In 2018, a barn on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) main campus was set to be demolished. On demo day, Andrew Margenot, associate professor of soil sciences, walked into the dusty, ...

Question: What is the relative importance of solar radiation intensity and soil origin for cactus establishment at the spatial scales of microhabitat and plant association? Location: ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 419, No. 1/2 (October 2017), pp. 281-292 (12 pages) Background and Aims Silvopastoral management of tree plantations is becoming popular in Brazil. The impact of this practice on ...

In a new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on Nov. 5, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang ...

New research suggests that, over time, less phosphorus fertilizer may be necessary on agricultural fields. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that around 45 million ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon — From cattle pasture land owned by a brother of Walt Disney to being farmed by Tally Ho Farms, the history surrounding 6,000 acres south of the Running Y Resort is as rich as ...

Purdue University Extension has partnered with urban farmers to help locals assess their soil health and land history. A Zoom presentation Wednesday outlined the methods available for such an ...

La Jolla Shores resident and retired UC San Diego medical professor Jack Fisher wanted to write a book about how UCSD acquired its land and developed into the 2,178-acre campus it is today. To get ...