Minimize driving over the soil as a compacted soil remedy to support healthy soil structure by allowing the soil to breathe, drink, and move nutrients around. Healthy soils are much more than dirt! In ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

Hughes, a University of Minnesota Extension educator that specializes in tillage, soil compaction and soil health joined UMN Extension crops educator Angie Peltier to talk about ...

From mild winters to heavier equipment, farmers face several uncontrollable factors, adding layers to the soil compaction problem. “Our winters have been milder, and snowfall has been lighter in ...

In the spring many agricultural producers are anxious to get into the field and perform tillage, planting, and chemical applications. However, if field operations are done when the soil is too wet, ...

Many aspects of gardening are easy to control—like how much water your plants get and how often you fertilize—while other factors are harder to maintain. Unless you're using raised beds and filling ...

Leonardo da Vinci famously mused in the fifteenth century that “we know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Just as mind-boggling, the U.S. Forest Service tells ...

Winter can feel like a mischievous villain in the garden, flexing its icy muscles while your smallest, most delicate plants ...