High-sodium bentonite achieves 30 mL swell index, surpassing NRCS Conservation Practice minimum requirement of 22 mL ...

IRS Section 180 allows taxpayers who farm to immediately deduct expenditures for inputs including fertilizer and lime, rather than capitalizing them.

The soil microbiome is critical for the ecosystem, and agricultural practices that promote microbial diversity can support plant health and help protect against pests. But it is unclear which ...

If your lawn is merely dormant, your response is simple–leave it alone. Resist the urge to fertilize dormant grass and don’t rake it in an attempt to wake it up. Adding nitrogen to a dormant grass ...

Nine horses have entered Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs, a Kentucky Derby qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced that in a reversal from its original position would be providing soil testing to 100 properties in the Eaton fire area. Last March, members ...

Partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with organic amendments represents a promising approach to sustainable soil management, yet its integrated effects on soil quality and elemental ...

Soil testing could not be more important preceding tasks like establishing a new garden, diagnosing plant problems, determining fertilizer needs — and much more. But some situations don't require the ...

Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how last winter’s fire at the Vistra battery plant in Moss Landing has affected nearby wetlands. Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how ...

Quantifying and tracking PBAT microplastic degradation in soil. A newly developed thermal-assisted alkali hydrolysis and LC–MS method enables accurate quantification of PBAT microplastics and their ...

Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being plant-dominated to being mediated by soil microbes, according to a new study ...