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How to Combat Soil’s Silent Yield Robbers

A simple step can create a major yield jump. At least that’s what a Farm Journal Test Plot study revealed. The research shows removing layers before switching to no-till can add 20 bu. to 30 bu. of ...
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Crews lay first layers of soil for wildlife crossing over 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (CNS) -- Construction crews began placing the first layers of soil over the surface of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway Monday morning. They placed the ...
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Do You Have Soil Compaction and Density Changes That Impede Roots and Water? Here’s How to Find Out

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 ...
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Restoration of wetlands: successes and failures on scalds comprising an iron oxide clogged layer with areas of acid sulfate soils

Background This paper reports on successes and failures experienced over nearly two decades while attempting to remediate degraded scalds typified by iron clogged layersinterspersed with patches of ...

8 Low-Cost Ways to Improve Garden Soil Structure

If your garden soil turns into a brick when it’s dry or a swamp when it’s wet, the plants aren’t being dramatic—the soil is.

Increased soil salinity alters global inorganic carbon storage, finds study

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ...