This is an affordable, simple first step toward a lawn you'll be proud of.

Warm, workable soil is key to a successful spring garden. Use these simple tests to know when conditions are right to plant and avoid struggling crops.

By digging deeper into the details, farmers can use the information to make more informed input decisions and drive better ...

Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...

Soil scientist Andrew Margenot holds a jar of soil gathered from Menard County, Illinois in 1948. The University of Illinois professor said he rediscovered the "church of soil" when searching an old ...

Since the alfalfa in the rest of the field didn’t show any signs of potassium deficiency, I suggested that the farmer take a composite soil sample from just the high areas, which represented about one ...