In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

The right amount of calcium in the soil can help plants grow healthy and strong. Test your soil first to determine how much ...

Marion Calmer says nutrient stratification in soil is a significant problem on his western Illinois farm — and it’s only getting worse. “I’ve been putting P (phosphorus) and K (potassium) on top of ...

Cereal Research Communications, Vol. 36, Supplement: Proceedings of the VII. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, 28 April-2 May 2008, Stara Lesna, Slovakia (June 2008), pp. 2031-2034 (4 pages) Abstract ...

“Then you just scythe it all back, or mow it back, in the spring,” Zaman says, “and then you can start anew with a lot of extra nutrients in the soil.” Any sort of rye or short-lived perennial grasses ...

One of the reasons people still cling to chemical fertilizers is because they go to work quickly. Organic fertilizers, on the other hand, usually take time for the microbes to break it down. Sometimes ...

Communities of microbes (microbiomes), particularly in soils, can be startlingly diverse, with as many as 10,000 species in ...

Agricultural fertilizers are critical for feeding the world's population, restoring soil fertility and sustaining crops. Excessive and inefficient use of those resources can present an environmental ...

Making renewable natural gas from manure and agricultural residue could make farmers more money, farming more sustainable and ...

A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of nutrients. A newly engineered type of ...