Soil, often perceived as lifeless dirt, is a dynamic ecosystem teeming with bacteria, many of which naturally carry ...

Soil is often perceived as just a mere layer beneath our feet. But it is a vibrant and dynamic ecosystem, brimming with a diverse array of life forms. It’s a world where countless organisms thrive and ...

The Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) is encouraging stakeholders in the agricultural sector to focus their ...

Water in the topmost levels of soil will freeze to form a frost layer that can be several feet deep.

Ohio State Extension educator Heather Neikirk explains how the ecosystems within healthy soil work to keep it healthy.

Work should be done on increasing the population of beneficial microorganisms in the soil. Only if the soil remains healthy, humans, animals, birds, insects, anyone will be able to get nutritious food ...

Sustainability, animal welfare and forging a connection between producer and consumer are at the core of how things are done ...

Preserving the hidden ecosystem that defines wine’s unique character By Aria Hahn, Ph.D. Climate change is rewriting the ...

Another popular theory is that the "vibrations from the rain are perceived by the worms to be similar to the vibrations that ...

OPINION: Soil is one of the most valuable assets that a farmer has. It is our collective responsibility to make use of soils ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need ...

Climate change and more intensive land use are threatening soil organisms and their important tasks—known as ecosystem functions. To understand how intensive and sustainable land use affects the ...