Nitrogen fertilizers are essential for crop production, but much of the nitrogen applied to agricultural soils is lost before plants can use it. These ...

Scientists have isolated a karst soil bacterium, Serratia marcescens BP-2, that dissolves insoluble calcium phosphate through citric acid secretion and significantly boosts the growth and phosphorus ...

The beautiful fall color has arrived in many parts of the United States. In the Lowcountry we will get yellow from the ...

Page Report Examines How Organic and Regenerative Farming, Clean-Label Food Demand and Government Incentives Are Driving Adoption Across Agriculture, Controlled Environment Agriculture and Home ...

It has become standard practice to add organic matter such as compost when preparing soil. At least as far as information on ...

Discover how modern farmers prepare heavy clay fields for upcoming crop seasons by applying massive loads of organic ...

A two-year open-air experiment shows that elevated ozone and combined organic-inorganic fertilization both accelerate ...

Hello.I'm Sho, and I started growing vegetables at the age of 58.When I first started my home garden, the thing that troubled ...

Weather patterns across Iowa, influenced by an abnormally strong El Nino pattern, will likely impact fall nutrient applications for farmers, according to weather and crop scientists in the state.

Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for food, fuel and fiber. After an expensive spring, with the war in Iran ...

Field trials in India show that bio-fertilizers containing naturally occurring soil fungi enhance growth in rice plants. This may offer a pathway to reducing farmers' reliance on synthetic fertilizers ...

When the weather cools and the soil turns a little stubborn, most gardeners assume the growing season is over. But here's a little secret: your plants don't have to hibernate just because the ...