Farmers who employ soil health management practices such as cover crops and no-till can significantly improve their bottom lines, a new study concludes. The Soil Health Institute, Natural Resources ...

A movement has been growing around the world as farmers, ranchers, food companies, policy makers, and scientists alike realize the importance of soil health. A variety of emerging technologies and ...

Farmers on the Northern Plains have heard a lot about soil health recently. They'll be hearing a lot more in the years ahead, speakers at a soil health conference say. "We have to understand more ...

MONTPELIER — The Williams County Soil and Water Conservation District will host Ray Archuleta on Aug. 11, for the Tri-State Soil Health Conference.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) team led by Dr. Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor and extension specialist at UNL’s Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center (PREEC), accomplished ...

Mechanic is among the many hats most farmers and ranchers wear. “Every farmer and rancher modifies equipment — it’s the nature of the game,” Paul Winkler, a Newell, S.D., rancher, explained. Always ...

The Teton Soil Conservation District will be represented by local rancher Robert Piquet at the 2020 Soil Health and Farm/Ranch Profitability Conference in Idaho Falls on Feb. 4. The all-day event will ...

Jonathan Lundgren, director/CEO of Blue Dasher Farm, a research and demonstration farm in regenerative agriculture, holds a sample of soil on his farm near Estelline, S.D. When it comes to staying ...

Traditional ways of fostering soil health have never completely gone away and are on the upswing. According to recent United States Department of Agriculture data, about 37% of U.S. cropland is ...

PIERRE, S.D. - The virtual 2021 Soil Health Conference on Jan. 6-7 offered more than 400 attendees the chance to hear conservation advice and encouragement from a lineup of soil health experts and ...