Contrary Science; Cover Crop Mixtures, Monocultures, and Mechanisms<\/a><\/td><td>August 18, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/2018-cover-crop-update\/\">2018 Cover Crop Monoculture vs Mixture Update<\/a><\/td><td>December 18, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-crop-monocultures-2017-update\/\">Cover crop monocultures continue to best mixtures; 2017 Update<\/a><\/td><td>December 12, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-crop-monoculture-not-mixture\/\">Cover crop best bet is monoculture, not mix<\/a><\/td><td>December 21, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/defending-monoculture\/\">Defending the Proper Use of Monoculture<\/a><\/td><td>September 27, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/monoculture-vs-polyculture-part-ii\/\">Monoculture vs. Polyculture Part II: \u201cStraight up\u201d beats \u201ccocktails\u201d for cover crop ecosystem services<\/a><\/td><td>June 11, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/monoculture-vs-polyculture-part-i\/\">Monoculture vs. Polyculture Part I: \u201cStraight up\u201d beats \u201ccocktails\u201d for cover crop productivity<\/a><\/td><td>June 8, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/gmo-cover-crops\/\">How about GM cover crops?<\/a><\/td><td>January 28, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-crop-cocktail\/\">Mixing the Perfect Cover Crop Cocktail<\/a><\/td><td>April 17, 2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cdb\">Crop Diversity and Biodiversity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-so-good-about-biodiversity-in-crop-production\/\">What\u2019s so Good about Biodiversity in Crop Production?<\/a><\/td><td>October 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/crop-diversity-is-not-the-cause\/\">Crop Diversity is Not the Cause<\/a><\/td><td>July 19, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/biodiversity-healthy-soils-and-their-combination-in-regenerative-agriculture-can-reduce-but-not-replace-fertilizer\/\">Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer<\/a><\/td><td>March 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/why-ecological-biodiversity-research-results-seldom-apply-to-agriculture\/\">Why Ecological Biodiversity Research Results Seldom Apply to Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>February 4, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/contrary-science-cover-crop-mixtures-monocultures-and-mechanisms\/\">Contrary Science; Cover Crop Mixtures, Monocultures, and Mechanisms<\/a><\/td><td>August 18, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/disruption-of-natural-systems\/\">Crop rotation: In praise of deliberate, sequenced disruption of natural systems<\/a><\/td><td>December 1, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/defending-monoculture\/\">Defending the Proper Use of Monoculture<\/a><\/td><td>September 27, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/monoculture-vs-polyculture-part-ii\/\">Monoculture vs. Polyculture Part II: \u201cStraight up\u201d beats \u201ccocktails\u201d for cover crop ecosystem services<\/a><\/td><td>June 11, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/monoculture-vs-polyculture-part-i\/\">Monoculture vs. Polyculture Part I: \u201cStraight up\u201d beats \u201ccocktails\u201d for cover crop productivity<\/a><\/td><td>June 8, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/theories-meta-analysis-monocultures\/\">Ecological Theories, Meta-Analysis, and the Benefits of Monocultures<\/a><\/td><td>May 26, 2015<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cr\">Crop Rotation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cash-crops-and-their-residues-are-the-best-cover-crops\/\">Cash Crops, and Their Residues, are the Best Cover Crops<\/a><\/td><td>June 2, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/wateruselimitationscovercrops\/\">Water Use Limitations of Cover Crops in Dryland Cropping<\/a><\/td><td>April 4, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/potato-cropping-systems-soilborne-disease\/\">Potato Cropping Systems to Manage Soilborne Disease<\/a><\/td><td>February 7, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/fine-tuning-soilborne-disease\/\">Fine-Tuning with Soil Health; Soilborne Disease?<\/a><\/td><td>October 5, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/yield-benefits-of-crop-rotation-crop-diversity-or-active-crop-time\/\">Yield Benefits of Crop Rotation: Crop Diversity or Active Crop Time?<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/disruption-of-natural-systems\/\">Crop rotation: In praise of deliberate, sequenced disruption of natural systems<\/a><\/td><td>December 1, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/defending-monoculture\/\">Defending the Proper Use of Monoculture<\/a><\/td><td>September 27, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/change-crop-change-soil\/\">Change your crop, change your soil<\/a><\/td><td>August 9, 2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eaa\">Ecology, Agroecology, and Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/pop-ecology\/\">How Pop Ecology Misleads Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>February 24, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-organic-matter-in-natural-ecosystems-vs-cropped-fields\/\">Soil Organic Matter in Natural Ecosystems vs. Cropped Fields: A Misleading Comparison<\/a><\/td><td>January 28, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-flawed-thinking-behind-mimic-nature-in-crop-production\/\">The Flawed Thinking Behind \u201cMimic Nature\u201d in Crop Production<\/a><\/td><td>December 11, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/follow-the-energy-how-cropping-systems-fundamentally-differ-from-natural-systems\/\">Follow the Energy: How Cropping Systems Differ From Natural Systems<\/a><\/td><td>June 25, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-so-good-about-biodiversity-in-crop-production\/\">What\u2019s so Good about Biodiversity in Crop Production?<\/a><\/td><td>October 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/bet-hedging-with-cover-crop-mixtures\/\">Bet-Hedging with Cover Crop Mixtures<\/a><\/td><td>September 28, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/crop-diversity-is-not-the-cause\/\">Crop Diversity is Not the Cause<\/a><\/td><td>July 19, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/yield-benefits-of-crop-rotation-crop-diversity-or-active-crop-time\/\">Yield Benefits of Crop Rotation: Crop Diversity or Active Crop Time?<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/why-ecological-biodiversity-research-results-seldom-apply-to-agriculture\/\">Why Ecological Biodiversity Research Results Seldom Apply to Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>February 4, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soils-under-corn-and-tallgrass-prairie\/\">Soils under corn and tallgrass prairie; research to challenge our assumptions<\/a><\/td><td>October 2, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/disruption-of-natural-systems\/\">Crop rotation: In praise of deliberate, sequenced disruption of natural systems<\/a><\/td><td>December 1, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/theories-meta-analysis-monocultures\/\">Ecological Theories, Meta-Analysis, and the Benefits of Monocultures<\/a><\/td><td>May 26, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-we-save-nature-by-improving-agriculture\/\">Can We Save Nature by Improving Agriculture?<\/a><\/td><td>September 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/ecosystems-are-not-smart\/\">Ecosystems are Not Smart, We Are \u2013 Applications on the Farm<\/a><\/td><td>March 5, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/dont-mimic-nature-improve-it\/\">Don\u2019t Mimic Nature on the Farm, Improve it<\/a><\/td><td>March 3, 2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ftw\">Feeding the World<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/agronomic-engineering-and-incremental-transformation\/\">Meeting Food Demand through Agronomic Engineering and Incremental Transformation<\/a><\/td><td>August 9, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/urban-indoor-industrial-ag\/\">The New Urban Indoor Industrial Agriculture\u2026 but Why?<\/a><\/td><td>November 16, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/essentials-of-sustaining-ag-production\/\">The Essentials of Sustaining Agricultural Production<\/a><\/td><td>July 16, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/space-farming-is-science-fiction\/\">Space Farming is Science FICTION<\/a><\/td><td>March 27, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/agriculture-requires-fertilizer\/\">Agriculture Requires Fertilizer Inputs, and That\u2019s Good<\/a><\/td><td>October 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/dont-mimic-nature-improve-it\/\">Don\u2019t Mimic Nature on the Farm, Improve it<\/a><\/td><td>March 3, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/quit-meat-feed-people\/\">Forego a Hamburger, Feed a Person<\/a><\/td><td>September 5, 2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fnn\">Fertilizer, Nutrients, &amp; Nitrogen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/rhizophagy-and-quorum-sensing-dont-fall-for-the-merely-fascinating\/\">Rhizophagy and Quorum Sensing: Don\u2019t Fall for the Merely Fascinating<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/nitrogen-fertilizer-and-soil-organic-matter-what-does-the-evidence-say\/#Comments\">Comments on \u201cThe myth of nitrogen fertilization for soil carbon sequestration.\u201d by Khan et al. (2007)<\/a><\/td><td>July, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/fine-tuning-with-soil-health\/\">Fine-tuning with Soil Health; Nutrients<\/a><\/td><td>August 17, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/why-hasnt-biological-nitrogen-fixation-fixed-nitrogen-scarcity-in-the-world\/\">Why Hasn\u2019t Biological Nitrogen Fixation Fixed Nitrogen Scarcity in the World?<\/a><\/td><td>May 5, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/always-follow-the-nitrogen\/\">Always Follow the Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><td>December 7, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/why-the-world-stays-green\/\">Why the World Stays Green<\/a><\/td><td>November 16, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/buckwheat-and-phosphorus\/\">Buckwheat and Phosphorus<\/a><\/td><td>September 13, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/biodiversity-healthy-soils-and-their-combination-in-regenerative-agriculture-can-reduce-but-not-replace-fertilizer\/\">Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer<\/a><\/td><td>March 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/how-does-regenerative-agriculture-reduce-nutrient-inputs\/\">How does regenerative agriculture reduce nutrient inputs?<\/a><\/td><td>February 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/chrissmaje.com\/2016\/10\/communication-intercept-reveals-21st-century-cities-were-alien-food-project\/\">Communication intercept reveals 21st century cities were alien food project<\/a><\/td><td>October 30, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-and-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">The Benefits of Combining Organic and Synthetic Nitrogen Sources<\/a><\/td><td>June 26, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/agriculture-requires-fertilizer\/\">Agriculture Requires Fertilizer Inputs, and That\u2019s Good<\/a><\/td><td>October 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-ag-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">Organic Farming Reliant on Synthetic Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><td>October 9, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gm\">Green Manures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/big-biomass-hypothesis\/\">Big Biomass and More Often; A Green Manure Frequency Hypothesis<\/a><\/td><td>October 25, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/without-big-biomass-green-manures-are-a-step-backwards\/\">Without big biomass, green manures are a step backwards<\/a><\/td><td>October 9, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/green-manures-the-other-gm-crops\/\">Green Manures, The Other GM crops<\/a><\/td><td>March 13, 2018<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mc\">Manure and Compost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-pyramid-scheme-of-high-organic-amendment-rates\/\">The Pyramid Scheme of High Organic Amendment Rates<\/a><\/td><td>May 14, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/a-problem-with-soil-inoculants\/\">A Problem with Soil Inoculants<\/a><\/td><td>November 22, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/not-enough-manure-to-sustain-ag\/\">There is not enough manure (or compost) to sustain agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>October 18, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-manure-sustain-soils\/\">Can manure sustain soils?<\/a><\/td><td>September 19, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-manure-supply-n-and-p-to-ag\/\">Can Manure Supply Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Agriculture?<\/a><\/td><td>September 7, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-building-manure-rotation\/\">Study Shows Soil-Building Benefits of Manure and Crop Rotation, so why didn\u2019t they say so?<\/a><\/td><td>June 27, 2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nsr\">No-till, Strip-till and Related<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-matter-at-surface\/\">Concentrate Organic Matter at Surface to Improve Soils<\/a><\/td><td>April 30, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-the-soil-for-quick-benefits\/\">Cover the Soil for Quick Benefits<\/a><\/td><td>October 16, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/no-till-soc\/\">No-till Does Not Reverse Soil Degradation?<\/a><\/td><td>March 14, 2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"of\">Organic Farming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/pop-ecology\/\">How Pop Ecology Misleads Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>February 24, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/common-ground-a-narrow-organic-vision-of-regenerative-agriculture\/\">Common Ground: A Narrow Organic Vision of Regenerative Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>May 19, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-flawed-thinking-behind-mimic-nature-in-crop-production\/\">The Flawed Thinking Behind \u201cMimic Nature\u201d in Crop Production<\/a><\/td><td>December 11, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.2134\/ael2017.08.0024\">Agricultural Science and Organic Farming: Time to Change Our Trajectory<\/a> (Open Access paper)<\/td><td>December 1, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-and-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">The Benefits of Combining Organic and Synthetic Nitrogen Sources<\/a><\/td><td>June 26, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-provides-ecosystem-service-solves-weed-problems\/\">Organic Farming Provides Ecosystem Service and Solves Weed Problems<\/a><\/td><td>April 14, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-building-manure-rotation\/\">Study Shows Soil-Building Benefits of Manure and Crop Rotation, so why didn\u2019t they say so?<\/a><\/td><td>June 27, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/hamstrung-by-ideology\/\">Hamstrung by Ideology<\/a><\/td><td>December 20, 2012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-ag-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">Organic Farming Reliant on Synthetic Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><td>October 9, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pesticides\">Pesticides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/comparing-effects-on-soil\/\">Comparing effects of herbicides, fertilizers, and tillage on the soil<\/a><\/td><td>December 8, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/hamstrung-by-ideology\/\">Hamstrung by Ideology<\/a><\/td><td>December 20, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pa\">Philosophy of Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-flawed-thinking-behind-mimic-nature-in-crop-production\/\">The Flawed Thinking Behind \u201cMimic Nature\u201d in Crop Production<\/a><\/td><td>December 11, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/benefits-of-a-reductionist-approach\/\">The Benefits of a Reductionist Approach<\/a><\/td><td>July 25, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-the-problem-with-my-soil\/\">Soil (health) evaluation begins by asking \u201cWhat\u2019s the problem with my soil?\u201d<\/a><\/td><td>July 9, 2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/disruption-of-natural-systems\/\">Crop rotation: In praise of deliberate, sequenced disruption of natural systems<\/a><\/td><td>December 1, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/sustainablepathways2\/\">Stepping, rather than jumping, towards sustainability<\/a><\/td><td>September 25, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ra\">Regenerative Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/common-ground-a-narrow-organic-vision-of-regenerative-agriculture\/\">Common Ground: A Narrow Organic Vision of Regenerative Agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>May 19, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/rhizophagy-and-quorum-sensing-dont-fall-for-the-merely-fascinating\/\">Rhizophagy and Quorum Sensing: Don\u2019t Fall for the Merely Fascinating<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-organic-matter-in-natural-ecosystems-vs-cropped-fields\/\">Soil Organic Matter in Natural Ecosystems vs. Cropped Fields: A Misleading Comparison<\/a><\/td><td>January 28, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/dont-overthink-soil-biology\/\">Don&#8217;t Overthink Your Soil Biology<\/a><\/td><td>November 1, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/yield-benefits-of-crop-rotation-crop-diversity-or-active-crop-time\/\">Yield Benefits of Crop Rotation: Crop Diversity or Active Crop Time?<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/biodiversity-healthy-soils-and-their-combination-in-regenerative-agriculture-can-reduce-but-not-replace-fertilizer\/\">Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer<\/a><\/td><td>March 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/maximize-and-minimize-two-principles-for-managing-soil-health\/\">MAXIMIZE and minimize; Two Principles for Managing Soil Health<\/a><\/td><td>June 18, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/how-does-regenerative-agriculture-reduce-nutrient-inputs\/\">How does regenerative agriculture reduce nutrient inputs?<\/a><\/td><td>February 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/regen-ag-solid-principles-extraordinary-claims\/\">Regenerative Agriculture: Solid Principles, Extraordinary Claims<\/a><\/td><td>April 4, 2018<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sh\">Soil Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/rhizophagy-and-quorum-sensing-dont-fall-for-the-merely-fascinating\/\">Rhizophagy and Quorum Sensing: Don\u2019t Fall for the Merely Fascinating<\/a><\/td><td>April 15, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-crop-benefits-depend-on-biomass-how-much-do-you-need\/\">Cover Crop Benefits Depend on Biomass: How Much do You Need?<\/a><\/td><td>March 4, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-organic-matter-in-natural-ecosystems-vs-cropped-fields\/\">Soil Organic Matter in Natural Ecosystems vs. Cropped Fields: A Misleading Comparison<\/a><\/td><td>January 28, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-bio-products-are-risky-ask-questions\/\">Soil Bio-Products are Risky; Ask Questions<\/a><\/td><td>November 13, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/choose-soil-building-practices-over-soil-health-products\/\">Choose Soil-building Practices Over Soil Health Products<\/a><\/td><td>October 23, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-so-good-about-biodiversity-in-crop-production\/\">What\u2019s so Good about Biodiversity in Crop Production?<\/a><\/td><td>October 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/potato-cropping-systems-soilborne-disease\/\">Potato Cropping Systems to Manage Soilborne Disease<\/a><\/td><td>February 7, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/a-problem-with-soil-inoculants\/\">A Problem with Soil Inoculants<\/a><\/td><td>November 22, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/dont-overthink-soil-biology\/\">Don&#8217;t Overthink Your Soil Biology<\/a><\/td><td>November 1, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/fine-tuning-soilborne-disease\/\">Fine-Tuning with Soil Health; Soilborne Disease?<\/a><\/td><td>October 5, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/fine-tuning-with-soil-health-water\/\">Fine-Tuning with Soil Health; Water<\/a><\/td><td>August 23,2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/fine-tuning-with-soil-health\/\">Fine-tuning with Soil Health; Nutrients.<\/a><\/td><td>August 17, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-health-shorts-do-soil-health-indicators-indicate-soil-health\/\">Do soil health indicators indicate soil health?<\/a><\/td><td>April 13, 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/biodiversity-healthy-soils-and-their-combination-in-regenerative-agriculture-can-reduce-but-not-replace-fertilizer\/\">Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer<\/a><\/td><td>March 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/maximize-and-minimize-two-principles-for-managing-soil-health\/\">MAXIMIZE and minimize; Two Principles for Managing Soil Health<\/a><\/td><td>June 18, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/just-in-time-soil-health\/\">Just-In-Time Soil Health<\/a><\/td><td>April 1, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/whats-the-problem-with-my-soil\/\">Soil (health) evaluation begins by asking \u201cWhat\u2019s the problem with my soil?\u201d<\/a><\/td><td>July 9, 2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soil-biology-and-soil-organic-matter\/\">Soil biology and soil organic matter; What do recent discoveries mean for soil management?<\/a><\/td><td>June 10, 2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/soils-under-corn-and-tallgrass-prairie\/\">Soils under corn and tallgrass prairie; research to challenge our assumptions<\/a><\/td><td>October 2, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/regen-ag-solid-principles-extraordinary-claims\/\">Regenerative Agriculture: Solid Principles, Extraordinary Claims<\/a><\/td><td>April 4, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/comparing-effects-on-soil\/\">Comparing effects of herbicides, fertilizers, and tillage on the soil<\/a><\/td><td>December 8, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-and-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">The Benefits of Combining Organic and Synthetic Nitrogen Sources<\/a><\/td><td>June 26, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/questioning-soil-quality-for-irrigated-arid-west\/\">Questioning the Value of Soil Health for the Irrigated Arid West<\/a><\/td><td>August 21, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-matter-at-surface\/\">Concentrate Organic Matter at Surface to Improve Soils<\/a><\/td><td>April 30, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cover-the-soil-for-quick-benefits\/\">Cover the Soil for Quick Benefits<\/a><\/td><td>October 16, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/change-crop-change-soil\/\">Change your crop, change your soil<\/a><\/td><td>August 9, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/micromanaging-your-soil\/\">Are You Micromanaging Your Soil?<\/a><\/td><td>May 21, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/no-till-soc\/\">No-till Does Not Reverse Soil Degradation?<\/a><\/td><td>March 14, 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/hamstrung-by-ideology\/\">Hamstrung by Ideology<\/a><\/td><td>December 20, 2012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/how-to-kill-your-soil\/\">How to kill your soil<\/a><\/td><td>November 1, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sa\">Sustainability of Agriculture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/the-columbia-basin-irrigation-project-as-drought-proof-and-sustainable-as-it-gets\/\">The Columbia Basin Irrigation Project; As Drought-Proof and Sustainable as it Gets.<\/a><\/td><td>November 20, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/not-enough-manure-to-sustain-ag\/\">There is not enough manure (or compost) to sustain agriculture<\/a><\/td><td>October 18, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-manure-sustain-soils\/\">Can manure sustain soils?<\/a><\/td><td>September 19, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-manure-supply-n-and-p-to-ag\/\">Can Manure Supply Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Agriculture?<\/a><\/td><td>September 7, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/urban-indoor-industrial-ag\/\">The New Urban Indoor Industrial Agriculture\u2026 but Why?<\/a><\/td><td>November 16, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/essentials-of-sustaining-ag-production\/\">The Essentials of Sustaining Agricultural Production<\/a><\/td><td>July 16, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/space-farming-is-science-fiction\/\">Space Farming is Science FICTION<\/a><\/td><td>March 27, 2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/agriculture-requires-fertilizer\/\">Agriculture Requires Fertilizer Inputs, and That\u2019s Good<\/a><\/td><td>October 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/can-we-save-nature-by-improving-agriculture\/\">Can We Save Nature by Improving Agriculture?<\/a><\/td><td>September 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/columbia-basins-irrigation-system\/\">The Sustainability of the Columbia Basin\u2019s Irrigation System<\/a><\/td><td>June 2, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/organic-ag-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">Organic Farming Reliant on Synthetic Nitrogen<\/a><\/td><td>October 9, 2012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/sustainablepathways2\/\">Stepping, rather than jumping, towards sustainability<\/a><\/td><td>September 25, 2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other\">Other<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Article Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/reader-beware-separating-science-from-science-marketing\/\">Reader Beware: Separating Science from Science Marketing<\/a><\/td><td>July 24, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/sagebrush-shrub-steppe-or-cheatgrass-prairie\/\">Sagebrush Shrub-steppe or Cheatgrass Prairie?<\/a><\/td><td>September 5, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/cryptic-species\/\">Cryptic Species, Agriculture, and Confirmation Bias<\/a><\/td><td>May 31, 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/urban-indoor-industrial-ag\/\">The New Urban Indoor Industrial Agriculture\u2026 but Why?<\/a><\/td><td>November 16, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/grant\/2021\/11\/communication-intercept-reveals-21st-century-cities-were-alien-food-project\/\">Communication intercept reveals 21st century cities were alien food project<\/a><\/td><td>October 30, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/defending-monoculture\/\">Defending the Proper Use of Monoculture<\/a><\/td><td>September 27, 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/csanr.wsu.edu\/we-are-the-98-percent\/\">We are the 98%. 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