We are all familiar with the three primary nutrients required by plants: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)...

One of the soil functions of widespread interest to country and city dwellers alike is providing a firm foundation, either for growing plants or for the variety of buildings that we house our livestock, harvested grain, or families in...

Is it safe to assume that we all look forward to a bit of spring green up?...

Have you ever wondered how all those cattle dung patties simply disappear from one year to the next?...

When evaluating the quality of land for farming, one of the key features of interest will be its organic matter content...

In the February 2023 issue of this column, I introduced the forces binding soil into water-stable aggregates...

In the March 2024 issue of this column, it was questioned whether pastures were just right in maturity or too old and in need of renovation...

Do fresh, newly planted pastures provide better nutritional quality for grazing livestock than older pastures?...

Out of sight, out of mind! This adage can certainly apply to our view of soil and the organisms that live in it...

This edition of Sunrise on Soil offers some ethical and spiritual musings of soil...