Blogs

A concise evaluation of the problems and the practical options involving biosolids.  Conclusion: the cost advantage of making land application work is compelling.  Peak phosphorus, not mentioned in the article, means that land application on cropland will increasingly sort out as the highest and best use for biosolids.

 ...but species diversity declined.

 Giddings Probe - 1994 Hydraulic Soil Coring Machine http://item.ebay.com/280473359590
 I have used several truck mounted Giddings Probes and have always admired the design.

 A short news story about a pair of consulting soil scientists in Indiana.  Pictures of playing in the dirt. You know how I love these.

Climate change gets the blame for a rising tide of house foundation problems.

New Zealand soil scientist Dr Carol Smith, Academic Programme Manager in Lincoln University's Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is establishing a new specialization in science and entrepreneurship at Lincoln University. The specialization will give students a practically-focussed introduction to technology-based business by introducing them to the main elements of the commercialisation of science and technology.

In the spirit of a new dawn for soil science, three new soil centric blogs have popped up in 2010.

Soil types tend to attract lawyers and consultants when local governments classify them as unfit for development. 

Living organisms are an important requirement for soil formation. Soil formation on Mars anyone?

 Google Buzz became available yesterday - I am still kicking the tires.

Most livestock producers, soil scientists favor index that considers phosphorus likelihood that it would leave the land.