Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...

Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants. When deficient, plant yields and quality are reduced. However ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is requesting input from the farming community on a rule that limits fertilizer application in some areas of the state in an effort to minimize nitrate ...

While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of ...

Field trials on nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn have yet to show reliable benefits, but work continues on their potential of reducing corn's high demand for the nutrient.

Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...

Humans have used their own waste as fertilizer for thousands of years, with varying degrees of success. In King County, it’s ...

To improve the health of the soil you'll need to take a sample, read its nutrients and pH level, then enhance it with whatever additive (amendment) it needs to bring the soil into a healthy balance.

Insect frass, a waste product from farming insects like mealworms and crickets, is gaining recognition as an organic soil amendment. It consists of insect waste, uneaten feed, and molted skins and is ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

By Gabriella Sotelo for Sentient. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the ...