Soil type is often – and easily – overlooked, but it's one of the most important factors to consider when growing plants.

New online resource diagnoses water loss, guide pond & lake sealing decisions, improve planning, and evaluate soils ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Soil is the foundation of life on Earth and holds huge importance for agriculture. In addition to this, every other sector, like construction, also relies on different soil types to function ...

Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term ...

Walk down the aisle of any nursery or garden center and you’ll see bag after bag of materials for potted plants or garden beds. But before you heft the cheapest one into your cart, you should ...

Discover Mark's innovative approach to weed suppression and improved soil health in his vegetable garden. In this episode of ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...