What’s black and powdery fine, with holes all over? “Biochar” might not be everyone’s immediate response, but this soil additive is gaining popularity in the U.S. Now, University of Idaho (U of I) researchers hope to put numbers to the benefits of biochar application on Palouse farms.

If we can keep wind erosion under control, maybe then we’d only have to worry about planning for death and taxes, and finding where our trampolines are nesting.

Sure, Midwest farms can utilize no-till planting, but can Western producers make it work in a drier climate? Two Idaho producers tell us how it's working for them.