Charlie Friend, his wife Carly and parents Wal and Jane Friend, farm about 10,900ha east of Walgett. Just when Walgett mixed ...

Ornamental grass care is easy as pie: Cut back dry stems in the spring, water and control weeds and pests during summer, and let the plants be in fall and winter.

This relentless tug of war loosened root systems forming air pockets and tearing root tissue. If you had plants which ...

Knowing where best to scale up soil health solutions will help protect people, businesses and ecosystems from extreme events.

As the soil water evaporates, the surface layer hardens, leading to the development of circular crusts and desiccation cracks (Figure 1b). These features may exhibit distinct hydrological responses to ...

Therefore, minimizing the action of pathogenic microorganisms and increasing the chance of success of crops about the seasonality of rainfall and, consequently, variation in soil moisture, by ...

Soil tests yield vital information about the pH balance of your soil, the physical composition of it, and the nutrient base. Here's where you can get free or low-cost testing in your state.

Researchers have identified a feedback loop between drought, soil desiccation and carbon dioxide emissions that can accelerate climate change effects.