Farmers Edge is opening its laboratory testing services up to the public, offering agribusinesses, retailers and farmers access to soil and plant tissue testing. With soil labs in the U.S. and Canada, ...

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Lab tour shows how color variations in Midwest soils signal a need for customized nutrient management and seeding strategies.

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

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Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...

Wildfire survivors across Los Angeles County are discovering that the most dangerous consequence from a wildfire isn’t always visible. Lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals could be hiding deep in ...

During a tight-margin year like 2026, understanding soil fertility and identifying yield-limiting factors are keys to ...

Anxious about the rueful state of his peas, radishes and onions, Rod Marquardt arrived at the University of Minnesota’s soil testing laboratory with two lunch bag-sized containers of dirt. “We’re just ...

AND TODAY WE CAN REPORT THE FIRST SAMPLES HAVE COME IN.. S AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH LAB.. THAT RECEIVED ITS FIRST WATER SAMPLES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.. THE WATER WILL BE TESTED ...

Representative soil sample testing done in a Los Angeles County Public Health study found a higher percentage of samples with lead levels above health-based screening thresholds taken from parcels ...