Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently demonstrated an autonomous robotic field ...

Drought, land degradation, industrial farming and pollution are severely damaging soil health, with profound consequences for ...

Ohio State Extension educator Heather Neikirk explains how the ecosystems within healthy soil work to keep it healthy.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Corn crops have a voracious appetite for nitrogen. Purdue University scientists are investigating ...

Perennials give up on all the green growth above ground, keeping only roots that are protected by the soil. “A peony plant’s ...

Soil texture refers to the amount of sand, silt and clay percentages. The best combination for plant growth is a loamy soil. Loamy soils consist of 40% sand, 33.1% silt, and 26.9% clay.

The most important thing isn’t whether or not you resist. These political conditions are growing out of poor soil. Before you can grow crops, first you have to plant grass to nourish the soil. As the ...

Regardless of your soil type, improving soil health means increasing its ability to hold water and nutrients and provide ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pushing the envelope of agricultural science, breaking ground with an ...