Deanna Osmond
Professor
Department Extension Leader
Soil Fertility & Watershed Management
Faculty
3403G Williams Hall
Area(s) of Expertise
Research is focused on agricultural production, reduction of agricultural pollutants through the use of conservation practices including riparian buffers and the development of decision support systems that both function at the watershed-scale and are applicable to field-scale soil fertility issues. These systems are designed to allow maximum user flexibility, yet to provide reliable information and answers.
Professional experience
July 2005 – present: Professor and Soil Science Department Extension Leader, Department of Soil Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
June 2002 – June 2005: Associate Professor and Soil Science Department Extension Leader, Department of Soil Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
May 2000 – May 2002: Associate Professor and Soil Science Extension Specialist, Department of Soil Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
May 1997 – April 2000: Assistant Professor and Soil Science Extension Specialist, Department of Soil Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
Feb 1993 – April 1997: Water Quality Extension Specialist, Water Quality Group, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
May 1981 – May 1983: Agricultural Project Officer, United States Agency for International Development, Zaire, Africa.
Mar 1979 – May 1980: Research Associate, Soil Science Department, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
Scholarly and creative activities
- Book and Book Chapters 23
- Refereed Journal Articles 104
- Referred Proceedings 18
- Invited Presentations >150
- Volunteered Presentations, (including posters) >250
- Extension publications and slide sets 78
- Technical Reports 64
- Extension Training >150
- Software 9
- Grants (>$22M) >120
Scholarly and professional honors (selected)
- USDA-CSREES Award for Comprehensive Educational Program to Improve Water Quality in the Neuse River Basin, 2000.
- Professional Achievement Award – Water Quality, Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2004.
- USDA Secretary’s Award for Protecting and Enhancing the Nation’s Natural Resource base and Environment, Phosphorus Loss Assessment Tool Team, 2004.
- Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension (2005 Inductee), NC State University, 2005
- Agronomic Extension Education Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2006
- American Society of Agronomy Fellow, 2007
- Distinguished Service Award, Corn Growers Association of NC, 2010
- American Society of Agronomy, ASA Distinguished Service Award, ASA Division Alignment Task Force, 2011
- Soil Science Society of America Fellow, 2014
- Soil and Water Conservation Society President’s Leadership Award, 2017
- Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Achievement Award, 2019
- North Carolina State University CALS 2019 Outstanding Alumnus Awardee, 2019
- ASA Plenary / E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship, 2020
- Fellow, Soil and Water Conservation Society Fellow, 2020
Extension Publications (Most Recent)
- Osmond, D., 2021. Long-term Soil Health Research in North Carolina. https://youtu.be/hRbFGDIrlhQ also posted at AgFax! https://agfax.com/2021/01/22/how-does-soil-health-impact-yield-video/
- Osmond, D., L. Gatiboni, S. Kuleza, R. Austin, and D. Crouse. 2020. North Carolina Realistic Yield Expectations and Nitrogen Fertilizer Decision Making. NC Extension, NC State University, Raleigh, NC. AG-878. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/north-carolina-realistic-yield-expectations-and-nitrogen-fertilizer-decision-making
- Gatiboni, L., D. Osmond, D. Hardy, and S. Kulesza. 2020. Soil Facts: Starter Phosphorus Fertilizers and Additives in North Carolina Soils: Use, Placement, and Plant Response, AG 439-75W. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/starter-phosphorus-fertilizer-and-additives-in-nc-soils-use-placement-and-plant-response
- Osmond, D. and G. Miller. 2020. Caring for Your Lawn and the Environment, NC Extension, NC State University, Raleigh, NC. AG-597
- Gatiboni, L, S. Kulesza, and D. Osmond. 2020. Soils and Water Quality. NC Extension, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.AG 439-01. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/soils-and-water-quality
- Osmond, D. and L. Gatiboni. 2020. Alternative Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Products for Row Crop Production, NC Extension, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.AG 439-74. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/alternative-synthetic-nitrogen-fertilizer-products-for-row-crop-production
- Gatiboni, L. D. Hardy, D. Osmond, and J. Havlin. 2020. Calculating the rate of acidifying materials to lower the pH of North Carolinian soils. NC Extension, NC State University, Raleigh, NC. AG-439-88. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/calculating-the-rate-of-acidifiers-to-lower-the-ph-of-north-carolina-soils
- Bradley, L. and D. Osmond. 2019. A Gardener’s Guide to Protecting Water Quality. AG-612A. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
- Osmond, D., L. Gatiboni, R. Richardson, H. Burrack, L. Thiessen, J. Neal and K. Jennings. 2019. Alternative Product Demonstration and Research Guidelines to Extension Agents. AG-868. http: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/alternative-product-demonstration-and-research-guidelines-for-extension-agents
- Osmond, D., L. Gatiboni, R. Richardson, H. Burrack, L. Thiessen, J. Neal and K. Jennings. 2019. Alternative Product Demonstration and Research Guidelines to Extension Agents. Webinar of AG-868. https://mediasite.wolfware.ncsu.edu/online/Play/577f73cacf9749ef934302cebd6c857b1d.
- Gatiboni, L. and D. Osmond. 2019. Nitrogen Management and Water Quality. AG-439-02. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/nitrogen-management-and-water-quality
- Austin, R. and D. Osmond. 2019. Selecting Nitrogen Rates in North Carolina: Recent Work on Corn and Wheat. AG-864. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/selecting-nitrogen-rates-in-north-carolina-recent-work-on-corn-and-wheat.
- Osmond, D., W. Roper, J. Heitman. 2018. Soils Facts:Soil Health: What Does It Mean in North Carolina? AG-439-85. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Raleigh, NC. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/soil-health-what-does-it-mean-in-north-carolina.
- Osmond, D. 2018. Soil Facts:Agricultural Nitrogen Accounting in Nutrient Impaired and Regulated River Basins: The Nitrogen Loss Estimation Worksheet Tool. AG-439-86. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Raleigh, NC. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/agricultural-nitrogen-accounting-in-nutrient-impaired-and-regulated-river-basins.
- Osmond, D. and D. Line. 2017. SoilFacts: Best Management Practices for Agricultural Nutrients. AG-439-20. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Raleigh, NC. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/best-management-practices-for-agricultural-nutrients
- Osmond, D. 2017. Nitrogen Management and Water Quality. AG-439-2. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Raleigh, NC. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/nitrogen-management-and-water-quality
- Osmond, D. and M. Burchell. 2017. SoilFacts: Agricultural Riparian Buffers. AG-439-38. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Raleigh, NC. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/agricultural-riparian-buffers.
Publications
- Critical soil test values of phosphorus and potassium for soybean and corn in three long-term trials in North Carolina, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL (2023)
- Current status of US soil test phosphorus and potassium recommendations and analytical methods, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL (2023)
- No-till imparts yield stability and greater cumulative yield under variable weather conditions in the southeastern USA piedmont, FIELD CROPS RESEARCH (2023)
- The soiltestcorr R package: An accessible framework for reproducible correlation analysis of crop yield and soil test data, SOFTWAREX (2023)
- Uncertainty in phosphorus fluxes and budgets across the US long-term agroecosystem research network, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (2023)
- A spreadsheet for determining critical soil test values using the modified arcsine-log calibration curve, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL (2022)
- Addressing conservation practice limitations and trade-offs for reducing phosphorus loss from agricultural fields, AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL LETTERS (2022)
- Assessing the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework toolbox in a Southern Piedmont landscape of the United States, JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION (2022)
- Defining relative yield for soil test correlation and calibration trials in the fertilizer recommendation support tool, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL (2022)
- P-FLUX: A phosphorus budget dataset spanning diverse agricultural production systems in the United States and Canada, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (2022)
Education
Ph. D., Agronomy, Cornell University (1991)
M.S., Soil Science, NC State University (1979)
B.S., Agronomy and Anthropology, Kansas State University (1975)