Salty soils are causing reduced crop density, lower yields and barren lands unable to sustain crop growth. Sea level rise, ...

K-Hart Industries, a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of the farm machinery designed for sustainable agriculture, has announced ...

SASKATOON — Soil moisture maps are refreshingly different heading into spring seeding on the Canadian Prairies this year. “We ...

Canadian farmers growing crops like wheat, barley and oats on the Prairies have things to be proud of when it comes to ...

A stretch of Winnipeg's Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate Bachman–Turner Overdrive, an iconic ...

The City of Winnipeg has been exonerated from stalling a 1,900-unit residential development planned for the former Parker ...

After that source is depleted, the plant acidifies its root zone to get more of the mineral from the soil into a plant-available form. Manitoba soils are usually rich in iron, but when there’s too ...

An R package that assists with the setup and operation of a collection of soil data summary, comparison, and evaluation reports. These reports are primarily used by USDA-NRCS soil scientists in both ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported Wednesday. But they cautioned more samples ...

In this case, it can measure up to a depth of 3 meters. Photo by Michel Velderman. How can technology help map the soil (better), and what role can soil scans and scanners play in this? The equipment ...

Glacier FarmMedia — Managing soil pH is a crucial but often overlooked aspect of soil health and crop productivity, says Marla Riekman, a land management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. “[The] ...