As outdoor temperatures start rising, so are Iowa's soil temps. What you should know before you start planting your spring ...

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

Approximately 42% of Iowa farmers have embraced no-till ... cover crops take over, keeping the soil active and biologically rich. This practice improves soil structure, enhances nutrient ...

The commission says it’s best to submit a ticket at least 48 hours before starting a project. If you hired a professional to do the work, make sure they have done so, and marked the underground ...

Crews around cedar rapids spent Tuesday working on some prescribed prairie burns.We got a couple of calls about people smelling or seeing smoke today -- particu ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a new group of microbes living deep underground that help purify ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant ... the soil between harvests: in Iowa, a state that has lost half ...

For crops, the upper 4 inches of the soil should reach at least 50 degrees with a warming forecast trend, according to Iowa State University. Ground temperatures have warmed as much as 8 degrees ...