KHOU 11

Investigators collect soil samples from Fifth Ward cancer cluster under EPA oversight

Investigators were in Boyce-Dorian Park collecting soil samples. The park is one of 300 sites across the Fifth Ward that investigators with the EPA and Union Pacific will be collecting soil samples ...
Iowa Public Radio

A rediscovered soil archive – more than a century old – could show how years of farming alters soil

Soil scientist Andrew Margenot holds a jar of soil gathered from Menard County, Illinois in 1948. The University of Illinois professor said he rediscovered the "church of soil" when searching an old ...
Farm Progress

Deep soil testing can slash fertilizer costs

Texas A&M researchers found that deep soil testing can offset some crop production costs by helping account for residual ...
Hartford Courant

Best practices for CT garden soil sample collection: It really matters

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 ...