A food safety activist’s warning that sewage-based compost given away by San Francisco contains toxic material received an indifferent response Tuesday from utilities officials, who plan to hold a ...

Since the alfalfa in the rest of the field didn’t show any signs of potassium deficiency, I suggested that the farmer take a composite soil sample from just the high areas, which represented about one ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Heavy metal contamination of soils has emerged as a significant environmental concern, primarily due to its detrimental impact on food quality, groundwater, micro-organisms, and plant growth. Human ...

Accurate assessment of soil salinity is critical for sustainable agriculture and food security, yet remains technically challenging at fine spatial scales.

Learning how to better understand and promote soil health on farms will take centre stage in the second instalment of AFBI’s Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward webinar series on Wednesday 18 ...