soil

Photo courtesy of Wilbur Ellis.
Ag Solutions, Crops, Machinery, New Products, Tools and Tech

Turning to nature to boost disease control  

Finding natural ways to fight disease pressure can help boost yields and improve soil health, according to Wilbur-Ellis. Read More

View from the top of an open family compost (Photo: iStock - OceanProd)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Composting at home provides free resource when done right

Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble. (Photo: iStock - mvburling)
Soil Health

Farmers share how to keep your soil on your fields



Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

Reducing water use in landscaping

  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Agricultural spring landscape. Green soybean sprouts. Rows of early soy shoots growing in the rich dark brown soil. (Photo: iStock - Awltail)

Bean Growers Day scheduled for Aug. 20

Fed 'n Happy. (Courtesy photo.)

A biological farming solution

Eggplant (Photo: Cindy Haynes)

Planting and Growing Eggplant

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Closing keynote speaker, Cristine Morgan, chief scientific officer, The Soil Health Institute discussed measuring and evaluating soil health at Soil Health U, Jan. 18 in Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Morgan explains soil health basics at Soil Health U 

Repotting houseplants (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Spring houseplant care

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Indentations into tilled soil from a tractor tire and planter.

Accounting for soil wetness prior to conducting farm operations to minimize compaction

Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn maintenance should start now

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension