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Soil Compaction: Impact and Solutions
When it comes to agriculture, healthy soil is the foundation for successful farming. However, a lesser-known but critical factor that can affect crop productivity is soil compaction. This occurs when the soil particles are pressed tightly together, reducing pore...
Soil Erosion: A Looming Threat to Farmers
Soil erosion, a natural process exacerbated by human activities, poses a significant challenge to agricultural sustainability worldwide. This relentless force gradually strips away fertile topsoil, leaving a devastating impact on farmers and the environment. In...
The Cost of Soil Erosion: How Farmers Are Losing Billions
Soil erosion is a major problem for farmers worldwide. It occurs when soil is washed or blown away, which leads to a loss of nutrients, reduced crop yields, and decreased soil fertility. But what is the actual cost of soil erosion to farmers? In this article, we will...
How Does Growthful Aid Plant Growth?
Growthful Pre-Emerge Products As a soil amendment - Growthful Pre-Emerge products reduce soil compaction, break up bicarbonates, and reduce soil particle size. Reducing soil compaction is important for plant growth because compacted soil limits the movement of...
How Vertical Farming Helps Build More Sustainable Food Systems
Vertical farming is a sustainable method of food production. With this farming method, growers cultivate plants in vertically oriented stacks, racks, or shelves using hydroponic techniques. Vertical farms allow more plants to grow in a smaller space, with less...
Eco-Friendly Garden Tips for Beginners
Eco-friendly gardening is becoming more popular as people become aware of the impact their gardens have on the environment. If you're thinking of starting an eco-friendly garden, here are some tips to get you started. Research what type of plants are best suited for...
7 Benefits of Organic Soil
Organic soil is a type of soil that does not contain chemical ingredients like pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, or fungicides. It is composed of ingredients from natural resources only, which are certified as organic. Some of the typical organic soil amendments...
How to Create a Successful Urban Garden
If you live in the country and have plenty of space in your backyard, starting a garden could be as easy as grabbing a shovel and ordering some seeds online. Backyard gardening is an increasingly popular pastime, and a great way to supply families with a steady stream...
Organic Farming & The Environment
Who isn't concerned about the environment? After all, there's only one Earth to inhabit. While there are many ways to contribute to environmental health, one way is choosing produce raised organically. Organic farming is a way to grow crops that avoids the use...
Degraded Soils Threaten Farmers Everywhere
Soil degradation: the physical, chemical ,and biological decline in soil quality. It can include erosion, fertility decline, loss of organic matter, salinity, soil contamination, and more. Soil Degradation The majority of our agricultural soils are biologically...
Staying Profitable as Fertilizer Prices Skyrocket
Fertilizer prices have risen as much as 300% and many farmers have been left wondering if there's any relief in sight. According to the USDA, three kinds of fertilizer have dramatically increased in price over the past year: the cost of urea is up 149 percent,...
Pak Choi Yields Increase 32% With Growthful
In the course of measuring Growthful's effects on a variety of crops, HydroGarden spearheaded a trial testing Growthful on Pak Choi plants. HydroGarden is the UK's leading manufacturer and distributor of hydroponic equipment and services - they have been supplying...
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