Already, Knorr has partnered with Spanish tomato growers to use cover crops to improve soil health and reduce the use and impact of synthetic fertilizers; in the US Knorr is working with its ...

As average farm size increases, farm equipment typically becomes bigger and heavier, posing an increasing threat of soil ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving ...

According to the data, pesticides affect soil invertebrates in many ways, from directly killing them to reducing reproduction, growth, cellular function and overall species diversity. We analyzed ...

Kami Anez made the connection between soil health and human health as she worked alongside her late husband, Jared — she as a ...

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

LANSING — A new University of Michigan study suggests cover crop mixtures improve farmland soil health while reducing carbon emissions better than traditional single-species cover crops.

A research team sheds light on the longstanding debate regarding sand topdressing and its role in managing organic matter in ...