Whether you’re a farmer or a gardener, you can use the 4 Rs to help keep nutrients and fertilizer in the soil. The 4 Rs stand for right source, right rate, right time and right place. These principles ...

Crop fertilizers are a major source of pollution, as the chemicals make their way out of the soil and into the natural environment. Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that problem, ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Although harvesting likely is uppermost in producers' thoughts this fall, they should keep in mind that soil testing, testing manure for nutrients and calibrating their manure spreader ...

In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Succulents may be one of ...

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 ...

Watering and fertilizing crops to provide enough food for a changing world is a major challenge in agriculture. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that ...

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Congratulations to the Fairfield County Master Gardeners for recently being recognized for their work in sharing information about the Spotted Lantern Fly Invasion spreading across Ohio. The Master ...