This past week, water infiltration and runoff were topics in the Soil Health Minute segment on AgWeekTV. These terms are used often when talking about soil health because managing water (increasing ...

Long ago, when my cell phone was the size of a shoe box, hydrogeologists labored to get water out of the ground. Nowadays, we try to get water back into the ground. Recent regulatory and design trends ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

Interest is growing around testing the ability of soil to harbour life above and below the sward, and its resilience to cope with weather extremes. Some tests require laboratory analysis, while some ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

Farmers could bolster production and farm resilience by focusing on soil health, rather than blaming the weather, soil type and location for waterlogging and drought. So says independent farm adviser ...

Severe UK rainfall and flooding have saturated soils, damaged crops and disrupted soil biology. Experts warn testing is vital to guide recovery ...

We are now in a transition period with our gardens, lawns and landscapes, so it is important to evaluate your soil during this period. This is often overlooked and is the root cause of many plant ...

The UD Soil Testing Program provides a variety of soil testing and educational support to farmers, homeowners and others engaged in soil management and land use. The program is offered as a public ...

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