Just in case home gardeners have not really considered the importance of soil temperature, Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini says you should. Soil temperature, she says, ...

The importance of soil temperatures can be seen on many levels. The temperature of the soil controls seed germination, as the soil temperatures must be at an optimum level for a specific crop to grow ...

A new study has revealed a natural solution to mitigate the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events. Researchers from Leipzig University, the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the ...

Fun fact: Did you know that the sweet spot for morel mushrooms to grow like crazy is between 50-60°F? Getting this right is crucial to have a big harvest of these delicious fungi. Let’s discuss the ...

Soil moisture can determine how quickly a wildfire spreads, how fast a hill turns into a mudslide and, perhaps most importantly, how productive our food systems are. As temperatures rise due to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Planting corn for the year is getting higher and higher on Jim Ketelhut’s to-do list. Ketelhut, who has been farming 15 miles south of Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ...

Community ecologists investigated the interactive effects of rising temperatures and a common livestock antibiotic on soil microbes. The research team found that heat and antibiotics disrupt soil ...

Observed and modeled soil moisture trends for the period 2011–2020. JJA surface soil moisture trends from 2011 to 2020 from observations and the EMBM. a,c, Map showing the trends from the CCI ...