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About the 4-H Soil & Water Science Project

You can learn more about soil and water science by completing one of the project activity guides, based on your grade level: Soil and Water Science Level 1 (Grades 3-5) Soil and Water Science Level 2 ...
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4-H workshop lets youth explore crop and soil science

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Youth who have just completed grades 3-12 are invited to attend a free crop and soil science workshop, titled “Experience 4-H: Crop and Soil Science,” on June 11 at Purdue ...
The Weekly Times

Microbes make cotton undies vanish in soil study

An unlikely project which encourages participants to soil your undies is gaining ground in learning about microbiology..
Vail Daily

Improving resilience to drought through soil health experiment

Local ranchers are hoping a soil health experiment will reveal clues about how they can better manage their land under dry conditions as the Colorado River basin continues to struggle under the ...
Science Daily

Out of the loop: Ecologists report short-term plant-soil feedback experiments fall short in predicting competition outcome of long-term field experiment

Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...
Science Daily

Soil warming experiments challenge assumptions about climate change

Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive. This finding challenges assumptions about how climate warming influences soil ...