How will the farms of the future feed a projected 9.8 billion people by 2050? A 'smart farm' project marries microbiology and machine learning in an effort to reduce the need for chemical fertilizers ...

It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer Campbell, ...

Double digging is an alternative approach, one that capitalizes on the soil’s inherent ecological processes, while making it loose enough to plant in right away. The basic premise of double digging is ...