Tag: soil

The “Dirt” on Soil

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist So you walk on soil every single day, but how much do you really know about it? How does it form? What does it need to form? How do nutrients get in the soil? These are just a few questions that you likely have but there is so much more…

Balancing Nutrient Needs With Soil Health

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Paulding SWCD In recent years, an intense focus has been placed on excess nutrients making their way into our streams, rivers, and lake leading to algae blooms becoming a problem. It is not necessarily the nutrients themselves that we are placing our concern on, it is when these nutrients show…

Aug. 12 Soil Health Field Day Promotes Agricultural Evolution

Soil Health Partnership hosts Harlan event to share environmental, economic benefits of best practices (ST. LOUIS) – Providing food, fuel and fiber for a growing population without harming resources for future generations is one of agriculture’s greatest challenges. But the nation’s farmers are a resourceful lot, with many embracing innovative technology and practices to achieve…