soil

The National Working Group on Cover Crops and Soil Health released a list of 10 recommendations for improving soil health and expanding the use...

Research led by Michigan State University found that crop rotations, in isolation from other management factors, can increase the functions performed by soil microbial...

Healthy soil can protect us from drought and flood impacts, saving farms, rural communities, and even the American agriculture industry, according to a new...

Potatoes are ready to harvest when the vines are about half dead. Potatoes dug too early have tender skins and are easily bruised. Delaying digging will...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Soils are a crucial component for agriculture and food production. Soils support all kinds of life. From an engineering perspective, soils...

New transplants, even those hardened off in a cold frame, may need protection from strong winds when set out. Wooden shingles placed to block...

Spring-bearing strawberry plants that were set out this spring should have blossoms pinched off. New plants have a limited amount of energy. If blossoms...

Plastic mulch is sometimes used to start vegetables such as tomatoes and melons earlier than normal. Commercial growers use a machine to lay the mulch, but...

By: Scott Eckert Most gardeners are familiar with herbicides that can be used to eliminate broadleaves (i.e., dandelions) from grasses (i.e., lawn). They may not...

Food production would not occur without productive, living soils. MANHATTAN, Kan. – From field crops to garden vegetables, various types of foods rely on soil...