Soil testing every 3-5 years is a good way to make sure your lawn and garden are getting ... Different nutrient/contaminant panels are available for an additional fee. Tricia Herr, ANR Educator, ...

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

A rediscovered soil sample collection in Illinois is helping researchers better understand how soil changes over time and what we can do to keep it healthy for agriculture.

If you’re having trouble with undersized vegetables, a poor showing of flowers, and/or trees that aren't flourishing, there are only two likely culprits: soil and water. These are going to have ...

To collect soil samples, gather soil from 10 to 12 spots in a yard or garden. For lawns, dig three inches deep; for gardens, at least eight inches. Combine the samples in a container, break apart ...

Nutrient use efficiency is always a hot topic as fertilisers of all formulations remain a significant on-farm cost. Therefore, accurate soil testing, analysis, and interpretation are paramount in a ...

China has offered a first glimpse at the soil samples brought back by the Chang’e-6 mission from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 lunar probe returned to Earth in June after a 53-day ...

In this form, the carbon can remain in soils for thousands of years, increasing the soil fertility and acting as a carbon sink. This sequestration of the carbon helps to meet targets to reduce ...

Astonishingly, however, almost no one is talking about soil degradation, either as a restoration target or crisis facilitator, said Benedikt Bösel, a German agricultural economist and arable farmer ...

These samples, which exhibited diverse soil conditions, were analyzed for VOC content in conjunction with data on soil physical properties, soil metabolome, soil ionome, and soil microbiome as ...