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Soils Could Be Affected by Climate Change, Impacting Water and Food

September 13, 2019

Rutgers-led study shows how increased rainfall can reduce water infiltration in soils

Study Identifies Way to Enhance the Sustainability of Manufactured Soils

August 5, 2019

Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to global food security and every year, around 12 million hectares of cropland are l...

Overturning the Truth on Conservation Tillage

August 1, 2019

Scientists are making it easier for farmers in the Midwest to make the right tillage decisions when considering modern conser...

Scientists Hit Pay Dirt with New Microbial Research Technique

June 24, 2019

Researchers detail the first-ever successful use of a technique called BONCAT to isolate active microbes present in a sample ...

Digging Deep: Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for More Sustainable Farming

March 15, 2018

Berkeley Lab's 'farm of the future' project marries microbiology and machine learning

Climate Researchers: No Simple Trigger for Soil Carbon "Bomb"

February 26, 2018

A new study led by Texas Tech’s Natasja van Gestel shows the complicated relationship between soil carbon and global wa...

Cover Crops in Nitrogen’s Circle of Life

February 15, 2018

Best nitrogen use is all in the timing

Real World Native Biocrusts: Microbial Metabolism

January 8, 2018

Functionally linking microbial community structure with environmental chemistry

Spectroscopy: A Simple Solution for Soil Samples

August 31, 2017

Danish researchers reveal a new, high-tech method of analyzing soil texture that is fast, cost-effective, and portable

The Outsized Role of Soil Microbes

August 30, 2017

Three scientists have proposed a new approach to better understand the role of soil organic matter in long-term carbon storag...

Researchers Develop New Methods for Assessing Risk of Subsurface Phosphorus

August 17, 2017

Digging in the dirt

Winter Cover Crop Good for Soil, Cows, Profit

July 7, 2017

Triticale is a winter cover crop that limits the gamble with a trifecta of benefits

Diverse Rotations and Poultry Litter Improve Soybean Yield, Study Finds

May 15, 2017

Recent study determined that across all study years, incorporating corn once within a four-year cycle resulted in eight perce...

Study Finds Drought-Quenching Bacteria Protect Plants from Climate Stress

March 22, 2017

Although agricultural improvements have boosted food production in the past 50 years, drought and salinization threaten more ...

Study Quantifies Effect of 'Legacy Phosphorus' in Reduced Water Quality

March 15, 2017

Study may be the first to provide quantifiable evidence that eliminating the overabundance of phosphorus will be critical for...

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