Dr Albert Kobina Mensah is a Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Soil Research Institute ...

A scientist and leader in the organic farming movement, she popularized the “soil food web,” an understanding that soil is a ...

From farms to climate labs, soil testing is unlocking secrets beneath our feet. Scientists, students, and farmers are learning how soil health impacts crops, ecosystems, and even human well-being.

A byproduct of insect farming improves soil health and reduces insect damage in soybean and switchgrass crops according to research from the Arkansas Agriculture Experiment Station at the University ...

Harvard researchers argue California should lower its cleanup goal for lead in soil from 80 milligrams per kilogram to 55 mg/kg. The scientists contend the state’s number is based on outdated science.

After nearly four decades, the world's longest-running soil warming experiment is revealing a surprising result: even "stable ...

Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers Soil scientist – to many people – may sound like a ...

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to expose fresh earth. The method—intended to improve water and nutrient ...

Sindhu Jagadamma, associate professor of soil science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has received the Women in Science Mentoring Award, given by the American Society of ...