Sand vs soil, which will be the better filter? Soil is so important to what we eat and drink! It helps filter rainwater, chemicals, and waste into clean water. Farming also relies on healthy soil to ...

TICONDEROGA — Sylvamo, the world’s paper company, is partnering with Bright Sand Industries Inc., which develops systems that ...

A study on an annual bluegrass putting green suggests that consistent sand applications reduce organic matter by dilution, forming a mat layer that impacts soil and plant health. The findings ...

Q: I really want to grow potatoes but I get poor yields and they always come out small and weirdly shaped. I was thinking this was because the soil in my yard is clay, but I tried adding a couple bags ...

What soil types work best for certain plants? And when is compost a good idea? This week, the Garden Guy digs into dirt ...

Hughes, a University of Minnesota Extension educator that specializes in tillage, soil compaction and soil health joined UMN Extension crops educator Angie Peltier to talk about ...

What should we do with unwanted glass bottles? Turn them back into sand and use them to grow food! Researchers are experimenting with using recycled glass to replace some or all of the soil used to ...

The Anasazi, a once-flourishing tribe in the American Southwest, lived on bounties of corn, squash and beans. In 1276 A.D., however, a long, unforgiving drought made agriculture untenable, forcing ...