Welcome to module one of the Building Soil Master Course, where Leah Webb describes how you can build your soil over time. She goes over the different components of soil, its chemistry, and the ...

Did you ever wonder how your neighbor gets those beautiful tomatoes every summer? Or how that one house has landscaping that looks so healthy? One secret is what makes a really good home for those ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The key to a great garden? Look under your feet and start valuing your soil. “We treat soil like dirt, and they are not the same thing,” said noted soil scientist Steve Andrews, ...

The final day of the Big Iron Farm and Construction show will be underway at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11. In the Agweek 360 Building, right across from the food court, speakers will talk about grain ...

Erin Silva is enthusiastic about sustainable and organic cropping practices, but she emphasizes the fundamentals of building soil health. Silva is an associate professor in the plant pathology ...

Late-winter soil work separates average veg plots from bumper harvests; learn the pro tricks to prepare your vegetable garden for spring success.

From reading my past columns, books and other writings, you may have gathered that the main molasses I use is blackstrap molasses. But I really don’t use it much, because it’s expensive and difficult ...

The young soils of our island vary from ash deposits to a’a and pahoehoe lava. There are a few exceptions where volcanic materials have had the time to decompose like the Kohala Mountain region, but ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately supercharge your soil. By pairing these browns with nitrogen-heavy greens at ...

Iowa has the opportunity to play a leading role in meeting two critical challenges for averting the worst effects of climate change. Fossil fuels must be replaced in aviation, cargo ships and other ...