1. Take a Sample. The first step is to get to know your soil. Start by soil sampling your fields through a state or private testing lab. Plan to sample both suspected problem areas as well as ...

Over time, these effects reduce soil fertility and make it harder to grow crops. NT farming takes a different approach. The undisturbed soil retains moisture, nutrients, and organic matter ...

There are two vegetable gardens behind our house. The main one is tilled up every year with a tractor and laid out in 30-inch-wide beds. The smaller one has the same layout but is managed with a ...

Residents in the Eaton burn area and downwind can now send in soil samples from their yard to test for lead, a potent neurotoxin that’s especially dangerous for kids, thanks to a new program ...