These methods allow for the integration of satellite imagery and ground-based measurements to create detailed maps of soil salinity, which can inform better land management practices. Recent ...

Glacier FarmMedia – An alternative approach to soil testing could help farmers combat high soil salinity. “Soil is alive,” said Blaine Hjertaas, one of the speakers during a late 2024 soil ...

Areas that were found to suffer from problems such as salinity were avoided. A detailed survey will later be conducted. In the first phase of the survey, 18,034 sites were surveyed and 188 samples ...

problems with soil salinity or acidity, fertility decline, compaction, and water logging. Professor McBratney is one of a group of leading soil scientists from around the world who have formed the ...

In that time they’ve changed course quite a few times: diversifying the grains they grow, starting to manage the soil according to individualised zones, limiting the tillage of the land ...

Sea water, in theory, could be used to help a fire. But, its salty components can do more harm than good, which is why firefighters typically avoid using it unless absolutely necessary. Salt is ...

Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan. 16, 2025 — If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria ...

The project funded by the World Bank, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Kalro) will collaborate with county governments to develop digital soil fertility maps.

When seeds are planted beneath the soil they enter a new world—a world ... “SmartFirmer will give you a row-by-row high-resolution map like you’ve never seen.” The sensor technology ...

A five-year study that involved taking hundreds of water samples in the National Capital Region has found that the vast ...