soil

Soil health is so important for a successful farm operation. Jessica Schultz, senior agronomist at Sound Agriculture talks about Source and what separates them from the other products currently on the market.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...

With harvest drawing near for many Northwest commodities, Dan PeHan with Monty's Plant Food talks about what growers need to have on their mind for the best results possible.   Pacific Northwest Ag Network: Soil Health: What Should Growers Look For With Harvest Drawing Near on Apple Podcasts   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to... Read M

In the ongoing effort to monitor soil health, Washington State University researchers have turned to electric currents as a new tool. Researcher, Abdul Mohamed, said they measure microorganism activity levels by measuring electric currents on electrodes placed in the soil ...

This year was the first season on the market for Washington State University’s newest spring wheat variety, Ryan.  Mike Pumphrey Chair of WSU’s Spring Wheat, Breeding and Genetics, said the wheat farming community has whole heartedly accepted Ryan.   “Grower...

This year was the first season on the market for Washington State University’s newest spring wheat variety, Ryan.  Mike Pumphrey Chair of WSU’s Spring Wheat, Breeding and Genetics, said the wheat farming community has whole heartedly accepted Ryan.   “Growers lo...

For a limited number of growers across Eastern Washington, WSU Extension is offering free soil health testing.  WSU said this will allow growers to see how their soils measure up when compared to similar soils across the region.  The test will evaluate several aspects of soil organic matter. To quali...

Researchers have found soil holds more than three times as much carbon as the atmosphere and that minerals deep in the dirt are key to this storage. With better land management, they say, this capacity could be used to reverse the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...

Blue Mountain Community College is offering two days of workshops for producers or farm workers.   The workshops are non-credit, three-hour sessions designed to enhance skills in welding, irrigaton systems, soil and farm safety.   The cost is $30 for each session with two on Monday, November 27th and two on Tuesday, November 28th.   ...

Do you have clay soil and you don’t think anything can grow there? An Oregon State University Soil Expert says it is possible but it won’t be easy.   James Cassidy said the some of the bigger problems revolve around water in clay soils which drops soil temperature, but also water retention and adhesive properties.   “But th...

A geology professor at the University of Washington says the world needs to improve its farming practices to adequately feed its growing population.   “We have to figure out ways to build soil fertility as a consequences of our farming practices, rather than mining soil fertility as we’ve long done in society, in many societies around the world,” David Montgomery is author of "Growing a Revol