Every grazing decision leaves a mark on the land and affects the herd that depends on it. Effective land stewardship goes beyond isolated practices, requiring an understanding of how each decision ...

The deadline has been extended to Dec. 23, and photos will vie for votes on Center City's Facebook page. Read more community ...

Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that ...

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...

Prepping and planning your next veggie garden is much easier when you pace yourself through the colder months.

Do rusty nails in soil help plants? See why this old gardening tip keeps circulating—and what's actually happening ...

Lab tour shows how color variations in Midwest soils signal a need for customized nutrient management and seeding strategies.

Soil fauna includes a myriad of organisms, ranging from tiny microfauna invertebrates (with body sizes <100 μm) to meso (>100 μm to 2 mm) and macrofauna (>2 mm). Among soil mesofauna, some of the ...

The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region's soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood ...

A new study published in Biochar reveals that alkaline biochar, a type of carbon-rich soil amendment, significantly improves ...

Learn how to test soil early, prepare well and plant cotton into the right conditions for uniform stands and lasting yield ...

Follow a soil sample through SureTech Labs in Indianapolis, from the incoming bag of soil to the numbers on your results ...