WINNIPEG, Manitoba— As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world’s arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for agriculture.

Soil erosion is a major worldwide threat to agro-ecosystem sustainability and land productivity. Fallout radionuclides and stable isotopes are used to measure magnitudes and sources of soil erosion, ...

When gardening in containers, just like gardening in the ground, success often depends on the soil. For plants to flourish, they need a healthy root system. That’s why when growing in ...

However, the acquisition of accurate soil property data presents a major limitation in assessing farm-scale soil suitability and limitations. The Data Innovation Fund project, “Map to the Future (M2F) ...

"From the Soil" is our six-part series, about land and life in Northern California. On a crisp afternoon at the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen, a group of twenty one farmworkers suit up in ...

It struck him that there was no future in this, and that something more should be done to revive a range of old farm buildings allocated ... testing out ideas with relatively low capital risk.

If you love the romance and mystique of herbs and you like gardening, then an herb farm might be just the business for you. You'll plant and raise your herbs, then sell them to wholesale or retail ...

From digging up buried underpants to the application of bio-stimulants and micro-nutrients, the broadest range of new farming ideas was discussed at a showcase Norfolk farm. %image(14775103 ...

International connections can really pay off, especially if you're planning to start a farm equipment brokerage business. Your international connection will not only assist in the marketing of the ...

One-club players have become a rarity in football these days but Giuseppe Giannini certainly belongs to this rare breed after spending more than 20 years with his home-town club Roma in the ...