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Taking a close look at soil profiles helps understand soil health concepts

Published on October 12, 2016
Upper Peninsula farmers take part in soil productivity on-farm field days to better understand soil health and learn from one another.
Make your soil smoke for optimum soil health

Published on July 6, 2016
MSU Agriculture Innovation Day to feature smoking soil and more from experts
Earthworms can be an indicator of soil health

Published on June 29, 2016
Simple steps to determine worm populations in your field covered at MSU Agriculture Innovation Day.
Build up your school garden’s soil health using compost

Published on May 2, 2016
Follow these tips for creating, purchasing and using compost.
MSU Extension seeks soybean fields for tillage and soil health research in 2016

Published on April 18, 2016
Researchers will partner with Michigan growers to conduct extensive soil health and crop monitoring aimed at identifying practices that can jumpstart soybeans.
Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources event to focus on soil health

Published on January 12, 2016
Michigan State University will host its first Agriculture Innovation Day: Focus on Soils on Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
The business of soil health

Published on November 2, 2015
How to determine the value of soil health.
Survey documents yield boost and soil health benefits of cover crops

Published on February 26, 2015
Farmer survey identified benefits of cover crops in corn and soybean rotations.
How can forages be used to improve soil health?

Published on February 10, 2015
The 2015 Great Lakes Forage and Grazing Conference on March 12 will discuss how using forages can build soil health.
Tillage practices have a direct correlation to soil health

Published on February 9, 2014
Farmers have a direct impact on soil quality through many of their field practices, including tillage.