In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

Deep soil testing may pay off more this year than many, according to a recently released Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service publication. Deep Soil Testing Offers the Potential to Reduce Fertilizer ...

Nanomaterials can reduce accumulation of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by 38% while increasing harvests by 23%, finds international research team led by UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – One of the ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of nutrients. A newly engineered type of ...

Agricultural fertilizers are critical for feeding the world’s population, restoring soil fertility and sustaining crops. Excessive and inefficient use of those resources can present an environmental ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.