This is branded content for Loam Bio One of Loam Bio's readers recently sent them a very important question: "What happens to my soil carbon during a drought?" It's a concern shared by many ...

Fall…the season setting in motion the foundation for thriving in plants and people. Through the years people have asked me, ...

In this experiment, organic amendments (farmyard manure and compost) at two levels (2.5 tons and 5 tons ha-1) with four replications were applied along with the control and evaluated on clay loam ...

Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and ...

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.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. The most common soil sampling practice is to collect one composite sample ...

On the other hand, the initial FoS is around 1.4 for sand-kaolin, while the average FoS of clayey loam soil is 1.34. The difference in values is insignificant since, in both cases, the reduction of ...

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 ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-Scientists have plumbed the depths of nearly 3,000 soil samples from around the globe to put together the heftiest atlas of soil viruses ever created-more than 600,000 fragments of DNA ...

Collecting representative soil samples from different areas of your garden is crucial for accurate testing. Here's how to collect soil samples: 1. Divide your garden into sections based on ...