Love requires daily devotion and long-term commitment to a relationship. Daily devotion and long-term commitment are demonstrated through...

How does ecology play a role in our sense of being part of a community and a specific place? Let's look at the root meaning of ecology:...

In this week’s episode of 4 The Soil: A Conversation, Dr. Elizabeth Heilman of Wichita State University uplifted the importance of...

Are you looking for a foundational resource to expand your knowledge base of Virginia agriculture and agronomic practices? Virginia...

The more we learn, the more there is to learn. The sharing of stories, experiences, and research are critical for advancing soil health...

To complement the recent 4 The Soil: A Conversation with Dale Strickler of Regenerative Wisdom on the unintended consequences of deep...

Soil, soul, spirituality, and stewardship – Dr. Rattan Lal, Professor, Soil Science, The Ohio State University Soil is a living ecosystem...

Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is leading a multi-faceted Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture. The...

Dr. Stuart Grandy of the University of New Hampshire’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the Center of Soil Biogeochemistry...

How does weed management and suppression fit into your soil health-building regimen? USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and...

How do you measure biodiversity on your farm, ranch, or in your garden? Are their species of birds or pollinators that you encourage and...

Did you know that schools in t he U.S. throw away $5 million of uneaten food each school day. You could save the equivalent of 6 tons of...

With more extreme heat, flooding, and drought every day, how do we adapt our agricultural systems to stay resilient to the changing...

Is your soil healthy? Here's a BRIEF test you can do! Did you know that there are billions of microbes – bacteria, fungi, protozoa – in a...

We can all benefit from occasionally widening the lens on our work and lives to see how we fit in the world and what might be missing...

Many people are one, two, or three generations removed from actual farming and food production. Therefore, people may have misperceptions...

In our last 4 The Soil electronic newsletter, we emphasized the need to work smarter not harder by identifying your soil health-building...

Extending the grazing season can increase not only farm profitability by minimizing winter feeding expenses, but also enhance soil health...

Robert H. Spiers Jr. is the co-owner and operator of Spiers Farm, LLC, an 1,800-acre corn, soybean, grain, and tobacco farm in Dinwiddie...

In thinking about the future and change, it is easy to rely on cliches like ‘the future is now’ or ‘change is inevitable’. Everyone...