Soil & Water Management

Figure 1. The soil → feed crop → livestock → human pathway of exposure to PFAS. Illustration by Sonora Ortiz.

PFAS and agriculture: What we’ve learned in Maine

August 25, 2025

Legacy phosphorus can slowly leach off the land, offering a persistent, diffuse supply of phosphorus to nearby waterways. Illustration courtesy of Adobe Stock/VectorMine.

The slow drip of legacy phosphorus

August 22, 2025

Growth of spring peas. Photo courtesy of Paulina Ramirez.

Growing spring peas to increase soil organic carbon in eastern Oregon’s dryland wheat systems

August 7, 2025

Photo courtesy of Flickr/K-State Research and Extension. Published under this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Rewriting the rules for water use in the High Plains

July 11, 2025

AI-generated image courtesy of Adobe Stock/by Gro.

Understanding soil carbon: Key ingredient to build healthy soils

June 23, 2025

Farming shallow histosols in South Florida

May 31, 2025

Photo by Tyler A. Thompson.

Sweet corn productivity under strategic irrigation and biochar application in the Texas Southern High Plains

May 29, 2025

Root growth of lettuce plants cultivated in hemp-based growing media.

Maximizing peat: how extenders can stretch your soil mix

May 28, 2025

With non-inversion shallow (vertical) tillage, the implements till less deeply than the plow, mixing the top 6 to 8 inches of soil rather than inverting it. Photo is courtesy of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board.

Shallow non-inversion tillage associated with improved soil health in Prince Edward Island potato production

April 30, 2025

Producers and crop advisers in the Intermountain West rely on diverse sources of information about soil health management, from YouTube videos to demo day events. Photo courtesy of Tony Richards.

Soil health management practices in the diverse Intermountain West

February 28, 2025

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