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 [...]
Right 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 [...]
The 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 [...]
Knowing 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 [...]
Through 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 [...]
This 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 [...]
Several 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 [...]
Late 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 [...]
Did 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 [...]
Check 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 [...]
It 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 [...]