NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has touched Martian soil with a fork-like probe for the first time and begun using a microscope that examines shapes of tiny particles by touching them. Phoenix’s robotic ...

Did you know that our office has resources to help maximize your soil or herd production? We offer a rental option for our Hay and Soil probes. Each available throughout the year. Once you have ...

I bought a 3-way soil meter from a Chinese online store. The first thing that caught my attention in the soil meter was that there was no battery compartment to store a battery pack. This three-way ...

Regardless of whether it is for a row crop, pasture or cover crop, one expert agrees that a soil test is must. Dodge City, Kansas-based ServiTech Senior Laboratory Agronomist Fred Vocasek, says that ...

LAKELAND – New soil moisture probes are expected to save water for irrigation, keep nutrients out of groundwater and save money for farmers. The Nature Conservancy and researchers at the University of ...

Bruning decided third-party soil samplers don't qualify for the exemption extended to farmers. It has been standard practice as far back as the 1950s for soil samplers to sink probes as far down as 30 ...

Amy Barkley, Cornell Cooperative Extension livestock and beginning farm specialist, is pictured with a soil test. Submitted photo Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, ...

During the lull of late fall to early spring, when turfgrasses are dormant, many LCOs may experience a decline in revenue-generating opportunities. Some companies take up extra jobs such as snow ...

It’s a good idea to pay a visit to your doctor every year — even if you’re feeling fine. A complete physical exam can give you the peace of mind to keep doing what you’re doing, or it could uncover ...

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the nonprofit organization charged with safeguarding and enhancing soil health, has been awarded $3.25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research ...