Soil blocking refers to blocks of soil that are used for starting seeds. Benefits of soil blocking include stronger roots, ...

Conservation agriculture is an important part of the work of farmers to build more resilient community food systems, now and ...

Agriculture and conservation professionals, farmers, landowners and students are invited to attend a regional training focused on the science, management and soil health benefits of integrating ...

With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment ...

The Sievers Family Farm near Stockton, Iowa, was the site of a 12-year study from ISU about digestate and soil organic carbon. (Photo courtesy of the Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally ...

Most of the foods humans eat come from just a handful of plants. In fact, more than half the plant-based calories humans consume come from wheat, maize, and rice — and all of these plants are annuals, ...

A new publication from researchers in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) delves into the potential of carbon-rich products to enhance agricultural productivity in challenging ...

Have you ever unearthed the congested tangle confined within each cell of a seedling tray at transplant time, when tiny roots had already hit their compartment’s wall and started circling because ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage. Aa Aa Aa ...