Whole-farm soil testing saves Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence about $15,000 on fertiliser each year. Hayden, who farms in equity partnership with his wife Alecia and parents in Taranaki, began ...

The frustration that comes with the poor farm yields can be discouraging to any farmer. But finding out the root cause of the poor farm yields is now easier at your own farm. While several factors ...

Soil fertility in the country is on the decline due to continuous farming without sufficient application of nutrients. However, soil testing is now transforming farming in Kericho County. For Rose ...

Innovative solutions are needed to decrease greenhouse-gas emissions. Field trials show that supplementing farm soil with a bacterium that consumes the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide can substantially ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

FARMERS are being urged to access more than $54 million in funding set aside by the federal government to help farmers access low-cost soil testing.

As India strives to emerge as a global leader, the looming threat of soil degradation poses a significant challenge to its agricultural backbone. According to the National Bureau of Soil Survey and ...

Two IIT-Bombay scientists Rajul Patkar and Mukul Singh developed Nutrisens, a portable device that simplifies soil testing to the ease of using a glucometer Pune: Imagine a world where farmers can ...

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