Typical row-crop agricultural practices can potentially be harmful to soil health and future sustainability. The use of cover ...

Silt soils feel soft and smooth, almost flour-like, when you rub it between your thumb and fingers. It will not form a ribbon ...

Earthworm populations were counted after 10 years of tillage plot history on a dark, poorly-drained silty clay loam soil near West Lafayette (Table 1). Very few worms were found in the continuous corn ...

The ideal soil for most plants is loam, which has a balance of sand, silt, and clay. Loam is also rich in an organic matter called humus. Dark and loose but not too loose, humus is composed of ...

The percentage of each layer determines the type of soil you have. Good garden loam will have 30-45% sand, 30-45% silt, and ...

silt ponds are a type of sediment control used to temporarily detain runoff and prevent sediment from entering water bodies. They control erosion from construction sites or exposed soil during ...

All three arable finalists are seeing success with their war on blackgrass and are extracting impressive yields from ...

After taking a bruising in the volatile US carbon marketplace this year, NSW-based soil technology business, Loam Bio, is upbeat about making big strides for Australian grain growers with its ...

Few studies have investigated how one-time targeted tillage of long-term no-till fields impacts topsoil properties and weed ...

They do well in piles of mulch and compost, raised beds, perennial gardens and lawns, all types of soil, whether sand, loam, silt or clay, and in a wide pH range. “All invasive species are ...

The Grange room Tolo is named for a volcanic ash, and Willakenzie for a dry marine sedimentary soil, while a silty loam inspires the Laurelwood room name. Some posters you’ll spot on property ...