First, look at how well water moves up and down the soil profile, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist ... management tools — defense against erosion and defense against water quality problems ...

Not all farmlands are created equal — some are flat, some are on a moderate slope and some are hilly. On hilly agricultural ...

People around the world will celebrate Earth Day on April 22. On our family farm, we achieve Earth Day objectives throughout ...

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root ...

A Wisconsin farmer is continuing his father’s no-till farming lessons across the entire farm. Roger Bindl farms in ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...

The answer is not only in the plants we grow but also in the soil below. For decades, agriculture has been using chemical ...

The Region of Waterloo must prevent the soil from leaving the farm it bought on Bleams Road last year. Sediment from the site ...

Farmers can use informal and formal methods to measure soil health. “An informal way is to look at your fields after a ...

The owner of a vineyard on a historic farm in Middlebury is looking for a cafe permit that some neighbors fear could lead to ...

Lucas Brass, a soil and water conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), gave a presentation to ...