In 2021, 1,000 Swiss volunteers buried 2,000 pairs of underwear; Ontario farmer tested soil health on his 500-acre farm from 2015 to 2025; study finds cotton deco…

A pair of cotton underwear may seem an unlikely tool for measuring soil health, but scientists and farmers are using the ...
Agri-Pulse

Daybreak Aug. 10: Major study: Soil health practices improve the bottom line

Farmers who employ soil health management practices such as cover crops and no-till can significantly improve their bottom lines, a new study concludes. The Soil Health Institute, Natural Resources ...
BIOENGINEER

Dust and Delay: Why Years in Storage Can Double a Key Soil Carbon Reading

A new study shows that three years of air-dried storage nearly doubled water-extractable organic carbon in archived soils, ...
DTN/Progressive Farmer

Building a Better Soil Health Tool

An initiative is underway to improve the free Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect ...