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Digging for Answers on Soil
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Sabrina Ruis unlocks the secrets of soils-

 

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Technician Ross Isley collects data on soil water content in an alfalfa field.

Photo by Sabrina Ruis.

Digging for Answers on Soil

Farmers know that organic practices can bring a higher price in the marketplace. But how does organic farming affect their soil? ARS researchers are helping to answer that question, by using large, longitudinal data sets to tease apart the complex issues involved in decisions about how to farm. Learn more. 

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in U.S. agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.