Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb ...

For the past 10 years, Wayne Honeycutt has led the organization he founded, The Soil Health Institute, to elevate the concept ...

Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance. However, it’s not always clear what steps or adjustments a farmer can take to see real results. Try these nine strategies first to ...

Scientists developed wheat that helps create its own natural fertilizer, promising cleaner and more affordable farming.

This talk reveals how decades of chemical-driven farming quietly destroyed soil, nutrients, and rural communities. The ...

The American Farmland Trust has opened up applications for farmers and ranchers in Virginia and across the nation to apply ...

For Katie Lewis, every soil sample, every field trial and every long day in the West Texas sun comes down to one thing – helping farmers.

If it seems like “hydroponic systems” are everywhere, that’s because they are. Hydroponic farming is one efficient way to grow fruits and vegetables in small spaces without the use of soil. Instead of ...

The 2018 farm bill tasks USDA with nurturing American agriculture’s conservation groundswell around soil health and associated building of soil organic carbon (SOC). One such assignment is the Soil ...

Farmers are looking for information on ways to reduce tillage and include cover crops in their rotations. In our first Soil Health Minute of the 2018 growing season, Abbey Wick visits a special farm ...

New soil science at COP30 reveals huge climate and economic risks. Why soil carbon, degradation and land policy are becoming ...