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Soil scientist Andrew Margenot holds a jar of soil gathered from Menard County, Illinois in 1948. The University of Illinois professor said he rediscovered the "church of soil" when searching an old ...

One of the most common questions gardeners have is how to fertilize specific plants. Many plants have individual nutrient needs, but for all plants it is impossible to guess at what you need without ...

CHAMPAIGN, IL -- University of Illinois scientists are looking for property owners from all over Illinois after hundreds of soil samples were discovered dating back as far as the 1800's. A release ...

Most gardeners throw money at the wrong problem. Before you buy another bag of fertilizer, a simple soil test will tell you ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. -- A toxicologist hired by Contra Costa County began collecting soil samples Thursday to be tested for contaminants related to last year's accidental release of "spent catalyst" from ...

Soil samples collected near a controlled burn that caused lead ash to fall on a Bloomington neighborhood show lead levels below the state’s threshold for action, the city said. However, a researcher ...