Four reasons to test your soil now
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Right now is an excellent time to conduct a soil test. For more information on how to do an adequate soil test and for directions on submitting soil [...]
Transplanting trees with TurfVantage
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00The following directions can be used any time of year: Dig a hole twice as wide as the diameter of the tree’s root ball. The depth of the [...]
Get Grounded On the Basics For Soil
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Knowing a few ‘Ground Rules’ will assist you all season long What your garden looks like above ground will ultimately be determined by what lies beneath. Regardless of [...]
A hedge against drought: why healthy soil is ‘water in the bank’
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Through its “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” campaign, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is leading the effort to get more farmers and ranchers to adopt soil health [...]
Minnesota Farmers Try No- Till, Cover Crops
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00This article from AgWeb talks about how Minnesota famers are trying no-till, cover crops. It's a real departure from what many growers are used to, but having seen [...]
Jewell Grain helps farmers improve soils and increase yields with Monty’s
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Several years ago, Pete Karzynow at Jewell Grain Company in Jewell, Ohio, was looking for something to supplement the company’s fertilizer program due to the high price of [...]
Monty’s is secret weapon in restoration of sports fields
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Late last year, Pete DeWire of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania accepted a challenge: to renovate two long-neglected soccer fields in his community. Before taking on this project, DeWire had renovated [...]
Unlocking the secrets in the soil
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Did you know healthy soil could provide solutions to some of our planet’s biggest challenges? The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has launched a new initiative designed to [...]
SOS: Save our Soils
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00Check out SOS: Save our Soils from Acres USA. Australian soil ecologist Dr. Christine Jones discusses the pressing worldwide challenge of restoring soil carbon and rebuilding topsoil. She [...]
Nutrients at planting critical for Higher Yields
Don2017-07-14T12:29:58+00:00It is estimated that as much as 60% of plant efficiency, or crop yields, are determined prior to, and at, planting. This is a critical time as nutrient [...]