Beejamrit is a natural, cost-effective seed treatment made from cow dung, cow urine, lime, soil, and water. It protects seeds ...

The State We're In: Protect soil on preserved farms Published: May. 17, 2015, 11:05 p.m.

Restoring the southeast New Mexican desert would require replacing invasive bushes such as salt cedar or creosote with vast expanses of native grass. But it starts with the soil. In southern Eddy ...

During my recent trip to Manila, I came across a reality that made me become even more passionate about the importance of what I have been teaching and preaching all along — preserving soil and ...

Organic soil also has the power to absorb and process carbon from the atmosphere, making it an important element in the farms efforts to mitigate climate change. By planting up to 10 different ...

A team at China’s Zhejiang University recently studied crowded corn crop conditions to see how close quarters influences ...

See-through soil helps protect our food supply The clear dirt allows 3-D imaging of roots and all the hidden bacteria growing on them. Written by Janet Fang, Contributor Sept. 25, 2012, 8:03 a.m. PT ...

In the same way forts have armies to protect themselves against invaders, plants growing in disease-suppressive soil have beneficial bacteria to defend themselves against parasites attacking them from ...

Squadrons of drones should be deployed to locate and penalise farmers who let soil run off their fields, a report will say. A coalition of campaigners complains that the Environment Agency can ...

Instead of opting for monocropping, farmers should take up integrated cropping which will protect the soil health, apart from fetching good revenue for them, he said. Professor VR Kiresur presided.

Over two-thirds of Brits (68%) are also unsure what soil consists so, this month, Yeo Valley Organic is launching Save Our Soil – an initiative that encourages the nation to think about and ...