TORONTO, S.D. — A custom feedlot near the South Dakota-Minnesota border is fast becoming an innovator in turning bedded pack manure into a value-added soil additive — “humus compost.” Owners Chad and ...

Composting saves money when done right, but poor composting turns free soil food into useless clutter. Every spring, many ...

A tidy mulched garden path. High quality soil happens when you have humus-rich soils. Learn how to add carbon to soil, and how to add nitrogen to soil naturally to make your garden healthier. Getting ...

A FEATURE of the present-day attitude to agriculture is the increasing concern about soil fertility. Formerly this was confined to a limited number of specialists ; but the impact of two world wars ...