“Cotton is one of our number one row crops,” said Anthony Black, superintendent of the Southeast Research and Education Center of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia.

Black soils, revered as the world's agricultural powerhouses, are rapidly deteriorating under mounting environmental and human pressures. Despite their high fertility and limited global coverage, ...

Soil tests taken now can help produce good stands like these next spring. Whether you’ve finished cotton harvest or have more acres to strip or pick, it’s not too early to schedule soil testing. And ...

A long-term field study conducted in Northeast China’s fertile black soil region has demonstrated that biochar can significantly improve soil health, stabilize microbial communities, and increase crop ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A pipeline of support is strengthening the future of agriculture in Kentucky, from lender to non-profit to farm. Farm Credit Mid-America recently announced a $250,000 ...