Whether you’re growing tomatoes, managing crops or striving for the perfect lawn, soil testing is key to success. A soil test ...

Hugh Hammond Bennett, a soil scientist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, took on the challenge shortly after and became regarded as the father of soil conservation. By the mid-1920s ...

The University of Idaho claimed first place overall at the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, held April 27 through May 2 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Competing against 26 other ...

The University of Idaho claimed first place overall at the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, held April 27 through May 2 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Competing against 26 other ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Dirt is dirt — or is it? Anyone who’s tried to garden in North Idaho knows that our soil varies from bad to worse in most areas. My ...

May 6, 2025 — Scientists have found a new way to produce sugar from corn stalks and other crop waste, potentially opening a new pathway to sustainable ...

May 6, 2025 — A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design. The findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved ...