Farmers, in general, are good stewards of their land. It is their lifeblood that must be maintained for their operation to be sustainable for many generations. Over the last several years, soil health ...

Soil heath (quality) is a lot like the weather. People talk about it, few understand it, and still fewer do anything about it. At least that has been the case in recent years. For too long the concept ...

Healthy soils are key to ensuring food security, sustainablelivelihoods, environmental conservation and resilience to climate change.However, the well-being of soils is often ignored and ...

Every farm magazine seems to include an article these days focusing on improving soil health, and there are an increasing number of conferences and workshops also addressing this issue. We’re ...

A research team conducted a study to determine how the chemical and physical properties of soil, along with the light waves the plant absorbs and reflects, affect potato yield and variability. These ...

Scientists have studied a potentially significant feedback to rapid climate change. Runaway reactions in peatlands could give off large amount of carbon and considerable heat. Researchers are now ...