soil fertility

Farmer holding bunch of fresh harvested organic garlic in vegetable garden. (Adobe Stock-#280060277 │ encierro)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Clove at first bite

September is an ideal month to plant garlic for next summer’s harvest, according to MU Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Read More

SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
Agriculture Finance, Farmland, Opinion, Soil Health

Residual fertility: Looking deeper at the value already in the soil

Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., is the new director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory in College Station. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Soil Health, Southern Region, Texas

Mowrer takes helm of AgriLife Extension Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory

Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

MSU Extension soil and farm specialists suggest ways to manage rising fertilizer costs

SUL4R-PLUS delivers reliable domestic fertilizer supply

Square bales of alfalfa hay for cattle are lying on the field. (Adobe Stock │ #369798473 - malshak_off)

Forage feeding and soil fertility

  • By David Hallauer │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Beautiful green fields against blue cloudy sky. (Adobe Stock │ #449067244 - Piotr Krzeslak)

Grazing during spring green-up

Woman checking soil health before growth a seed of vegetable or plant seedling. (Adobe Stock │ #572997453 - maxbelchenko)

Do I need to test my garden’s soil?

Crop rotation matters in the vegetable garden 

This dark, well-aggregated soil with visible roots is a sign that the rye cover crop in this field is improving soil health. (Photo: Karl Hakanson)

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