Various organic matter sources can be used to enhance soil health. Common options include compost, aged leaves, well-rotted hay or silage, peat moss, composted manure, green cover crops, and untreated ...

The mineral components of soil may exist as discrete particles, but are more commonly associated with one another in larger aggregates that provide structure to soil. These aggregates, or peds ...

Recent heavy rains have caused widespread crusting problems for producers who grow wheat, barley or oats. David Franzen, North Dakota State Extension soil scientist, summarized the options ...

Meanwhile, the stabilization of microbial necromass by soil aggregates and minerals enhances SOC stability. However, the physical and chemical protection provided by soil aggregates and minerals ...

Livestock manure has seen a rebirth from a livestock waste product to a valued commodity for our modern-day crop systems. Livestock manure has been a valuable natural fertilizer for crop and food ...

aggregates: a soil structural unit made up soil mineral and organic constituents that are held together by reactive minerals such as iron oxides, organic compounds such as polysaccharides ...

AASHTO T310-22 In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) Gauges without a source will be used during the performance testing Nev. T335H-20 ...

Clem Sturmfels, Land Management Extension OfficerIsolated dust storms recently are a reminder of how fragile some of our soils are.They are also a ...