Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An agronomy student in Mississippi State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been awarded the university’s W.B. Andrews Endowment for Soil Science graduate fellowship.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent $700 million initiative for regenerative practices has drawn a mixed review, ...

Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils is a growing global concern, threatening food safety, crop productivity, and human health. New research shows that not all biochars work the same way and ...

Rapid increase in the population, industrialization, and so many human activities are all interrelated to each other and causing harm not only the environment but also soil ecosystem too. Soil ...

Agricultural Scientists are professionals who oversee the study and implementation of agricultural practices, including crop production, livestock management, and sustainable farming methods. As we ...

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee ...

In agriculture, large quantities of nano- and microplastics end up in the soil through compost, sewage sludge and the use of mulching foils. The plastic particles always carry various pollutants with ...

Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to crops to boost yields, feeding more people and livestock. But when there's more fertilizer than the crop can take up, some of the excess can be converted into ...