Our planet is covered with soil and water. We should consider soil as the backbone of our gardens, as it is the foundation ...

Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new study ...

Keep the harvests coming with these hardy crops for the winter garden.

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey is joined by Sarah Kaper from the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation to learn more about the ...

Research reveals that phosphorus is being washed from U.S. soils into rivers, driven by climate change and agricultural practices. This leads to ecological disruptions and poses challenges to food ...

Intensive agricultural practices coupled with climate change are seriously affecting soil health, causing the spread of herbicide-resistant and highly-competitive weeds, and the loss of soil ...

Ecologists at the University of Oregon have been awarded a grant to test what they hope is a win for conservation and a win ...

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by "touching" their leaves with an electrode. The robot can measure properties such ...

That much forest could store ... Invasive Plants Drive Homogenization of Soil Microbial Communities Across U.S. Oct. 28, 2024 — A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil ...

Amesbury, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, was scheduled to appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court on 30 December charged with assault. The charge relates to an alleged attack on a 45-year-old ...

A genetic regulator of tomato sweetness has been identified through comparison of wild and domesticated varieties of the plant. Genetically engineering tomatoes to alter this gene increases sugar ...