Rawley, despite being a first-year orchard manager, wound up with all the right answers that season, thanks to a water ...

Abstract: Field capacity (F.C.) is a crucial parameter in soil analysis, defining the limits of plant-available moisture content. Integrating this concept into sensing technology provides valuable ...

Drought conditions continue to influence agricultural production across more than half the state, but large swaths of Texas ...

This study makes its measurements using DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit) and VNA (Vector Network Analyzer), comparing the outputs of two commercial sensors with actual values and provides valuable ...

U.S. Dep. Agric., Soil Survey Manual (Washington, 1951). Kubiena, W. L., The Soils of Europe (Murby, London, 1953).

So it goes down through the soil profile. If you have an organic amendment mixed with that, so such as compost mixed with lime or gypsum to the lime or the gypsum, that just moves down, so it just ...

Livestock manure – whether from chickens, cows, pigs, or other animals – is one of the most common and significant challenges ...

Tenosols generally have a low fertility and low water-holding capacity. Tenosols have weak soil profile development. In the ASC, they are defined as having limited B horizon development (less than 15% ...

The Agricultural Laboratory Testing Association maintains a list of privately owned commercial labs. The site lists the contact information, services provided and certification programs. Illinois ...