Soil quality is a major component of growing healthy food plots, as well as other things, such as gardens and yards. There are many different soil test kits available for everyone from the one-plot ...

Selecting the right flowers, trees and shrubs for the landscape is important, but having quality soil to grow them in is one of the keys to successful gardening. “The best time to conduct a soil test ...

Most gardeners know that success depends on many factors: You can’t grow a sun-loving plant in a shady area, for example. And a shrub that loves wet places won’t do well in dry soil. But the most ...

As part of the new improvements, any sites where testing shows levels of elements that exceed accepted EGLE's environmental ...

Agricultural lime takes time to work, but it provides excellent returns by improving soil pH, nutrient availability and fertilizer efficiency.

The Oklahoma State University Extension Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory on the OSU campus tests more than 58,000 samples each year to protect Oklahoma’s natural resources and support ...

Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise and tidal flooding is increasing soil salinity risks in coastal farm fields (Figure 1). Soil salinity is related to the presence of soluble salts and cations ...

When it comes to growing cotton, success starts before a single seed is planted. Many growers focus on managing cotton after it has emerged, but successful management begins below the surface and ...