Study finds soil health in organic orchards isn't so different to conventional orchards

Organic agriculture is an increasingly popular management approach, embraced by growers and consumers alike for its potential ...
JSTOR Daily

Soil Organic Carbon Content Decreases in Both Surface and Subsoil Mineral Horizons by Simulated Future Increases in Labile Carbon Inputs in a Temperate Coniferous Forest

Soils represent important pools of soil organic carbon (SOC) that can be greatly influenced by labile C inputs, which are expected to increase in future due to CO₂ enrichment of atmosphere and a ...
Oregonian

Organic matter will boost garden soil. What to add and what to avoid

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...
Food

Horizon Organic’s ‘unprecedented goal’ to be carbon positive by 2025 could pave path for industry

Recognizing that climate change is “the challenge of our lifetime” and that farming and livestock contribute nearly 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, Horizon Organic is taking a three-prong ...
Iowa Public Radio

New Evidence Shows Fertile Soil Gone From Midwestern Farms

Farming has destroyed a lot of the rich soil of America's Midwestern prairie. A team of scientists just came up with a staggering new estimate for just how much has disappeared.. They say that the ...