Coastal salinity is an increasing challenge in low-lying agricultural landscapes. Saltwater inundation (SWI) from tidal flooding can create obvious dead zones along field edges, but these visible ...

A UB faculty member has devised an ingenious way to more quickly test soil in farm fields to make detailed maps of differing soil types. Those maps then can be used to design more efficient farming ...

“In recent years, the use of synthetic culture soil such as rock wool and coconut peat is popular for crops including tomatoes and strawberries,” according to the company. “Since the water retention ...

Creating a soil texture map as the basis for variable rate fertiliser application currently involves some complex technology. But a Fife grower believes it can be done a lot more simply using little ...

A new soil-testing service based on US technology will allow growers to measure differences in organic matter across their fields. The service offered by the Plantsystems arm of Agrovista uses the ...

A University at Buffalo professor has devised an ingenious way to more quickly test soil in farm fields to make detailed maps of differing soil types. Those maps can then be used to design more ...