Global 60-year study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency

A 60-year study covering 205 countries and regions worldwide has systematically uncovered the evolutionary patterns of ...
AZ Central

Healthy soil can help farmers conserve water. A new state grant will support the effort

The state agriculture department will award $1.8 million under a new program to help farmers conserve water by improving soil health. The money will fund projects that use specific methods or ...
IPM

Healthy Soils Program - Soil Health Pilot

The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentive Grant, offered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), provides funding to farmers and ranchers in California to implement soil ...
IPM

UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties

Understanding the state of your soil will help you determine how healthy your soil is currently. Gardeners need to consider two critical aspects of their soil when deciding the conditions they need ...
Phys.org

Study identifies key agricultural practices that threaten soil health and global food supply

The global food system faces growing risks as modern farming practices undermine the resilience of the world's soils, according to new research. Soil resilience is the ability of soils to withstand, ...
Frontiers

Characterization and classification of soils at Jara Gelalicha and Aruma areas, Sidama region, southern Ethiopia

1 College of Dryland Agriculture, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia 2 School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia Introduction: Soil ...
Scientific Research Publishing

IUSS Working Group WRB (2022) World Reference Base for Soil Ressources. In-ternational Soil Classification System for Naming Soils and Creating Legends for Soil Maps. 4th ...

ABSTRACT: Enhancing the value of indigenous food crops such as Egusi melon, which is considered a “lost crop” in many places around the globe, can significantly contribute to food security of millions ...
Frontiers

Home-field advantage effect weakened over time but was strengthened by labile carbon input in later litter decomposition stage

This study was conducted at the Qianyanzhou Ecological Station, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi Province, southeastern China (26°44′ N, 115°03′ E). According to the USDA soil classification ...
Forbes

Regenerative Agriculture: Soils, Cows, And Climate

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Krasny is a professor at Cornell University. Feb 03, 2025, 01:15pm EST Feb 04, 2025, 09:14am EST Dairy cattle in a ...
Forbes

Regenerative Agriculture—Restoring Soils For A Healthier Lifestyle

David Pearson, President, Joseph Phelps Winery in Napa Valley, speaking at the World Living Soils Forum in Napa. According to Regeneration International, regenerative agriculture describes farming and ...
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USDA facility aimed at studying soil and boosting ag research opens in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The United States Department of Agriculture opened a new facility in Lincoln on Friday, housing offices for several farm related agencies and a new soil lab. Located just west ...
IEEE

Generalized soil texture classification using systematic generation of mixtures based on USDA soil classification triangle

Abstract: Soil texture classification is pivotal in diverse fields such as agriculture, environmental science, geology, civil engineering, and land management. Traditional approaches to soil texture ...