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  This past year, Oregon NRCS has challenged growers to test their soil health using a new method, the Soil Your Undies Challenge! Active soil microbes are hard at work in healthy soil, but those little buggers are not easy to directly measure. Indirectly, you can track the rate of decomposition of cotton fabric as

If you like to eat, then you should learn about the importance of soil to food security and why soils need our help. Two campaigns have been launched to celebrate World Soil Day on December 5, 2018; one in Oregon and another across the Earth. Oregon NRCS will launch the Soil Your Undies Challenge, a

This internship has been all encompassing- stretching my mind to think, working my hands with samples, and lending out my services as a student.

Leslie endures the farm’s challenges to bring the bounty of the Earth and good will to our community.

At the 2013-2014 Annual Meeting, Benton SWCD celebrated Benton County Terroir with a farm to fork showcase of local food producers and their soils.

This is one of a series of blogs by OSU students who share the opportunities, experiences and benefits of SQP internships. Jessica Armstrong During my SQP project in spring 2011 I really enjoyed working with our data because of my Mathematics background. While I enjoy data, I also loved getting my hands dirty when collecting

This is one of a series of blogs by OSU students who share the opportunities, experiences and benefits of SQP internships. Jason Hayes During my time working on the Soil Quality Project I have had the opportunity to do lab work such as active carbon, aggregate stability and texturing, along with field work such as

This is one of a series of blogs by OSU students who share the opportunities, experiences and benefits of SQP internships. Henry Cakebread This summer (2013) I worked at the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District as a student intern. I knew that I had found a great place the first day that I got

Now soil health enthusiasts can share their practices with a global audience!

I love to EAT! Therefore, I invite you to get up, right now, and do a little dance in celebration of World Soil Day!!!

Tomato harvest is a lesson in biodiversity. Size diversity! Varietal differences produce fruit diameters from the half-inch Sweet One Hundreds to a 4-inch slicer. Color diversity! Zebra striped green, yellow pear, black Krim heirloom, and good ol’ homegrown red; the evasive ruddy hue sought in cold winter groceries while dreams of summer flavors dance in my head. Shape diversity!

An undisturbed soil performs valuable services that are not obvious, such as flood control, waste (nutrient) recycling, and water filtration and storage. Agriculture is not a natural system – no new news. Farmers and gardeners disturb soil to prepare a planting bed, control weeds and pests, and to provide nutrients to crops. Wise managers seek