Sparta, which calls itself the village in the "heart of apple country," has several apple farmers. Sparta farmer Nick ...

Data collected in Indiana and Illinois over 10 years confirms the generalizations just discussed. Earthworm populations were counted after 10 years of tillage plot history on a dark, poorly-drained ...

Archaeologists uncover a 5,000-year-old stone-paved cellar on the Danish island of Falster, shedding light on early farming ...

the producer should be able to select the system which best suits his situation. Example: Design a runoff control system for a paved open feedlot in Lincoln County, Indiana which is shown in the ...

Loamy textured soils (loams, sandy loams, silt loams, silts, clay loams, sandy clay loams and silty clay loams) have the highest PAW, because these textural classes give rise to a wide range in ...

It saddens me to see gene editing in this country. I am a firm believer in epigenetics, which is why I keep my own farm-saved ...

Farmers could bolster production and farm resilience by focusing on soil health, rather than blaming the weather, soil type ...

Wirreanda is a significant land holding in the reliable high rainfall Holbrook region with both income producing pristine ...

Those who have settled across remote areas of Australia have always had something of a rebellious spirit about them, and a ...

They also need good drainage to avoid becoming waterlogged. Loam or silt-based soils are ideal, providing the right mix of drainage and nutrients. Clay soils also provide excellent nutrition for ...

An archeologist at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been testing an ancient recipe to create fertile soil in ...

Paul Hobbs is an icon in California, but he didn’t start out as one. One of 11 children, he grew up on a farm in upper New ...