It’s been awhile since we’ve seen full pods throughout plants (instead of flat pods with shrunken seed) and I’ve also noticed ...

Growing cumin in a container is an easy way to enjoy fresh spices at home, especially in urban areas. Cumin requires minimal ...

Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) values are increasing because of higher grain prices in the past, auditor Grant ...

You can then use a simple calculation to pinpoint the soil type. Divide the height of one layer by the jar's total height, ...

Chris Pellow in the last maize paddock to be harvested this season. Photo / Catherine Fry There has been a member of the Pellow family at the helm of the home farm in Onewhero since 1900, and each ...

Tipton now plants them instead of letting his fields lie fallow after the harvest. Tipton lets some soil come apart in his hands. Inside is a pink earthworm. “It's a sign of life,” he says.

The ideal soil for most plants is loam, which has a balance of sand, silt, and clay. Loam is also rich in an organic matter called humus. Dark and loose but not too loose, humus is composed of ...

Food security and biodiversity are threatened by the chemicals contaminating our soils. Earthworms, insects and mites are all at risk from soil pollution, and scientists are worried that we know very ...