The goal is to lower greenhouse gas emissions, while also helping farmers figure out the best practice to get a ...

Tilling breaks up compacted ground, controls weeds, and incorporates organic matter ... extract nutrients from the soil while increasing resistance to disease and building healthy soil structure.

Building Soil ... use to determine the type of your soil and nutrient availability as well as when and whether soil testing… Spring Conference with Organic Growers School and Mother Earth ...

“Building soil organic matter and having living roots in the soil, we know, is the most likely way to sequester carbon and preserve the health of soil,” said Tessa Peters, crop stewardship ...

Autumn beauty can sure leave a mess behind! For many people the love of the seasonal aesthetic is lessened by the work ...

Integrating agroecological principles can make agriculture part of the climate solution, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions ...

Soil organic matter functions as a crucial source and ... producing higher-value specialty crops, building direct marketing opportunities that bypass middlemen, and looking for niche markets ...

Aa Aa Aa Organic matter is a key component of soil that affects its physical, chemical, and biological properties, contributing greatly to its proper functioning on which human societies depend.

During the fall and spring planting season, starter fertilizers or bone meal are often promoted for incorporating into soil.

This is important in civil-engineering projects (including our miniature-railroad building). Railroad cuttings ... Especially in the south, where higher soil temperatures speed up the loss of organic ...

A study of 82 sites in 21 counties by Iowa State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased.