Soil Organic Matter and its role in climate change mitigation Soil organic matter (SOM) is the focus of much attention in both organic...

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soil?” Edward Goff, organic dairy farmer, with acknowledgment...

World Wide Agriculture Conference on soil management including a focus on Albrecht Base Cation Saturation Ratio analysis and management...

Soil Management in Denmark My travels took me to Denmark because the country has a highly developed agriculture research and advisory...

“We know we know so little about soil bacteria, but what we think we know might not even be correct” John Kempf. Summary John Kempf. An...

Fertility for growing under dry conditions Notes from a conference presentation. “Upon this handful of soil our survival depends”--...

Soil Analysis Methods used in the USA: a summary “To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil.”– Leonardo da...

“... I cannot conceive of the time when knowledge of soils will be complete. Our expectation is that our successors will build on what...

Compost “... the Latin name for man, homo, derived from humus, the stuff of life in the soil.” - Dr. Daniel Hillel Composting at Holme...

The 3 day conference in Columbus Ohio is a great occasion for all organic and “sustainable” producers and advisers in the US, plus a very...

Kenneth Williams’ (AKA Arthur Fallowfield) reply to any question began: "the answer lies in the soil!" Restoring biodiversity to...

“Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.”...

“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” - Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1500’s The Cornell...

The FAO World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and...

“To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil.” - Xenophon, Oeconomicus, 400 B.C. Aaron and Arlyn Wise (NY state)...

"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." Franklin D Roosevelt The Rodale Institute Rodale in Pennsylvania...

“The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible” (Balfour 1943) Soil is fundamental to most life on earth and to all...