https://www.agproud.com/rss en-us 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. 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.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/63610 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/63610-biochar-ging-the-soil 63610-mccarthy-Shrestha-biochar.jpg 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. 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.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/57919 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:58:44 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/57919-death-taxes-and-idaho-wind 57919-jaynes-img-8425.jpg Eight years and drought has taught Kryst Krein a lot with cover crop experimentation in American Falls. This is in addition to his high-moisture corn, potatoes and wheat rotations. Eight years and drought has taught Kryst Krein a lot with cover crop experimentation in American Falls. This is in addition to his high-moisture corn, potatoes and wheat rotations.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/57517 Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.agproud.com/articles/57517-podcast-high-moisture-corn-and-cover-crops-with-krein-farms-in-american-falls 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. 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.

]]> http://www.agproud.com/articles/56235 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:38:32 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/56235-no-till-farming-and-cover-crop-realities 56235-thomas-3.jpg dustin_sawyer@rockriverlab.com The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point has one of the best colleges of natural resources in the world. I know that because I earned my degree in soil science there. http://www.agproud.com/articles/46354 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:00:01 -0500 https://www.agproud.com/articles/46354-soil-health-beyond-the-microbes 0321pf-sawyer.jpg