Dirt is what’s tracked onto your kitchen floor. Soil is what plants grow in. Having gardened on both Sutherland clay and ...

The United States grows nearly 20 billion pounds of rice every year, and for over 50 years, one Southeastern state has ...

“Thirty-nine of them, all on the same soil type.” The soil is Mexico silt loam, a soil that is almost trademarked in this part of the U.S. Reinbott calls dirt a “four-letter word,” and one ...

Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) values are increasing because of higher grain prices in the past, auditor Grant Daugherty explained.

Ideally, a well-balanced soil has a mix of sand, silt, and clay particles, creating loam soil, which is considered the best ...

Growing cumin in a container is an easy way to enjoy fresh spices at home, especially in urban areas. Cumin requires minimal ...

The ideal silty soil is dark, crumbly loam—it is fertile and won’t require any soil amendments. Clay soils usually drain slowly and don’t retain oxygen well, so it requires extensive amendments.

The awards, kindly sponsored by FBD, were presented to five enterprise winners: dairy, suckler beef, dairy beef, sheep, and ...

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen full pods throughout plants (instead of flat pods with shrunken seed) and I’ve also noticed ...

The Soil Science Society of America has identified “Tama” as Iowa’s state soil. This soil type is well-drained, silt loam or silty clay loam, and appears dark grayish brown to black when moist. The ...