Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

Healthy soil acts like a sponge, but new research shows farming practices can damage its ability to store water and protect ...

An international team led by University of Alicante (UA) scientists has found that increasing the share of organic farming ...

Climate change is no longer an abstraction. I can literally see it at my front door. My figs ripened in October 2024, which has never happened before as it was never warm enough during that month. In ...

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

BCI will allocate nearly $200,000 in funding this year to continue on-farm research projects, regional Integrated Pest ...

CAPUTA, S.D.— Understanding your soil type is a vital tool to developing your farming and ranching practices. “Those properties of the soils dictate how we are going to basically utilize those soils ...

To examine evolving farmer perspectives on soil compaction, the 2025 Farm Poll survey included questions previously used in ...

The future of healthy vineyards may rely on regenerative viticulture, which safeguards the land and ensures successful ...

The Regenerative Center emphasizes using cover crops to rebuild soil, hold moisture, and reduce the need for irrigation and ...

At the new Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, scientists are developing a probiotic that could give ...

Soil scientist Andrew Margenot holds a jar of soil gathered from Menard County, Illinois in 1948. The University of Illinois professor said he rediscovered the "church of soil" when searching an old ...