Food insecurity will not be properly addressed without tackling soil fertility. In real sense, soil degradation in Kenya is at crisis levels. Last month Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet ...

Soil testing this spring can reveal hidden mineral deficiencies after a wet winter, helping farmers protect grazing quality, livestock health ...

Potting soil typically degrades after nine to 12 months once the bag is opened and can last up to two years when unopened, ...

Almost all plants live in close symbiosis with so-called mycorrhizal fungi – an important symbiosis for absorbing essential nutrients. In their new study, a team led by ecologist Christina Kaiser from ...

In the Red River Valley, the fragile soil isn’t even safe when it is covered in snow. Soil health depletion combined with erosion can lead to snirt, a phenomenon where snow drifts and melt can move ...

Researchers compared the nutritional content of the food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices — those that build the soil by using cover crops, a diverse rotation of ...

If your garden plants are flopping instead of flourishing, the problem could well be your soil. Many enthusiastic amateur gardeners believe that any soil problems can be fixed by adding organic matter ...

Farming is big business in Florida—affecting our economy, health, and quality of life. So, the Farm Bill – a massive piece of federal legislation that rolls out every five years or so – has outsized ...

A field study in western Kenya found that a genetically engineered microbial fertilizer significantly increased maize yields, especially on moderately fertile soils, without increasing synthetic ...