A calcium-enriched feldspar mineral from Canada. Image by Tim Sandle. Food security remains one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. Despite advances in agricultural science, ...
KING — Mitchell’s Nursery and Greenhouse recently was named a 2026 Innovator of the Year honoree by Lawn & Garden Retailer magazine. Owners Jim and Judy Mitchell traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to accept ...
Every year, 500 million to 1 billion pounds of nitrate-nitrogen enters Iowa’s wells, streams and lakes. The cause is not mysterious; scientific research from Polk County attributed 80% of this nitrate ...
Food insecurity is a major problem in many parts of the world, particularly Africa, where more than 300 million people regularly go hungry. Now, using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University ...
Healthy plants begin with healthy soil. Learn how organic matter, compost, well-aged manure, good soil structure, and ...
A familiar composting frustration gained attention online: tight, damp clumps that form after a big batch of grass clippings goes in. For gardeners using tumblers, commenters said the fix may involve ...
When you hear the word gardening, what do you think of? For experienced gardeners, the answer may be color, food, flowers, fresh air, creativity or the satisfaction of watching something grow. For ...
Proud of their new farming skills and productivity, members of SMC’s Backyard Bukid in Albuera, Leyte pose at their farm site ...
Divert, Inc., a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted, today announced that its partnership with United States Cold Storage (US Cold), the premier provider of ...
Curious if natural fertilizers can boost your tomato harvest? Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he tests whether burying duck eggs under tomato plants really improves yield. Using identical soil ...
When Michael Ham first began handing out samples of his company’s tea to Whole Foods shoppers in 2024, explaining that it was grown using regenerative farming on South Korea’s Jeju Island, he was ...
While organic fertilizers are slower to release nutrients, synthetic fertilizers are the opposite. “Synthetic fertilizers can provide nutrients very quickly, which is why some growers use them when ...