Farmers can use informal and formal methods to measure soil health. “An informal way is to look at your fields after a ...

Gardening potatoes is a new challenge to take on! Here are some tips for growing potatoes in your home garden.

A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil ...

Amidst the growing challenges of global climate change, gaining a deeper understanding of soil carbon sequestration ...

Not all farmlands are created equal — some are flat, some are on a moderate slope and some are hilly. On hilly agricultural ...

Organic crop farmers may be missing out on a valuable source of data by not sampling and testing their soil for nutrients.

Many people are dissatisfied with the soil in their garden. The most common complaint is that the soil is either too sandy or ...

Mulch is something that is applied to the soil surface. It can be organic (pine straw, bark, wood chips, leaves) or inorganic ...

The answer is not only in the plants we grow but also in the soil below. For decades, agriculture has been using chemical ...

Every year, vast amounts of nutrient-rich organic matter are lost instead of being returned to our soils, where they could ...

Organic mulches will eventually contribute to organic matter in the soil over time as they decay. But mulches are on the surface, not blended into the soil. When something like composted bark ...