If your lawn isn’t thriving, the list of potential causes is long. Pests, disease, and bad mowing practices definitely play a part, but so does the state of your soil. If you haven’t aerated your lawn ...

Planning soil testing plays an important role in land development projects. By focusing on the right timing, environmental, health, and ...

Thousands of farmers and conservation professionals across Minnesota's watersheds are the most direct managers of our water health. We work to support them with research to improve soil health, ...

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...

The first thing that needs to be done when it comes to soil compaction, is assessing the extent of compaction on the farm. To ...

In my 40 years of teaching and consulting, one of the biggest and most frustrating problems I continually encounter is when so called “landscape professionals” and homeowners continue to apply annual ...

Regardless of what you’re growing, spring is an exciting time of year. But it doesn’t come without challenges. Compaction can lead to wet soil that makes it difficult to get in your fields on time for ...

During the lull of late fall to early spring, when turfgrasses are dormant, many LCOs may experience a decline in revenue-generating opportunities. Some companies take up extra jobs such as snow ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...