An international study, with the participation of INRAE and the CEA, has discovered that the majority of terrestrial carbon ...

Land-based carbon sinks help slow global warming by absorbing excess heat-trapping CO2 emissions. Read more at ...

“Management zones can help us dial that in.” The bacteria that break down organic matter don’t work well in highly acidic soils. Organic matter can tie up important nutrients, including nitroge ...

Recent studies have shown that carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems are increasing, mitigating around 30% of the CO2 ...

Gardeners love loam soil because it's moist, soft and full of nutrients. Here's how to get more of it in your garden beds.

The lack of sufficient organic material is no laughing matter when it comes to your soil’s tilth and fertility. The organic faction in your soil is the next all-important issue after soil texture and ...

Soils aren't all alike. You'll be less discombobulated in garden stores if you know how garden soil differs from potting soil ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving ...

FEED THE LAWN: Apply a fertilizer to your lawn over the next three weeks. Use a lawn fertilizer and follow label directions ...

Soil organic carbon is the component of soil composed of organic carbon matter, according to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It typically comprises 2-10% of the matter ...

• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...