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A $20 UMass Amherst soil test gives gardeners custom advice to improve soil, save money and help plants grow better.

The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — When you test more than 200 ...

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 ...

Anxious about the rueful state of his peas, radishes and onions, Rod Marquardt arrived at the University of Minnesota’s soil testing laboratory with two lunch bag-sized containers of dirt. “We’re just ...

For farmers wanting to know more about their soil health, for the parents worried there might be contaminants in the backyard, for graduate students conducting research, a new lab on the University of ...

Research engineers at the University of Nevada, Reno’s world-renowned earthquake engineering lab are getting ready to shake up a million pounds of steel and sand. Construction is underway on one of ...

Gardening with children can be a great experience, but what's in your soil may matter more than you think when it comes to ...