In this practical activity, your class will examine the importance of earthworms in breaking down organic matter to produce soil which helps plants to grow. You'll go looking for earthworms by using ...

Using soil samples from your own area, your class will get up close and see what they can find inside different soils. A practical observation activity looking at soil in detail, with discussion ...

Sandy soils are among the most challenging environments for agriculture because water drains quickly and nutrients are easily lost. A new long-term field experiment shows that combining biochar with ...

Pairs of tighty whities are being buried in backyards and farms across the nation to check how healthy soil is. The more degraded the cotton underpants are after eight weeks underground, the better ...

If you want to accelerate the economic benefits of soil health on your farm, it’s important to at least run some back-of-the-napkin figures, including input costs and yield expectations, to establish ...

Soil hydraulic properties play a pivotal role in controlling water flow in terrestrial ecosystems and underpin a myriad of hydrological processes. By quantifying parameters such as saturated hydraulic ...