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The popularity of farming agave is taking off in California, with climate change motivating growers to consider planting drought-tolerant crops. With all that buzz, UC Organic Agriculture Institute ...

MANILA, Philippines - Happy Hollow National High School of Baguio City, a public school that has initiated a program to teach ...

Other problematic farming practices included turning or digging up soils after every planting season, leaving the soil bare over prolonged periods making it lose moisture easily, and therefore, ...

For Jeremy Gustafson, fighting to protect Iowa’s precious soil and water is more than just advocating for proper land ...

These projects work on experiential topics such as soil fertility management, process of organic certification, use of biopesticides for pest control, and incentive programs for the use of ...

Interestingly, the difference between conventional and organic farming has less of an influence. In both types of agricultural systems, a lot of variation is found in soil tillage and management.

A research team sheds light on the longstanding debate regarding sand topdressing and its role in managing organic matter in turfgrass systems.

Conserving the soils Dr Eseri Nankya, a soil scientist working under National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro), says no-till farming is a good way of conserving the soil.

Researchers find that organic farming increases the quantity and diversity of crop plant microbiota, safeguarding crops with enhanced pathogen resistance.

The farm also emphasises sustainable soil management through crop rotation, cover cropping, and reduced tillage to improve soil fertility, structure and water retention.