Stop questioning if soil health pays. Instead, ask yourself how to measure the dollars and cents of your investments in soil health. I frequently hear farmers say, “There’s no way to know if cover ...

Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance. However, it’s not always clear what steps or adjustments a farmer can take to see real results. Try these nine strategies first to ...

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 ...

The farmer and rancher adage “if you take care of machinery, the machinery will take care of you” also applies to soil health. Cassidy Million, the director of ag science at Heliae Agriculture, ...

It’s that time of year… after months of looking at 66 tons of black, ripe compost and 22 tons of powdery, white gypsum that was delivered to the farm in September, it’s time to spread it on the fields ...

A lush crop of well-fertilized corn. Photo courtesy of DCR. U.S. Reps. Don Beyer of Virginia, Mike Lawler of New York and Chellie Pingree of Maine yesterday introduced the Innovative Practices for ...

In a recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science, researchers attempt to define the term 'soil health' and elucidate the need for research and policy implementations to improve it ...

BRAINERD — The Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District has funding available to support area farmers, ranchers and educators to attend soil health and grazing events. Individuals interested in ...

Drexel Atkisson advises farmers and ranchers on how to regenerate their land as a soil health specialist, but he’s also ...