Field water management sits at the heart of agricultural resilience. In an era of intensifying drought, expanding salinization, and progressive soil ...

Beneath every farm field, garden bed, and forest floor, a hidden population dwarfs the roughly eight billion people alive on ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

World Soil Day is celebrated on December 5 every year, as recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference endorsed World ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

The "farmer-led movement" aims to shape the agricultural landscape by strengthening soils and building community. Subscribe to the new Harvest newsletter, for our latest reporting on agriculture and ...

Small changes in pH levels can affect how well plants are able to reproduce and take up nutrients. These changes can also alter how exposed they are to soluble pollutants such as aluminum. Some plants ...

Concerned over the growing impact of chemical-intensive farming on soil health and food quality, Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Monday launched the nationwide ''Khet Bachao Abhiyan'' in Aizawl, ...