What to use Filling is best done with the sandy alluvial soil deposited in our area by the Mississippi River. Soil that is deposited in the river bed and dredged or pumped out to keep the river ...

The fresh guidelines issued by the Tamil Nadu government to lift alluvial soil from waterbodies would benefit the farmers in a big way, said Thoothukudi Collector G. Lakshmipathy here on Thursday.

Farmers concerned about changes in norms for lifting alluvial soil from water bodies, fearing misuse for commercial purposes.

Yellow striping on corn leaves is more prevalent this year than in the past, possibly because of sulfur deficiency in the soil, says a Purdue Extension soil fertility specialist.

The soil type of each district can also be known using the website. For example, Tiruvallur district has red sandy loam, clay loam, and saline coastal alluvium.

The farmers of Benin constantly struggle with poor soil fertility which requires them to use expensive fertilizers in order to have a good crop yield – fertilizers that they often cannot afford. But ...

Internationally acclaimed artist Kalidas Karmakar's 72nd solo exhibition, “Alluvial Soul, Soil and Symbol”, is on at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of Bangladesh National Museum (BNM).

The farmers can use this soil to enrich their cultivation land with nutrients while the pottery workers can use the clay for making pots and other utensils.

Researchers have found that a whopping one-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, costing farmers a half-billion ...