Three University of Illinois soil scientists have serious concerns with the current approach to potassium management that has been in place for the past five…
Researchers at the University of Maryland and Columbia University have developed a new soil testing kit designed to help farmers in third world countries.On-the-spot soil testing could have major impact in improving crop yields due to poor soils. The kit contains battery-operated instruments and safe materials for agricultural extension agents to handle in the field. …
A new study has revealed that global warming is resulting in the spread of crop pests towards the North and South Poles at a rate of nearly 3 km a year. The…
Yet it has been challenging to figure out how to sustain the many benefits people obtain from nature — so-called “ecosystem services” — in any given landscape…
But as a special collection of papers in the July-August issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ) points out, these achievements have come at a…
Will the global agricultural system be able to respond to increasing demand for raw material in the mid-term? This question was one of the key topics of this…