“Soil Science: The Dirt on Dirt,” a new class and lab — ERT 404LLB and ERT 504, respectively — in the Department of Earth Sciences brings together students from varying disciplines to unearth soil’s ...

Worms are some of the key helpers of the soil. Learn about the basics of healthy soil growth, and how to add nutrients to soil to promote healthy microorganisms, bacteria, and fungi growth while ...

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 plants—especially edible plants—in space has a long history. But those plants have been grown in various non-soil-based media, from hydroponic systems to clay-based formulas. That’s set to ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) -- There's an unsung hero in the fight against climate change, one that gets walked over every day: soil. It filters our water, grows our plants, and traps 10 times more carbon ...

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — On the prairie bluffs south of the Minnesota River near this southwestern Minnesota farm town, Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz grow crops and livestock — and soil. Rather than ...

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, air, water, and organisms (living and dead) that regularly appear under the fingernails of all gardeners. Soil is a living, diverse, and complex ...

When I was in college many years ago, in my first agronomy class, my professor would quickly correct anyone who said dirt. Dirt is what is under your fingernails or your bed. Soil – the part of our ...

Got dirt? Want healthy soil instead? While some may use the terms dirt and soil interchangeably, they are not the same thing. Simply put, dirt is dead, while soil is vibrantly alive. Dirt is a ...