With record temperatures this summer along with dry conditions, ongoing concerns about food security, wildlife habitats and biodiversity, having a healthy soil system is more vital and challenging ...

Growing hydroponically allows for more flexibility. Gardeners can grow year-round indoors and in areas where growing in the ground or in pots isn’t an option.

A delicate balance is needed to keep soil functioning and viable, said Willie Pretorius, soil health consultant for Ward Laboratories, Kearney, Nebraska. Willie Pretorius, soil health consultant at ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

A workshop was organized to envision a Dynamic Soil Information System. Such a system would overlay important chemical, physical, and biological information about soil samples taken across a wide ...

The new Large-Scale Laminar Soil Box System is the latest addition to the University of Nevada, Reno’s world-renowned earthquake engineering complex. It is the largest such facility in the U.S. and ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University researchers are advancing agricultural applications for a sustainable future with a new $750,000 grant to develop cutting-edge, soil health-sensing ...

JT Cornelis works for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, as an Associate Professor in soil science. He receives funding from NSERC Discovery Grant, NSERC ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...