A quick soil test can provide gardeners with vital information about the quality of the soil in their landscape. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Conduct soil test now ahead of spring planting

Woman removing weeds from her garden (Photo: iStock - lucentius)

Use weed clues to dig up fertility, soil compaction and moisture issues

Black and black baldie cattle predominate the Merrill Ranch in Comanche County, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott)

Barry County Soil and Crops Conference, Jan. 30, focuses on cattle leasing

Kids having fun creating bottle gardens at home. They are potting little plants inside bottles to create miniature living eco-systems and beautiful home decoration. (Photo: iStock - Imgorthand)

Building and Caring for a Terrarium

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Muscari bulbs in a flower border covered in snow (Photo: iStock - PaulMaguire)

Cold? Snow? No matter to gardeners

A tanker takes a PrairieFood solution that can be applied through a center pivot irrigation system. (Courtesy photo.)

PrairieFood offers a strategic practice for your soil

(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

What to do with those falling leaves and pumpkin seeds? 

Jay Young uses a different strategy to get corn yields over 200 bushels per acre in western Kansas. (Courtesy photo.)

Searching for high corn yields with limited resources