Mulching is supposed to keep soil moist for longer, but sometimes, it does the opposite. Find out when dry soil warrants a ...

All of Greg Thoren's cows are technically identified by the number on their ear tag. But when he drives around his pastures ...

E15 gets a boost in Congress. How to prevent the loss of top soil. Money to improve conservation practices on pastures.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Panelists discussed farming techniques for moisture conservation during the water panel at Soil Health U 2024, held in January. Wes McCary, tech projects coordinator at the Kansas Water Office, ...

Advocates of conservation agriculture have long insisted that farmers who adopt use of practices such as cover cropping and no till or reduced till cultivation can improve the water-holding capacity ...

Current protected areas only poorly cover the places most relevant for conserving soil ecological values. To assess global hotspots for preserving soil ecological values, an international team of ...

Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as ...

Oceanfront property wasn’t on Brian Scott’s wish list when he bought a rental farm in 2017 that included 9 acres of sandy soils fit for a south-Florida beach. Scott tried to grow corn and soybeans ...

Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts are requesting more state funding to continue their education programs for ...