Welcome to module one of the Building Soil Master Course, where Leah Webb describes how you can build your soil over time. She goes over the different components of soil, its chemistry, and the ...

If your garden soil turns into a brick when it’s dry or a swamp when it’s wet, the plants aren’t being dramatic—the soil is.

The benefits of using soil health-building practices, like cover crops and reduced tillage, can often be seen during planting and at harvest when heavy equipment is in the field. The reason for this ...

SEATTLE, WA -- Great gardening begins from the ground up, and in her new book, BUILDING SOIL, soil expert Elizabeth Murphy reveals simple, environmentally friendly methods for maintaining the kind of ...

Planting cover crops after corn and soybeans are harvested combats erosion, builds soil, sequesters carbon and protects water surface runoff. Submitted photo Agriculture and conservation go hand in ...

Erin Silva is enthusiastic about sustainable and organic cropping practices, but she emphasizes the fundamentals of building soil health. Silva is an associate professor in the plant pathology ...

Gardeners know a simple truth: the better the soil, the larger the harvest, the brighter the flowers, and the easier the gardening. Once you've tried digging the first planting hole ...

Most gardeners do some composting. Some folks compost anything that once was part of a living plant, often mixing it with barnyard waste; they turn and aerate their piles and make terrific compost in ...

FARGO - The drought not only affects crops and plants. It also may be causing problems for your home. "Sticking doors or windows and cracks in walls or ceilings may be indications that the building is ...

Agriculture and conservation go hand in hand. Farmers must take care of the land, because it is the key to their livelihood. It’s also often a direct link to their heritage, making its value far ...