Field water management sits at the heart of agricultural resilience. In an era of intensifying drought, expanding salinization, and progressive soil ...

The use of native prairie grasses and flowers in row-crop land has evolved from an Iowa State University research project ...

The "farmer-led movement" aims to shape the agricultural landscape by strengthening soils and building community.

Eric Hange of Medina SWCD shares how rainfall simulators and student curiosity are helping build a new generation of ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

On May 16, a rare dust storm pushed across northern Illinois, northern Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area. Pictured here is the storm approaching Bloomington, Illinois. Soil and Water ...

As climate patterns shift and water resources become increasingly precious, small-scale farmers face mounting pressure to optimize every drop. While typical conservation methods like drip irrigation ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

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 ...