Adding organic matter to our garden soils is usually at the top of the list for a greater garden. Putting leaves in paper ...

A simple step can create a major yield jump. At least that’s what a Farm Journal Test Plot study revealed. The research shows removing layers before switching to no-till can add 20 bu. to 30 bu. of ...

Construction crews began the process of placing the first layers of soil over the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on Monday morning. (Al Seib/For The Times) The wildlife crossing designed to help ...

There’s a little magic that happens in the garden when winter sneaks in, and it isn’t just the sparkling frost decorating ...

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a colossal animal bridge spanning the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, has experienced several important "firsts" even as its official opening remains several ...

Exogenous reactive nitrogen input has a profound effect on the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. Most current research on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in relation to nitrogen input has ...

For several summers in high school and college, I worked in my small-town cemetery, mowing lawns, digging graves and doing various maintenance chores. I have often been asked how I was able to do such ...

In agriculture, large quantities of nano- and microplastics end up in the soil through compost, sewage sludge and the use of mulching foils. The plastic particles always carry various pollutants with ...

Soils could release much more carbon dioxide than expected into the atmosphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Their findings are based on a field experiment that, for the first time, ...

LOS ANGELES — The wildlife crossing designed to help mountain lions, deer, bobcats and other creatures safely travel over the 101 Freeway between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains will ...