Rice production is heavily dependent on nitrogen fertilizers, particularly in China, where application rates are two to three ...

During March 22 to 27 in Raleigh, N.C., the State University of New York at Fredonia Soil Judging team went after a National ...

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Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

A group of scientists have created a smart soil that can use 40 percent less water than traditional soil options. Additionally, they say that the new soil can help crops grow up to 138 percent larger ...

But researchers are learning that wildfires change the element’s chemical composition, turning it from a nutrient into a ...

Playing in the dirt isn’t just a summer-time activity for kids. It can be a great tool for youth to learn about the soil that Indiana farmers rely on, and Purdue Extension’s 4-H educators accomplished ...

University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros worked over the summer on a new modeling tool for soil scientists. The pair used machine learning and ...

After nearly four decades, the world's longest-running soil warming experiment is revealing a surprising result: even "stable ...

After winning its regional competition, a team of University of Delaware students recently placed eighth in a national soil judging competition in Iowa. These undergraduate students spent hours ...