Soil

Data on how different farming techniques remove carbon from the atmosphere have been limited, making it difficult to develop markets for landowners who work to hold carbon in their soil.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food received a $1 million grant to help farmers and ranchers buy equipment designed to improve Utah’s soil health.

Rick Heflebower explains the importance of letting our soil dry out before we till and plant.

Kailey Foster: When you're new to gardening, it's easy to just hop right in and start planning, but there is a step you may need to consider before you…

Wow, October and November have been quite this fall for us. They've been a real bonus here in northern Utah. So if your garden needs some attention,…

Soil is the largest terrestrial carbon pool, accounting for over three times more carbon than all plants on earth. According to a researcher who…

As a way of helping to identify the difference between unwanted dirt and valuable soil, soil science students hold soil judging contests. The most recent…

We’ve all heard the terms ‘organic’ and ‘sustainable’ agriculture, but what do those descriptions really mean?Utah Public Radio explores this question…

Sometimes it’s a good year for one kind of wild plant and sometimes it’s a good year for another kind. But what causes these fluctuations in plant…

Students from Utah State University recently swept the regional soil judging competition hosted by Oregon State University. The region ranges from Oregon…