Anyone who has dug a shovel into a garden bed after adding compost knows the difference right away. The soil crumbles instead ...

Farmers used to sniff their soil to gauge how healthy it was. According to ecologist Rosa Boone, you can deduce a great deal ...

Growing research points to soil health as a fundamental building block of our well-being. When it comes to taking care of our health, we often focus on diet, exercise, sleep, among other lifestyle ...

Prepare your garden for next spring by enriching your soil this fall with expert-recommended amendments like compost, humic ...

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Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance. However, it’s not always clear what steps or adjustments a farmer can take to see real results. Try these nine strategies first to ...

An initiative is underway to improve the free Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect ...

Soil organic matter (SOM) is one of the most important assets on any farm, writes Dr. Fiona Brennan, Teagasc Soil Biology ...

Biochar and polymers have sparked widespread interest due to their ability to increase soil health and crop yield. However, research into the combined impacts of rice husk biochar (RHB) and anionic ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its ...

The Soil Health Card Scheme helps farmers understand soil nutrients, choose suitable fertilisers and improve soil management ...

On Dec. 23, the New York State Senate passed new law backed by Cornell research establishing the Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act, the Soil Health Program and the Climate Resilient Farming ...