Learn why soil pH is the most important soil test value and how it affects nutrient availability and lime requirements.

A farmer carrying out a soil test. Grace, Standard. Soil testing is the process of taking samples of the soil in different areas in your farm and taking it to a lab to know the exact nutrients it ...

It’s never too early to prepare for a strong growing season. You don’t have to wait until spring to test your soil quality. Fall soil fertility testing to determine residual nutrients and soil ...

From my interactions with farmers, one critical step I have noticed they always ignore is soil testing. Soil testing is the process of analysing the contents of your soil to find out the composition ...

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Area farmers are learning how the sediment left behind from Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters will impact their crops. Sand, silt, and rock are just some of what remains.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The QCCA Expo Center's Farm Show was much less crowded on Sunday than in years past, but a handful of farmers braved the cold to see the latest in farming technology. The event is ...

A soil test for phosphorus represents an index of phosphorus availability to crops. A soil test needs to correlate to crop response in order to provide a useful index of crop response and any ...

Climate change. Carbon sequestration. Regenerative agriculture. Three immense issues in and of themselves, yet the future of each is inextricable from that of the others. The ongoing change in global ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ...

Connecticut is now accepting soil samples from farmers who want to test for highly toxic chemicals on their property, according to officials. The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station said it is ...