Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear whether ...

Arnott Duncan became an organic farmer almost by accident. In the 1990s, his wife, Kathleen, wanted to open a portion of ...

MONTEREY, CALIF. (Dec. 4, 2025) — The Organic Grower Summit (OGS) has named Arnott Duncan, founder of Duncan Family Farms, as ...

Farmers try to balance the big three nutrients for plant growth: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, since they are known to ...

A panel of farmers discussed their experiences with cover crops and soil health at HPJ Live in Wichita, Kansas, this past ...

Ever feel like you’re doing everything right in your garden, but your plants just aren’t thriving? Mulch is supposed to help, but it’s easy to make mistakes that end up hurting your plants instead of ...

A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens.

The theme that consumed the crops side of agriculture in 2024 was this: tighter margins with producers from coast to coast searching for ways to cut back “It’s no secret 2024 was a tough year across ...

The SPIN-FERT project focuses on improving soil health in horticultural crops while promoting peat-free substrates ...

As President Donald Trump demands a federal investigation into meatpackers for inflating beef prices, another battle over farm input costs is already heating up. Fertilizer, long one of the most ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of crystalline materials that consist of coordination bonds between transition-metal cations and multidentate organic linkers. The structure of MOFs is ...

Farmers can deduct the residual fertility value on newly purchased or inherited land. A soil analysis and records of past ...