Give your tomato plants the foundation they need. Learn how to mix the ideal soil and choose the right amendments for your ...

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

When you think of improving the soil, you may imagine planting cover crops or utilizing minimal tillage systems that allow ...

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

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

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.

“I’ve doubled organic matter on some fields in the last 15 years. I don’t have the erosion from wind or water as much [as I did before no-till]. And I’m able to capture the soil and keep i ...

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 ...