EAST LANSING, MICH. – Sandy soils that traditionally haven’t been ideal for growing crops may become bountiful farmland with new water-retaining technology developed by a Michigan State University ...

MENOMONIE — In Wisconsin, the Central Sands Region is well known in agriculture for its sandy soil and the challenges it presents for growing crops. Encompassing parts of eight counties in central ...

Watering and fertilizing crops to provide enough food for a changing world is a major challenge in agriculture. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that ...

Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result, farmers in arid and semi-arid regions irrigate their fields with buried networks of irrigation ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many ...

For farmers, the soil is everything. "I can't afford to hurt my soils." Liz Graznak is the owner of Happy Hollow Farm — a 10-acre, USDA-certified organic farm in the small village of Jamestown, ...

BELGRADE — Irrigating for quality crops while conserving water requires technology — and the knowledge that powers it. Farmers are in it for the long haul, six generations deep in the case of Grant ...

India, an agricultural country, has diverse soil types crucial for crop growth. The major types of soil found in India are ...

Local students got a chance to see all the things in their lives that come from agriculture and the work done by area farmers ...