The University of Minnesota Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) has a long history of investing ...

Hidden algae communities beneath farms may play a major role in soil health, water retention, and natural nitrogen cycling, ...

Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance. However, it’s not always clear what steps or adjustments a farmer can take to see real results. Try these nine strategies first to ...

Modern farming techniques have brought the world a wonderful bounty of agriculture, but they’ve also been terrible news for the Earth’s “digestive system,” the delicate 10 to 12 inches of topsoil ...

Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and soil health field day as part of their “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Cover Crop ...

I’ve been a regenerative farmer for nearly two decades, currently operating Blue Ridge Farm in a remote corner of northeastern Washington State. One of my four key farm values is a commitment to ...

A gorgeous garden rarely starts with perfect dirt. Plenty of American gardeners battle sandy patches, rocky yards, clay-heavy ...

Field trials in India show that bio-fertilizers containing naturally occurring soil fungi enhance growth in rice plants. This may offer a pathway to reducing farmers' reliance on synthetic fertilizers ...

Conservation tillage practices such as no-till and strip tillage play a key role in soil health and resilience. But ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 19, 2026) Research continues to mount on organically managed systems, reinforcing the importance of fostering soil health to ultimately reduce dependency on increasingly ...