When farmers talk about their soil test results, the conversation often starts and ends with soil pH. While that one number is important to determining whether lime is needed, that insight is just a ...

Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., is the new director of the AgriLife Extension Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory in Bryan-College Station.

St. Louis is no stranger to the dangers of lead exposure, and in the aftermath of the May 16, 2025, tornado, people were worried. What does all that disturbed matter mean for people’s health? That ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

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 ...

Residents in the Eaton burn area and downwind can now send in soil samples from their yard to test for lead, a potent neurotoxin that’s especially dangerous for kids, thanks to a new program from the ...

COLUMBIA — The price of soil sample testing at the University of Missouri Extension Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory is being reduced by half as the lab adopts a new soil testing method. Under the ...

Stenon, an agtech company that has a real-time soil-sensing solution, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round from Founders Fund, David Friedberg’s The Production Board and existing investors ...

VIJAYAWADA: A team from the Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) conducted technical tests on Tuesday at the ...

Most lawn problems are solved by guessing. The grass looks pale, you add nitrogen. The moss comes back, you spread iron. The ...