Proper soil sample preparation is key to precise data on your soil’s pH, nutrient levels, and the exact soil amendments your ...

Learn why soil pH is the most important soil test value and how it affects nutrient availability and lime requirements.

A new laboratory at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is providing the answer to those questioning what is in their soil. According to the University, the Delta Urban Soils Laboratory can help ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Wow! Fall temperatures are here as highs are in the 60’s. It has been a while since the beginning of autumn has brought with it such cool temperatures. As ...

Amy Barkley, Cornell Cooperative Extension livestock and beginning farm specialist, is pictured with a soil test. Submitted photo Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, ...

Anxious about the rueful state of his peas, radishes and onions, Rod Marquardt arrived at the University of Minnesota’s soil testing laboratory with two lunch bag-sized containers of dirt. “We’re just ...

“Soil Science: The Dirt on Dirt,” a new class and lab — ERT 404LLB and ERT 504, respectively — in the Department of Earth Sciences brings together students from varying disciplines to unearth soil’s ...

CHICO — It’s true: our overall health as inhabitants of Earth depends on getting involved with what’s right under our feet. Soil, and its ability to efficiently grow crops for the food we eat, is ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — If you suspect that your soil is to blame for your yard's poor performance, all you need is a bag of it and a couple of dollars to get a detailed analysis from the University of ...