Insights and Stories on Soil

It’s time for Canadians to dig up their undies

Jul. 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

It’s time for Canadians to grab their shovels, head into their gardens, flowerbeds or fields and reveal their underwear. Part 2 of the Soil Conservation Council of Canada’s (SCCC) experiment to help gauge the health of soils has come to an end, and if you buried a pair of cotton briefs, now is the time to […]

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Mar. 7, 2017 at 4:15 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Eight things to look for in your soil test report

Feb. 6, 2017 at 10:03 am CST

By Ross McKenzie

Lower air pressure in tires to reduce soil compaction

Jan. 12, 2017 at 8:08 pm CST

By Shannon VanRaes

Soil health sensor project largest in North America

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:04 pm CST

By John Greig

Six limiting factors in your soil that will make or break your operation

Sep. 26, 2016 at 3:51 pm CDT

Farms and grazing operations — organic or otherwise — are only as good as their worst resource, according to Oregon-based grazier Abe Collins.

By Jennifer Blair

Good reasons to plant cover crops

Sep. 23, 2016 at 10:03 am CDT

If you went to a workshop about cover crops 10 years ago you wouldn’t have had any trouble finding an empty seat. Today, producers pack these workshops. Word is spreading about the benefits that cover crops could bring to their farms. Cover crops provide many soil and production benefits: increased […]

By Angela Lovell

When should you soil test? Right after the combine

Sep. 2, 2016 at 3:15 pm CDT

It’s been the accepted wisdom to soil test as late as possible in the fall, but one soil test lab says it might pay to go earlier. Agvise Laboratories, that has soil-testing labs in North Dakota and Minnesota and a large stable of Canadian customers, told growers in a recent […]

By Allan Dawson

Building up the soil in your fields

Aug. 26, 2016 at 10:34 am CDT

New research is showing that it is possible to make new, nutrient rich, productive soil on your farm without waiting for eons, simply by changing your crop rotation and management. The research, led by Dr. Stuart Grandy at the University of New Hampshire, is revising our conventional understanding of how […]

By Angela Lovell