Learn why soil pH is the most important soil test value and how it affects nutrient availability and lime requirements.

CHICO — It’s true: our overall health as inhabitants of Earth depends on getting involved with what’s right under our feet. Soil, and its ability to efficiently grow crops for the food we eat, is ...

Anxious about the rueful state of his peas, radishes and onions, Rod Marquardt arrived at the University of Minnesota’s soil testing laboratory with two lunch bag-sized containers of dirt. “We’re just ...

The Oklahoma State University Extension Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory on the OSU campus tests more than 58,000 samples each year to protect Oklahoma’s natural resources and support ...

A new laboratory at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is providing the answer to those questioning what is in their soil. According to the University, the Delta Urban Soils Laboratory can help ...

“Soil Science: The Dirt on Dirt,” a new class and lab — ERT 404LLB and ERT 504, respectively — in the Department of Earth Sciences brings together students from varying disciplines to unearth soil’s ...

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Discover why you should test your soil in January, with insights from a garden expert. Get ahead of the growing season by ...

The results of the national programme will provide the largest ever nationwide database of soil nutrients and soil carbon ...