Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance ... water management, building aggregate stability, improving water holding capacity, storing carbon or building organic ...

Healthy soil plays an important role in cattle health and production. Dr Jan Myburgh from the Department of Paraclinical ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Loam soil is often mentioned as best for plants. But what is loam soil exactly? Growing healthy plants starts ... nutrients and encouraging more soil aggregation. The soil aggregates help retain ...

Plus, as the wood chips decompose, they improve the soil's structure, allowing it to hold more water, says Mizejewski. When water or rain directly hits bare soil, it can cause soil erosion ...