WITH soil health increasingly important to farmers, arable producers will be able to get down and dirty at this year's Cereals event to see what's going on under their feet. Last year’s event featured ...

When planting, make sure you bury the seed approximately three inches deep in a container that's 10 to 12 inches in diameter, has drainage holes, and is filled with potting mix.

Officials expect an 85-foot-deep hole about the size of a football field on the bottom by August. ... Hanford soil cleanup creating large, gaping pit. Updated: Feb. 06, 2013, 8:28 p.m.

Pit composting, step by step: In spring, dig the first pit, maybe four by four feet, and two feet deep, in a spot where there is room for two similar pits alongside it. Pile the excavated soil to ...

Raised-bed soil mix. Updated: Apr. 09, 2011, 1:56 p.m. ... The 6-inch-deep boxes on top of untilled ground are good for solving weeds and growing most crops, but they do take a lot of water.

Soil scientists need to look deeper to understand what's actually happening underground, the researchers said. "Sampling 10 centimeters [4 inches] deep, or 30 centimeters [12 inches], simply won't ...

Cover crops have a key role in improving the structure of soils, however, selecting the right species for the required job is critical with widely ...