Portable Topsoil Screeners

Your garden is your kingdom, and the key to keeping it thriving is topsoil. However, not any dirt can help you maintain your plants healthy and your lawn green. Depending on where you live, the quality of the soil in your garden may vary. And whether it’s that nutrient-rich “black dirt” or reddish clay, your… [Read More]

A soil scientist and professor at the University of Wyoming, Karen Vaughan, has perfected paint pigments from various American West soils. Academically speaking, Vaughan’s area of expertise is called pedology. I know; it sounds like a funny name that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with soils. But it does—a pedologist is concerned with… [Read More]

That title is a bit of a play on words…. read on to learn more. You’ve heard of moon rocks…what if I told you that there is a thing called an Earth rock…which was found on the moon.  True.  One of the rocks collected on the moon by Apollo 14 astronauts in 1971 contains a… [Read More]

If you deal with landscaping, excavation or construction, screening mulch, soil, rocks, and dirt, it has probably become a crucial part of your life. And to do the job properly, you need to have a high-quality topsoil screener. However, choosing the right topsoil screener can be a pretty daunting task if you don’t know what… [Read More]

What is the “circular economy,” and how can it help make infrastructure more sustainable? According to a recent trade magazine article in Construction Equipment Guide by Paul Toyne of Volvo Construction Equipment, it means making the most of what we’ve got and eliminating waste. Sounds reasonable. The impetus for concentrating on these dual and intertwined… [Read More]