studying each method's effectiveness on a crop rotation system under ambient conditions and an infrared heater that increased the surface soil temperature by 2 degrees Celsius. The study ...

Temperatures climbed into the 70s F yesterday in the US heartland, the warmest day so far in April. Very cold conditions in March, 4.5 F below normal, caused deep soil layer freezing. Soil ...

3. Planting is flexible – As long as soil contact is available, winter rye likely will grow. It’s a cold soldier, and has been shown to grow at temperatures as low as 33°F. In fact ...

A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in ...

In the cold October air, my classmates and I gathered around the square oak board placed on the ground more than a year earlier. Carefully, we lifted it and peered ...

Water regulates the transfer of heat, thereby helping buffer soil temperature (Jury & Horton 2004). Biologically, microbes require water in soil pores to metabolically function (Maier et al.

Weather data is everywhere. Precipitation, dewpoints, the day's high temperature and wind direction, all instantaneously ...