Commonly recognized as a serious concern for agricultural production and environmental health, soil compaction leads to poor soil structure, restricted water movement, and reduced biological activity. Explore the causes, impacts,…

This article summarizes the science concerning the potential for agricultural soils to serve as a natural climate solution, framing a discussion of current approaches in US policy and practice.

In this report, authors evaluated compost application for soil carbon sequestration and municipal buy-back demand following a legislative directive to Washington State University.

This article examines the relational values that soil provides farmers by examining the motivation for building soil health among wheat farmers in the Inland Pacific Northwest.

In this article, authors estimated nitrogen balances between cropland use and manure production within Whatcom County, Washington and examined a theoretical scenario in which a specific nutrient recovery product was utilized across the region.

The dairy industry has had
to manage increasing concentrations of manure. Handling, storage and application of these manures and
the associated nutrients to soils have in some areas contributed to air and water quality impairment. Distribution to adjacent horticultural farms could aid in improving nutrient balances.

This report explores the integration of composting with biochar. Two field sampling experiments and two laboratory experiments examined the effect of biochar on emission of VOCs from compost.