Spring starts in the soil: Preparing silty-to-sandy soils for success

Successful spring gardening starts long before the plants go into the ground. In east Idaho, gardeners commonly work with ...
SpaceNews

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe and Swiss Scope

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has touched Martian soil with a fork-like probe for the first time and begun using a microscope that examines shapes of tiny particles by touching them. Phoenix’s robotic ...
extension.purdue.edu

Borrowing a Probe?

Did you know that our office has resources to help maximize your soil or herd production? We offer a rental option for our Hay and Soil probes. Each available throughout the year. Once you have ...
EDN

Soil Meter

I bought a 3-way soil meter from a Chinese online store. The first thing that caught my attention in the soil meter was that there was no battery compartment to store a battery pack. This three-way ...
The Ledger

Soil monitoring to aid farmers with water, fertilizer management

LAKELAND – New soil moisture probes are expected to save water for irrigation, keep nutrients out of groundwater and save money for farmers. The Nature Conservancy and researchers at the University of ...
University of Delaware

Starting A Yearly Soil Testing Program

During the lull of late fall to early spring, when turfgrasses are dormant, many LCOs may experience a decline in revenue-generating opportunities. Some companies take up extra jobs such as snow ...