Poor infiltration capacity: Degraded soils are not able to soak up rainwater as effectively as healthy soil. This can lead to ...

Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

Monitoring and managing emerging environmental contaminants is a critical focus in environmental science and conservation practice today, particularly given ...

“It’s very important you are managing the plants if you’re grazing,” she said. “It will affect the cows. It’s just very important you’re able to control that as well. The soil does affect your ...

Quantitative assessment of soil loss in Ambika watershed, Gujarat, India was done using universal soil loss equation (USLE) and geographic information system (GIS) to analyse spatial distribution of ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 13, 2026) In a novel, continent-wide study of soil biodiversity throughout Europe published in Nature, researchers find 70% of the sampled sites contain pesticide residues ...

Greg and Janis Thoren are the recipients of the 2026 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers and ...

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, ...

Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers Soil scientist – to many people – may sound like a ...

The Tigray region, located in northern Ethiopia, has a history of civil wars and recurrent conflicts. In November 2020, a new violent conflict erupted. According to a recent study in the International ...