A new method for testing how well certain plants pull metal contaminants out of the ground could finally make the process ...

A scientist and leader in the organic farming movement, she popularized the “soil food web,” an understanding that soil is a ...

A project starting in central Iowa can help reduce fertilizer application, writes Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.

After Hurricane Helene stripped or buried vital topsoil across Appalachia, farmers are facing years-long efforts to rebuild ...

Not everyone likes earthworms, but you can’t deny that they’re extremely beneficial. Worms can increase the nutrient ...

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and the Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) today announced a new, three-year Nitrogen Soil Sampling Project that will conduct ...

Words of warning from a concerned observer predicted financial ruin for Dysart farmer, Al Schafbuch, as he began to introduce ...

Iowa says farmers upstream from Des Moines can cut fertilizer costs and reduce nitrogen levels in drinking water supplies ...

Discover how urban habitat restoration boosts biodiversity and climate resilience in cities through community engagement and native planting.

A plant never whispers when it needs water. It wilts, it droops, it gives up—often long before anyone notices. That silent ...

We all dream of it: a breathtaking, lush, verdant garden that nourishes our souls and makes us the envy of the neighborhood. And to make that dream come true, our first thoughts tend to focus on ...