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

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...

Organic crop farmers may be missing out on a valuable source of data by not sampling and testing their soil for nutrients.

Jean Hugo, a post-graduate student at the Tshwane University of Technology, and Leon Hugo, author on environmental matters ...

A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil ...

A study by Kansas State University researchers shows that organic farming practices, such as using manure and compost fertilizers, can significantly increase carbon storage in soil. The findings ...

More than 70% of Finger Lakes flower farms use organic methods, inspiring eco-friendly weddings and local florist ...

Soil health hinges more on how agricultural land is managed than whether the farming system is organic or conventional, according to a new study ...

The topsoil organic carbon pool is at high risk in 43 to 83 million hectares of EU and UK agricultural land, primarily in ...

Organic farming starts and ends with a healthy living soil. Organic farming methods aim to achieve and maintain a healthy living soil and organic pest and disease management relies on a healthy ...

Muramoto, who is based at UC Santa Cruz, was the first UC Agriculture and Natural Resources cooperative extension specialist ...