Producers spot healthy soil through diverse ground cover, beneficial insects, earthworms and lab tests measuring microbial ...

Salts are compounds formed when positively charged cations such as sodium (Na⁺), calcium (Ca²⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺) and potassium (K⁺) combine with negatively ...

CAPUTA, S.D.— Understanding your soil type is a vital tool to developing your farming and ranching practices. “Those properties of the soils dictate how we are going to basically utilize those soils ...

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth, and food ...

You can learn a lot about your soil by simply running it through your fingers. Healthy soil is the key to growing a beautiful and thriving garden. Building and nourishing the soil begins with getting ...

Regular soil testing and pH management are essential components of modern, sustainable crop production. Understanding and ...

I often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how. Getting to know your soil is an essential part of becoming a great grower of edible ...

Nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers investigated the adsorption and aggregation ...

You've probably read countless seed packets and planting guides that use words like "sandy," "clay," "loam," and "silt" to describe the ideal soil texture for what you're planting. But you might not ...