Roses can easily attract many damaging insects in spring, but you can prevent the worst of these pests by dedicating a little ...

Coffee grounds can provide some nutrients and improve the texture of soil. Learn how coffee grounds can benefit ten plants in ...

When Shelburne resident Elisha Poulin gave a public presentation recently about biodynamic farming and gardening, there were ...

Often promoted as “natural” and approved for organic farming, elemental sulfur is anything but benign. Once applied to crops, ...

Our highly concentrated formulations of viable mycorrhizal fungi demonstrate how a healthy fungal network below ground ...

Soil Science involves course work and thesis research in soil chemistry, soil fertility and management, soil physics, soil microbiology and biochemistry, environmental microbiology, soil and water ...

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...

Charcoal rot, caused by the soilborne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Mp), poses a serious threat to soybean health and ...

County Farm Bureau president Kent Mellendorf, 66, has been farming since the early 1990s. On his 1,000 acres of farmland, he raises beef cattle and grows wheat, corn, soybeans, grass hay and alfalfa.

There are some downsides to synthetic fertilizers. Luckily, there are many budget-friendly natural options available at the ...

Spring in the mountains is a bit like a moody teenager — bright and hopeful one day, sulky and frosty the next. But if you know how to read the signs, you can coax ...

LAKEFIELD — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (DFL-Minnesota) met with the Ackermann Farm family and toured their farm Tuesday afternoon ...