Mold in your soil may be unsightly, but it's not always a cause for alarm. Some molds are beneficial, but it helps to know ...

Good organic amendments for garden soils include wood byproducts such as sawdust and bark mulch, rotted manure, grass or ...

About 45% of U.S. corn production acres and 36% of the soybean ground are dry. The western Corn Belt needs moisture, in ...

State water managers are bracing for a below-normal runoff across most of the state as the state's snowpack melts this spring ...

Sandy soil is pale coloured and has large particles. These create lots of small air gaps. Water drains through them easily so it usually feels dry. Clay soil is usually sticky and has small particles.

Arid soils and vegetation will absorb snowmelt rather ... Fire risk drastically rises when vegetation is dry. The peak fire months in April through June could be worse than normal in the ...

The 2007 cropping season has been very dry for a large portion of the state and harvest started at a rapid pace. From mid-September to Oct. 22, the state has received an abundance of rainfall, ...

Agro-ecologist Nicole Masters says some regions here facing drought do need a re-think on how the soil is treated ...