Hannah Waterhouse was awarded the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research ...

SOIL health isn’t just about sustainability — it’s about profitability,” Roger Navarro, Department of Agriculture (DA) ...

New research turns an old assumption on its head. Retired farmlands, researchers discovered, were a carbon sink, not a source ...

When a rainstorm finally comes after long periods of drought, you celebrate that your plants' roots finally have moisture. Dig down an inch or so, and the soil is still bone dry. How can that be, and ...

Desertification is a process in which fertile lands degrade into deserts due to natural causes, such as drought, or human activities associated with deforestation and improper agricultural practices.

If your garden has received plenty of rain or you've watered faithfully during a drought, but plants are still struggling, your soil may be the problem. Some types of soil and environmental conditions ...

Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry’s most highly regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping and textile conservation. She is also a ...

On Sept. 11, 2023, six to nine inches of rain fell in just four hours in Leominster. Sheets of water cascaded down hillside slopes, eroding and washing away the soil beneath roads and structures. The ...

Newly planted container-grown trees need daily watering for several weeks, then twice weekly through the first summer and fall, and weekly for the following two summers. Ball and burlap trees require ...

correction fertilizer; phosphorus availability; phosphate rates; soil organic carbon; subtropical climate In light of the above, it is believed that the currently recommended P rates (generalized ...

When is soil more than just dirt? When you want to grow healthy plants in your yard and garden, the soil is as important a factor as are water and sunlight. You can improve your soil's ability to ...