A person holds two overflowing handfuls of rich brown soil. - William Edge/Shutterstock We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ...

Scientists at Iowa Sate University recently discovered that simply looking at soil color is reasonably as accurate as time-consuming and expensive laboratory tests. Soil color can be used as a simple, ...

Soil color could replace expensive chemical tests, helping farmers monitor fertility and carbon faster and more safely.

Determining the health of agricultural soil has traditionally been a slow, messy, and expensive process involving hazardous chemicals. But what if the answer was as simple as the shade of the dirt ...

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Areas where landslides are common make hydric soil identification tricky. When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind the soil: ...