Soil color could replace expensive chemical tests, helping farmers monitor fertility and carbon faster and more safely.

The old Bray-1 method required multiple samples to provide a full nutrient picture of the sample, slowing the process and increasing the cost. In contrast, the new method, called Mehlich-3, requires ...

Successful spring gardening starts long before the plants go into the ground. In Eastern Idaho, gardeners commonly work with silty to sandy soils. Soil texture influences the way water, nutrients, ...

In utility-scale solar, the industry’s data maturity has reached a turning point. It is no longer enough to simply measure ...

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