{"id":18314,"date":"2026-10-05T17:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=18314"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:16:26","slug":"healthy-soil-gives-lots-of-benefits-by-jamalee-jarvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/healthy-soil-gives-lots-of-benefits-by-jamalee-jarvis\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy soil gives lots of Benefits by Jamalee Jarvis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18315 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/834124405_1548822843931390_8712120786969962017_n-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/834124405_1548822843931390_8712120786969962017_n-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/834124405_1548822843931390_8712120786969962017_n.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Soil is very important for plants to grow. Good soil gives plants the water and nutrients they need. It also helps the roots grow strong.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Farmers should take good care of the soil by using things like compost, cover crops, and crop rotation. Giving the soil a rest can also help keep it healthy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Plants can also have problems from too much or too little water, heat, diseases, or insects. It is important to look at plants often so you can see if something is wrong.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Taking care of the soil helps plants grow better and can help farmers produce more food.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soil is very important for plants to grow. Good soil gives plants the water and nutrients they need. It also helps the roots grow strong. Farmers should take good care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-notices"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18316,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18314\/revisions\/18316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}