Spring garden centers have a way of convincing us that our soil desperately needs another bag of something. Fertilizer, lime, ...

If you haven’t tested your garden soil recently, fall is a good time to do it. With the last weeks of the growing season ...

Often, the soil collected for routine nutrient analysis exceeds the amount needed for laboratory nutrient analysis. Rather than discarding the excess soil, it can be placed into another sample bag for ...

Fall is an excellent time to submit garden soil to a laboratory for nutrient testing. Provided by OSU Extension USA TODAY ...

Agriculture as thebackbone of our economy is a common refrain that continues to shape thelivelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers. For generations,farming, which is largely subsistence, has ...

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An initiative is underway to improve the free Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect ...

Farmers, gardeners and professionals who rely on soil testing can now submit samples and manage their results through a new ...

, Sept. 28 -- Scientists have developed a simpler and more affordable method to measure a biologically active form of phosphorus in soil, potentially offering new insights into how soil microbes help ...

For more than half a century, agricultural laboratories around the world have relied on a single chemical recipe to decide ...