Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...
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 ...
Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...
Free program will collect residual nitrogen data in key watersheds to help farmers optimize fertilizer application rates.
Xavier Tennant studies soil by sifting it through his fingers. As an intern at Chico State’s Center for Regenerative ...
The 145 soil samples were obtained from citrus orchards (26), vineyards (29), and vegetable gardens (90) and range in crop types, 48 of which were from leafy vegetables, 4 from brassicas, 9 from ...
Farmers and land managers now have free access to detailed soil data that could help shape cropping decisions, land use and ...