Whether you choose to add homemade compost or rather take up mulching to protect your soil, adding a layer of organic matter ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

What does the new EPA warning about PFAS-laden sludge in fertilizer mean for home gardeners? Here’s what you need to know.

We seem to have forgotten that the hills in the region, which are slowly growing taller, are covered by a thick layer of soil, unlike the solid rocks of the Deccan. Land, soil or bhumi is one of ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland – no matter where they are in ...

Using isotope and nuclear techniques, this Section works to improve resource use efficiency by crops and in cropping-livestock systems, and to protect soil and water resources for sustainable and ...

How? For each 1” of topsoil that is eroded, it takes at least 100 years to regenerate — not to mention the organic matter and other valuable soil components that are lost. How are you ...

Conventional farmer Image: RBB Mark Dümichen also does everything he can to protect soil life on his land. For years, he has not tilled the soil after the harvest and sows directly into the field.

If you like what you read here, sign up to get this free weekly e-newsletter and learn the latest on our work. Tell the EPA: Protect Our Soil From Dangerous Pesticides A new, peer-reviewed study by ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pushing for the judicious use of nitrogen to prevent soil degradation and nutrient depletion and halt global warming. FAO stressed ...

A promise to do more to protect the soil will form part of a vision for the UK farm industry being unveiled by the government later. Ministers have accepted that farmers need incentives to farm in ...

The PREPSOIL project, a pivotal initiative within the EU's Mission Soil framework, will host an engaging webinar on February 13, 2025, focusing on the importance of soil literacy among young people.