Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute. Prairie ...

The Soil Health Card Scheme helps farmers understand soil nutrients, choose suitable fertilisers and improve soil management through regular testing, supporting balanced nutrient use and healthier ...

An initiative is underway to improve the free Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect ...

Soil organic matter (SOM) is crucial to soil health and carbon storage in agriculture. Adding crop residues to the soil increases SOM, but can also accelerate its decomposition, known as the priming ...

Prepare your garden for next spring by enriching your soil this fall with expert-recommended amendments like compost, humic ...

A new framework identifies six distinct value perspectives on soil health, from farm productivity to intrinsic worth, and ...

Aarthi Janakiraman at the Everest Group, explores the role of soil in carbon storage, agricultural resilience, and business ...

Maintaining soil health is critical for water regulation, pollutant filtration, nutrient cycling, and long-term agricultural productivity. 1 To support these functions, researchers are exploring novel ...

One of the many ways to improve your garden yields is to work on the soil - Shutterstock Gardens don’t fail because of bad seeds nearly as often as they fail because of tired, depleted soil. Soil acts ...

The soil in garden beds settles over time and loses nutrients. Add new soil to your garden beds each year to keep them topped up and improve soil health.

Restoring soil fertility and health through targeted soil-management practices has contributed to improved farmers' yields and productivity, Director of Crop Research at the Ethiopian Institute of ...