Once you test your soil for pH, you will know whether or not you need to adjust the pH level for the specific crop you will ...

Organic matter can tie up important nutrients ... but those nutrients also feed the microbial biology in the soil,” Ferrie says. “If a farm is too acidic, for instance, it really slows ...

Directly measuring soil carbon rather than relying on predictive models can provide hard evidence of how much carbon is being ...

Another important practice is amendment timing. Gardeners should avoid applying surface soil amendments immediately before ...

Potting mix is not the same thing as soil. “Potting mix contains no soil and is a lightweight mixture that’s ideal for ...

After nineteen years of experience with organic farming in India, the author discovers that thoughtful food choices represent ...

Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn't one of them, according to a new study.

A groundbreaking study by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and the Institute of Environmental ...

Poultry farmers out to diversify on their respective incomes with crop cultivation are now finding good soil nutrient fixers ...