Recent heavy rains have caused widespread crusting problems for producers who grow wheat, barley or oats. David Franzen, North Dakota State Extension soil scientist, summarized the options ...

These aggregates, or peds, play an important role in influencing the movement of water and air through soil. Sandy soils have large pore spaces and increase water drainage, but do not provide ...

When the soil becomes compacted, it limits the movement of air and water beneath the ground, suffocating both the roots and ...

Pore spaces make up approximately 50% of soil by volume. They act as conduits for air and water movement through the soil. The other 50% of soil is composed of minerals, organic matter ...

Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes because of the way soil particles repeatedly expand and contract in wet and dry periods. When wet, soil particles increase in ...

Fresh on your pizza, added to your favorite Italian and Southeastern Asian dishes, or made into pesto, it’s not surprising ...

Soil conditioner is rich in organic matter that improves soil structure and enhances air exchange, water movement and root growth. Mycorrhizae may be added to improve nutrient absorption.

Fire also may create a hydrophobic (water-repelling) layer within the soil, which may speed the movement of material downslope, especially with large or high-intensity rainfall events (Morgan 2009).