Farming comes down to dirt and how healthy it is. A new study from Iowa State University College of Agriculture's agronomy ...

Following a dry summer, gardeners will be even keener than usual to lavish composts, manures and other bulky organic matter on their garden to feed soil and plants and to boost moisture-holding ...

By using forest waste and eliminating petroleum, Verde Resources is making paving roads more sustainable and less smelly.

Make spring gardening easier by prepping your raised beds before winter hits.

KCCI reports an Iowa farmer with Iowa State researchers found a way to use synthetic fertilizer to maintain soil in a ...

A team of researchers in China has developed a new low-cost biochar material that can efficiently remove persistent metal ...

Now that recent rains have softened up the soil it is time to begin planting garlic. I spend a good deal of time and money on beefing up the soil before planting. It pays off with huge bulbs in early ...