Blanket gifting doesn’t work, says Erich Eller, owner of ForeFront Ag Solutions. Neither does blanket fertilizer application. Imagine for a moment you have four daughters, it’s nearly Christmas and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...

You've probably read countless seed packets and planting guides that use words like "sandy," "clay," "loam," and "silt" to describe the ideal soil texture for what you're planting. But you might not ...

More farmers would benefit from soil maps, showing the soil types on their property said Horizons soil scientist Malcolm Todd recently. He was talking to about 25 farmers and rural professionals at a ...

The Soils Globe website is an interactive user-friendly tool that lets users view and explore maps and up-to-date satellite imagery of Queensland soils as well as download reports and data. Soils ...

Soil preparation is one of the most important steps to take before planting anything in the garden but there is only so much that can be done to adjust the type. For this reason, it's much easier to ...

Farmers and land managers now have free access to detailed soil data that could help shape cropping decisions, land use and ...