Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to ...

The EPA is encouraging residents near the Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination site to get their soil tested and have their children tested for lead levels.

Discover how to loosen compacted soil to set your plants up for spring. Compacted soil deprives plant roots of oxygen and ...

Explore how rain gardens work, how to size and site them, and plant ideas for Indian yards to reduce runoff and protect local ...

Manitoba farmer Alex Boersch tests controlled traffic farming to reduce soil compaction and improve water infiltration on clay ground.

A working ranch in the rolling hills of coastal Santa Barbara County is doubling as a classroom, research site and testing ground for a different approach to agriculture, one focused ...

How regenerative farming can create an environmental powerhouses.

Fifth-generation farmer Justin Wylie is testing algae to rebuild soil health in orchards. By boosting soil microbes through ...

The city is tightening its procedures for backfill dirt used at demolition sites and launched online reports to track testing of those sites.

Recent University of Toronto Ph.D. graduate Gabrielle Migliato Marega (CivMin) has developed an improved tool for estimating ...

Agricultural lime takes time to work, but it provides excellent returns by improving soil pH, nutrient availability and fertilizer efficiency.

Last year, more than 24,000 farmers and gardeners requested soil sample testing through MU Extension. This year, the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory in Mumford Hall is making it simpler and cheaper ...